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さえぎる

さえぎる 遮る 〖中断させる 〗interrupt ; 〖妨害する 〗block ; 【物が 】⦅やや書 ⦆obstruct ; 【行く手を 】bar (-rr- ); 〖中に入れない 〗shut *out .▸ 話を遮る interrupt [break in on, cut in on ] 〘his talk 【話す人を 】interrupt him .▸ 眺めを遮る obstruct [block, interrupt ] the view .▸ 日を遮るためにカーテンを少し引く pull the curtains a little against the sun .▸ 何一つ視野を遮るもののない荒地 a wild open moor .▸ 彼女は私の行く手を遮った She barred [blocked, stood in ] my way . (!この順に口語的 ) ▸ 厚いカーテンは光を遮る A thick curtain shuts out [blocks, obstructs ] the light .