TODAY'S English - 「迷う」

今日の気になるワードは「迷う」。

道にも、人生にも迷った私へ・・・

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[迷う]

主な英訳

divagate、digress、wander、stray、hesitate、waffle、waver、vibrate、oscillate、hover

まよう 迷う

1

〈道に〉 lose [miss] one's way; get [be] lost

〈はぐれる〉 go astray [wrong].

ex) 庭に子犬が迷いこんできた. A puppy strayed in to the garden.

2

〈当惑する〉 be in doubt 《about》; be not certain; be puzzled; be perplexed; be at a loss; be bewildered

〈ためらう〉 hesitate; waver; be in two minds; 

【形式ばった表現】 vacillate

●判断に迷う

cannot [be unable to] decide 《between A and B, whether to do》

be unable to make a decision

waver (in one's mind) 《between》

●選択に迷う

hesitate over which 《candidate》 to choose

be in two minds 《about something》.

その事実を彼女に打ち明けるべきかどうか—彼はそのことで迷った. Should he reveal the truth to her or not? That is what he hesitated over [what he could not make his mind up about].

3

〈まちがった方向に進む〉

危い所へ迷い込む

stray into danger [a dangerous place]

女(の色香)に迷う

[W16-A33F]いろか.

4

〈霊が〉 turn [be restless] in a grave.