► 名詞
回 [(1)かい] [回を重ねる] [liter] meaning: time rank: 2
☆ 回を重ねるごとにコツがつかめてきた ⇨ As I tried many times, I started getting the hang of it
► 接尾辞
回 [(1)かい] meaning: time rank: 1
☆ スカイダイビングを一回やってみたい ⇨ I want to try skydiving once
☆ 彼は三回目でやっと試験に合格した ⇨ He finally passed the exam at the third try
☆ 彼は何回注意しても止めない ⇨ He won’t stop no matter how many times I warn him
☆ 私はニューヨークに二回行ったことがある ⇨ I’ve been to New York twice
More examples:
- 経済はどんどん回復した ⇨ The economy recovered significantly and rapidly, by leaps and bounds
- 売上は予想を大幅に下回った ⇨ The sales have been significantly lower than the forecast
- 一日に三回点眼して下さい ⇨ Apply this medication to your eyes three times a day
- 彼は九回裏に起死回生のホームランを打った ⇨ He hit a homerun at the bottom of ninth to resurrect, saved, the team from an imminent loss
- 今回の試験は前回とは比にならないほど難しかった ⇨ The exam this time was far more difficult than the last one
- 少なくとも元金は回収される ⇨ We will at least recover the principal (even if there is no profit)
- 酔いが回ってきた ⇨ I’ve started feeling drunk
- 彼等は九回の裏に逆転して勝った ⇨ They came from behind and won the game in the bottom of 9th inning
- このチームはボールを旨く回す ⇨ This team passes the ball around very well
- 一日二回の歯磨きを習慣付けることが大切だ (しゅうかんづける) ⇨ It is important to make a habit of brushing teeth twice a day
- 新製品は当初の予想を遥かに上回る売上げを記録した ⇨ The new product has recorded sales far exceeding the original projection
- この作戦は敵を引っかき回すのが目的だ ⇨ The goal of this operation is to stir up, confuse, distract, the enemy
- 浮動票がどちらに回るかで選挙は決まる ⇨ The election will be decided depending on which side the floating, on-the-fence, votes will go
- 今回だけは大目に見てやる ⇨ I will let you go unpunished this time only
- ごみの回収日は水曜日だ ⇨ Garbage collection day is Wednesday