► 形容詞
惜しい [(2)おしい] meaning: deserve rank: 1
☆ 彼女はあいつには惜しいくらいの人だ ⇨ She is someone who is too good for him. He doesn’t deserve someone like her
惜しい [(2)おしい] meaning: miss rank: 1
☆ 惜しい人を無くした ⇨ We’ve lost someone we will sorely miss
惜しい [(2)おしい] [惜しくも] meaning: unfortunate rank: 1
☆ 彼等は後半猛烈に追い上げたが、惜しくも一点差で破れた ⇨ They came back furiously in the second half but unfortunately lost by one score
惜しい [(2)おしい] meaning: waste rank: 1
☆ この機会を無駄にするのは惜しい ⇨ It is too bad to waste this opportunity
☆ 彼は平社員にしておくには惜しい ⇨ It is a waste to keep him in the lowest rank. He is too capable an employee
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