► 名詞
控え [ひかえ] meaning: backup rank: 3
☆ 彼は巨人の控え選手だ ⇨ He’s a backup player for the Giants
☆ 書類の控えを取っておいた ⇨ I made a backup copy of the document
More examples:
- 彼は塩分を控えるよう医者に言われた ⇨ He was told by his doctor to reduce sodium intake
- まだ状況がはっきりしないので発言を控えたい ⇨ I wouldn’t make any comment since the situation is not clear yet
- 伝染病のために皆外出を控えている ⇨ Everybody is refraining from going out because of an epidemic
- 現時点では推測は差し控えたいと思います ⇨ I’d rather not speculate at this moment
- チームは決勝を明日に控えて最後の練習をした ⇨ The team went through a final practice before the final coming up tomorrow
- 彼女は結婚式を控えて何を言っても上の空だ ⇨ She has her wedding coming up and she doesn’t pay any attention to what I say
- 彼は後半20分に控えの選手と交代した ⇨ He was substituted by a backup player at the 20th minute of the 2nd half
- 彼は控え目な人だ ⇨ He is a modest, not brash, pushy, person
- 試験を来週に控えて勉強中です ⇨ I’m studying for the exam scheduled next week
- 彼の電話番号をノートに控えた ⇨ I wrote down his phone number on my notebook
- 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
- 彼は控えに回された ⇨ He has been relegated to a backup role
- メディアは被害者の名前の公表を控えた ⇨ The media refrained from publicizing the name of the victim
- 塩分を控えて調味した料理 ⇨ Food seasoned with a moderate amount of salt
- 不景気で消費者は出費を手控えている ⇨ The consumers are minimizing their spending in the bad economy