Japan Times Online、Sept.23の記事からの抜粋です。
Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Usagi
After killing two people in the Philippines and unleashing landslides in Taiwan, Typhoon Usagi barreled toward Hong Kong on Sunday, shutting down one world’s busiest seaports and throwing flight schedules into disarray.
上に出てくる "barreled" ですが、樽が転がるように進んだという意味でしょうか？ ・Macmillan Dictionary: to move very quickly in a deliberate or determined way: barrel down/into/through etc.: David was barreling down the hall toward her.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to move at a high speed or without hesitation: The truck went barreling down Main Street.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to travel somewhere very quickly: We were barrelling along the autobahn at 180 kph.
さて、この意味の由来ですが、ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARYに次ぎの説明がありました。
Meaning "to move quickly" is 1930, American English slang, perhaps suggestive of a rolling barrel.
Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Usagi
After killing two people in the Philippines and unleashing landslides in Taiwan, Typhoon Usagi barreled toward Hong Kong on Sunday, shutting down one world’s busiest seaports and throwing flight schedules into disarray.
上に出てくる "barreled" ですが、樽が転がるように進んだという意味でしょうか？ ・Macmillan Dictionary: to move very quickly in a deliberate or determined way: barrel down/into/through etc.: David was barreling down the hall toward her.
・Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary: to move at a high speed or without hesitation: The truck went barreling down Main Street.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to travel somewhere very quickly: We were barrelling along the autobahn at 180 kph.
さて、この意味の由来ですが、ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARYに次ぎの説明がありました。
Meaning "to move quickly" is 1930, American English slang, perhaps suggestive of a rolling barrel.
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