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tarry

2013年10月04日 | 英語学習
今日採り上げる単語はHopes Prospectで何度も使われているので覚えなくてはと思いました。
We might tarry for a moment to ask whether there is any solution to the U.S.-Iran confrontation over nuclear weapons. Here is on idea: (1) Iran should have the right to develop nuclear energy, but not weapons, in accord with NPT. (2) A nuclear weapons-free zone should be established in the region, including Iran, Israel, and U.S. forces deployed there. (3) The United States should accept the NPT. (4) The United States should end threats against Iran and turn to serious diplomacy.
早速辞書で意味と例文を調べます。
・Collins Dictionary: to remain temporarily or briefly: Let us not tarry, folks, but get down to the fascinating case of Carlyle Harris, whose wife died under unusual circumstances.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: 1a: to delay or be tardy in acting or doing b: to linger in expectation: wait 2: to abide or stay in or at a place: upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain
・Vocabulary.com: To tarry is to linger and take your time leaving. If you really like going to Sally’s Diner for dessert, you might tarry over coffee and end up leaving after they’ve closed the kitchen.
The verb tarry is perfect for describing what happens when those relatives that you see once a year come to your house for lunch and never seem to leave. When people tarry they stick around and take a long time to depart, sometimes lurking or loitering, or sometimes enjoying each other's company. Tarry can also mean to hang around a place without purpose. You might tarry in the park until the day is fading and you have to go home.
余り遅らすことなく直ぐにこの単語 "tarry" を覚えたいのですが。
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