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現 [うつつ] [現を抜かす] meaning: distract rank: 3
☆ 彼は女に現を抜かして仕事が疎かになった ⇨ He had been preoccupied with women and his work suffered (☛ Always negative and implies someone is distracted frivolously)
More examples:
- 現在夏のオリンピックには50の競技種目がある ⇨ Currently there are 50 competition categories, disciplines, in summer Olympics
- 現在の時刻は八時三十分です ⇨ The time now is 8:30
- 人間社会の醜い現実 ⇨ The ugly truth of human society
- 連中は表現の自由をバカの一つ覚えのように繰り返す ⇨ They repeat “freedom of expression” as if that is the only phrase they know
- その言葉は現在は差別用語として禁句になっている ⇨ Today that word is considered discriminatory and has become a taboo word
- 別の表現で言い直すと… ⇨ If I rephrase it with a different expression …
- 現在118の元素が確認されている ⇨ Currently 118 of chemical elements are recognized
- 現在売出し中の新人歌手 ⇨ A new singer currently heavily promoted
- 現在五チームが団子状態になっている ⇨ Currently five teams are neck and neck
- 首相は事件については現在調査中だと述べた ⇨ The prime minister stated the incident was under investigation
- 現代社会 ⇨ Today’s society
- 最近私は現金を持たずに何処でも行く ⇨ Nowadays I go everywhere without carrying cash
- この工事現場では耳栓をしなくてはいけない ⇨ You have to wear earplugs at this construction site
- 彼女は優雅を体現している ⇨ She embodies grace
- 今それだけの現金を持ち合わせていない ⇨ I don’t have that much cash with me right now