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いっしょうけんめい

いっしょうけんめい 一生懸命 very hard ; 力一杯 with all one's might ; 〖熱心に 〗eagerly ; 〖必死で 〗desperately ; 【命がけで 】for one's [dear ] life 必死 .▸ 一生懸命働く work very hard / work as hard as possible [one can ] / work with all one's might .▸ 彼の言うことに一生懸命耳を傾ける listen eagerly to what he says .▸ 一生懸命戦う fight desperately .▸ 一生懸命努力をする make every possible effort to do .▸ すべてのことに一生懸命やりなさい ⦅最善をつくせ ⦆Try [Do ] your best in everything .▸ 何事も一生懸命になれば ⦅専念すれば ⦆なしとげられないものはない If you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything . (!it anything をさす ) ▸ 少女たちはクリスマスキャロルを一生懸命歌った The girls sang Christmas carols for all they were worth . (!成句表現 ) 会話 ▸ 「残念ながら彼は落第したよ 」「当たり前でしょ .一生懸命勉強しなかったんだもの 」He's failed, I'm afraid .” “I'm not a bit surprised . He didn't work hard enough .