Word · 単語
構える
Reading かまえる
to set up (a house, store, etc.)
- 1 to set up (a house, store, etc.), to build, to establish, to run, to maintain
- 2 to have at the ready (e.g. a gun), to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera), to prepare in advance (e.g. a meal)
- 3 to adopt a posture, to assume a stance, to stand ready, to be poised for
- 4 to put on an air, to assume an attitude
- 5 to stiffen, to tense up, to become formal
- 6 to fabricate in order to deceive, to make up, to feign
- 7 to plan, to scheme
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.
例文 · examples
気長に構える必要があります。
You have to be patient.
彼はジャマイカに新居を構えた。
He set up a new home in Jamaica.
彼はジャマイカに住居を構えた。
He took up residence in Jamaica.
彼は大通りに店を構えている。
He has a store on the main road.
彼女はこのビルに大きなオフィスを構えている。
She has a large office in this building.