squint

/skwɪnt/

意味: 目を細めること

例文: Haruki’s squint didn’t help the math.
　　  ハルキの目を細める癖は計算に役立たなかった。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: squint eyes(目を細める), squint at(〜をちらっと見る), squinting sun(眩しい太陽)

定義: 目を細めて見ること。何かをはっきり見るために目を細める動作。時には、強い光や遠くのものを見るときに使われる。

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口語性、形式性、抽象度、感情度 - 横向き棒グラフ

水平グラフ: 会話での使われやすさ、フォーマル度、抽象度（具体・概念）、感情度を示します。数値が高いほど、その特徴が強いことを表します。

感情分析 レーダーチャート

感情グラフ: 怒り、期待、嫌悪、恐れ、喜び、悲しみ、驚き、信頼、ポジティブ、ネガティブの強さを示します。

Definitions(定義)

Noun: abnormal alignment of one or both eyes
Noun: the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed
Verb: cross one’s eyes as if in strabismus
Verb: be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus
Verb: partly close one’s eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light
Adjective: (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; – Elizabeth Bowen

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb, Adjective

Examples(例文)

感情分析に使用された例文：

She had to squint to see the tiny print.(彼女は小さな文字を見るために目を細めた。)
He began to squint against the bright sunlight.(彼は明るい日差しに向かって目を細め始めた。)
Don’t squint too much or your eyes will hurt.(あまり目を細めすぎると目が痛くなるよ。)

 

Word Netから抽出した例文：

Verb: The children squinted so as to scare each other
Verb: The driver squinted as the sun hit his windshield
Adjective: her eyes with their misted askance look
Adjective: sidelong glances

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): askance, askant, asquint, sidelong, squinch, squint, squint-eyed, squinty, strabismus

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): abnormality, grimace, look

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aberrance, abrachia, acardia, acephalia, acorea, acromicria, acromphalus, admire, amastia, aneuploidy, anomaly, anorchism, arrested development, asynclitism, atresia, atypicality, brachydactyly, cryptorchidy, cyclopia, dekko, deviated septum, dextrocardia, dysplasia, ectrodactyly, erethism, evil eye, eye, fetal distress, frown, gaze, give the eye, give the glad eye, glance, gloat, goggle, gynecomastia, hepatomegaly, hydatid mole, hydramnios, hydrocephalus, hypervitaminosis, hypospadias, infantilism, inversion, irritation, lagophthalmos, leer, look around, look away, look back, lookout, macrencephaly, macrocephaly, mental abnormality, microbrachia, microcephaly, nanophthalmos, observation, ogle, pachycheilia, palmature, peek, peep, peer, phimosis, pneumothorax, pout, progeria, regard, retroversion, screw up, scrutiny, sequela, sightseeing, smile, spinal curvature, squint, stare, strabismus, subnormality, take a look, torticollis, transposition, varix, view, wince

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): cross-eye, walleye

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: squint, squinter

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

英検1級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) Yes

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories: