► 成句
背 [せ] [背を向ける] [liter] meaning: reject rank: 3
☆ 彼は成功すると同時に私達に背を向けた ⇨ He turned his back on us as soon as he had success
► 名詞
背 [せ] [背を向ける] [liter] meaning: back rank: 1
☆ 彼女は日に背を向けて座っている ⇨ She is sitting with her back against the sun
背 [せ] meaning: height rank: 1
☆ 彼は背が高い、低い ⇨ He is tall, short (☛ Often pronounced せい as well)
More examples:
- 大統領の背後には常に警備員が控えている ⇨ Security personnel are always right behind the president
- 選手は背番号順に並んでいる ⇨ The players are sorted by their jersey numbers
- 彼女は背が低い ⇨ She’s short (in stature)
- 彼は背がすごく高くて天井に手が届く ⇨ He’s so tall he can reach the ceiling
- 彼は皆の期待を背負っている ⇨ He’s carrying everybody’s hope on his back
- 背中が露なドレス ⇨ A dress that expose a bare back
- 彼等は首位の背後にぴたりと付けている ⇨ They are following right behind the leader
- 背後で物音がした ⇨ Something made a noise behind me
- 背広の上と下が別々に買える店 ⇨ A store you can buy suits tops and bottoms separately
- 彼は大きな負債を背負い込んだ ⇨ He carried on his back, incurred, a large amount of debt
- 彼は大きな借金を背負って失踪した ⇨ He had a large debt and ran away
- 背中が痒い ⇨ My back is itchy
- 彼は背中を反らした ⇨ He arched his back
- 子供が母親の背中におぶさっている ⇨ A child is carried on mother’s back
- 成功と失敗は背中合わせだ ⇨ Success and failure are two sides of a coin