► 名詞
詰め [(1)つめ] meaning: end rank: 3
☆ 彼等はいつも詰めが甘い ⇨ They always struggle to close deals, games, etc. (☛ The final step to win, close a deal, etc.)
☆ 彼等は交渉の詰めに失敗した ⇨ They failed to close the negotiation (☛ The final step to win, close a deal, etc.)
More examples:
- いろいろなチョコレートを詰め合わせた箱 ⇨ A box of assorted chocolates
- 彼女は数日分の衣服を鞄に詰めた ⇨ She packed a few days worth of clothes in her bag
- 彼はボクシングジムに通い詰めている ⇨ He frequents a boxing gym, trains at a gym every single day
- 彼は思い詰めて自殺した ⇨ He felt there was no way out, and committed suicide
- 彼は事故で指先を詰めた ⇨ His finger got cut off in the tip in the accident
- 大枠は直ぐ決まったが、細部を詰めるのに時間が掛かった ⇨ The outline was decided quickly, but it took time to settle the fine details
- 張り詰めた空気が流れた ⇨ Tightly stretched, tense, air was flowing
- 試合は大詰めを迎えた ⇨ The game has reached the most critical final stage
- 彼は何事も突き詰めないと気が済まない質だ ⇨ He’s a kind of person who has to get to the very bottom of everything
- 通勤電車はいつもぎゅうぎゅう詰めだ ⇨ Commute trains are always packed to the full
- 彼の張り詰めた表情 ⇨ His tense face
- 警察は容疑者を遂に追い詰めた ⇨ The police finally hunted down the suspect
- 数学は感情的ではなく理詰めだ ⇨ Mathematics are not emotional, but all logical
- 彼女はパンツの裾を詰めた ⇨ She hemmed her pants shorter
- 彼等は直接会って話を詰めた ⇨ They met in person and finalized the deal