► 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:
- 彼女はぷんと顔を背けた ⇨ She looked away in anger
- 背番号五番の選手 ⇨ The player with number five on his jersey
- 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
- 背中が露なドレス ⇨ A dress that expose a bare back
- 男は彼の背中にナイフを突き刺した ⇨ The man stabbed him in the back with a knife
- 座席の背もたれは倒すことが出来る ⇨ You can fold down the seat back
- 彼は灰色の背広を着ている ⇨ He is wearing gray suits
- 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
- 彼は非常に背が高いので特製の自転車に乗っている ⇨ He rides a custom-made bicycle because he is very tall
- 彼女は彼の背中を指でつんつんした ⇨ She poked his back with her finger
- 彼は高校生になって背がぐんぐん伸びた ⇨ He got taller and taller when he started going to high school
- 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
- 背負投が彼の得意技だ ⇨ Over-the-shoulder-throw is his favorite move
- 余りの凄惨さに彼女は目を背けた ⇨ She turned her eyes away, looked away, because of the gruesomeness