Word · 単語
潰れる
Reading つぶれる
to be crushed
- 1 to be crushed, to be squashed, to be smashed, to be destroyed, to be broken, to collapse
- 2 to go bankrupt, to go under, to fail, to collapse
- 3 to be ruined (of a plan), to be cancelled, to collapse (e.g. of a project), to fall through, to blow up
- 4 to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.), to cease functioning
- 5 to be taken up (of one's time), to be lost, to be wasted
- 6 to be missed (of a chance), to be lost
- 7 to be lost (of face, composure, etc.), to broken down (e.g. of one's courage), to be broken (of one's heart)
- 8 to be worn down (of a pen nib, saw teeth, etc.), to wear away, to become dull
- 9 to get dead drunk
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例文 · examples
たぶんその内閣はつぶれるでしょう。
In all probability, the cabinet will fall.
sense 2 · to go bankrupt
彼の家は今にもつぶれそうなしろものだ。
His house is a tumbledown affair.
sense 1 · to be crushed
父が亡くなって私の留学計画は完全につぶれた。
My plan to study abroad went by the board when my father died.
sense 3 · to be ruined (of a plan)
雪の重さで家がつぶれた。
The house collapsed under the weight of snow.
sense 1 · to be crushed
戦争の勃発で彼らの計画は完全につぶれた。
Their plans blew up when the war broke out.
sense 3 · to be ruined (of a plan)