Word · 単語
潜る
Reading くぐる
to go under
- 1 to go under, to pass under, to go through, to pass through
- 2 to dive (into or under the water)
- 3 to evade, to get around, to slip past
- 4 to survive, to surmount
N2
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例文 · examples
彼女は水面下にもぐった。
She sank under the surface of the water.
彼は３分間水にもぐっていた。
He was underwater for three minutes.
くじらは長い間水に潜っていられる。
Whales can remain submerged for a long time.
海に潜ったら耳抜きしてください。
If you go underwater, hold your nose and blow to clear your ears.
深く潜れば潜るほど、水は冷たくなる。
As we dive deeper, the water becomes colder.