Word · 単語
寸前
Reading すんぜん
just before
- 1 just before, on the verge of, on the brink of
- 2 just in front of, just ahead of
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例文 · examples
彼女は自殺寸前だった。
She was on the border of killing herself.
彼女は気絶寸前だった。
She almost passed out.
飛行機は離陸寸前だった。
The plane was about to take off.
彼の古い車はポンコツ寸前。
His old car is on its last legs.
飛行機は墜落寸前に右に旋回した。
The plane turned sharply to the right just before it crashed.