Word · 単語
潰す
Reading つぶす
to smash
- 1 to smash, to crush, to flatten
- 2 to shut down, to put out of business, to force (a company) to close up shop
- 3 to wreck, to break, to block, to thwart
- 4 to butcher, to slaughter, to kill (livestock, for food)
- 5 to kill (time), to while away (the time), to use up (one's time)
- 6 to waste (e.g. talents)
N2
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例文 · examples
彼は平然と取引をつぶしました。
He sank the deal without batting an eyelash.
sense 3 · to wreck
彼は私の帽子をぺちゃんこにつぶした。
He squashed my hat flat.
sense 1 · to smash
彼女は店を見てまわって１時間つぶした。
She killed an hour looking around the stores.
sense 5 · to kill (time)
新しい共和国の指導者は政治的圧力につぶされそうです。
The leader of the new republic is buckling under political pressures.
二つの政党は提携してその法案をつぶした。
The two parties allied to defeat the bill.