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つまる

つまる 詰まる 1 【いっぱいである 】be full of ; be filled with ; be packed with . 詰める , 詰め込む ▸ お札のいっぱい詰まった財布 a wallet full of [(はみ出るほど ) stuffed with ] bills .▸ この百科辞典には有用な情報が詰まっている This encyclopedia is packed with (╳a ) useful information .▸ 今週は予定が詰まっている My schedule is full [tight ] this week .I have a full [a tight , a heavy ] schedule this week . (!╳a hard schedule は和製英語 ) 2 【つかえて通じなくなる 】【小さな穴などが 】be stopped up ; 【鼻などが 】be stuffed up ; 【管 煙突などが 】be clogged [blocked ] up ; 【息が部分的または完全に 】choke .▸ もちがのどに詰まって死ぬ choke to death on (one's ) mochi (, a kind of rice cake ).▸ 風邪で鼻が詰まった My nose is stuffed [is stopped ] up with [because of ] a cold . (!I've got a stuffy nose. もよく用いる ) ▸ 流しによく炊事のごみが詰まる The sink often gets stopped [clogged, blocked ] (up ) with kitchen waste . (!becomes clogged [blocked ] も可 ) ▸ 彼は涙で声が詰まった His voice was choked with tears .3 窮する 困る ▸ 返事に詰まる do not know how to answer / be lost [be stuck, be at a loss ] for an answer .▸ 金に詰まる ⦅話 ⦆be hard up / be pressed for money .▸ 言葉に詰まる be lost for words / stumble over ones words .4 縮まる ▸ 先頭走者と2位集団との差がじりじり詰まってきた The distance between the leading runner and the second group is shrinking [narrowing ] inch by inch .【じりじり追い上げてきた 】The second group of runners are edging up behind the leading runner .5 【野球で 】hit off the fists; get jammed .▸ 詰まった当たり a handle hit .▸ 打者を詰まらせる jam a batter .