slam
英 [slæm]
美 [slæm]
- vt.バタンと閉まる；バタンと強く閉まる
- バタンと閉める。
- n.バタン；ゴツン
- n.（スラム）人の名前；（アラブ）サラーム；（羅）スラム
英語の語源
- slam (n.1)
- 1670s, "a severe blow," probably from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian slamre, Swedish slemma "to slam, bang") of imitative origin. Meaning "a violent closing of a door" is from 1817. Meaning "an insult, put-down" is from 1884. Slam-bang recorded by 1806 (also slap-bang, 1785). Slam-dunk is from 1976; early use often in reference to Julius Erving. Slam-dance is attested by 1987 (slam by itself in this sense is recorded from 1983).
- slam (n.2)
- "a winning of all tricks in a card game," 1660s, earlier the name of a card game (also called ruff), 1620s, used especially in whist, of obscure origin. Grand slam in bridge first recorded 1892; earlier in related card games from 1814; figurative sense of "complete success" is attested from 1920; in baseball sense from 1935.
- slam (v.)
- 1690s, "to beat, slap;" 1775 as "to shut with force," from slam (n.1). Meaning "throw or push with force" is from 1870. Meaning "say uncomplimentary things about" is from 1916. Related: Slammed; slamming.
例文
- 1. They won the Grand Slam in 1990.
- 彼らは1990年にグランドスラムを勝ち取った。
- 2.She let the door slam .
- 彼女はドアをバタンと閉めた。
- 3.I heard the door slam behind him.
- 彼がドアをポンポンと閉めたのを聞いた。
- 4.Politically，this issue is a slam dunk for the party.
- 政治的には、この議題はこの党の勝機だ。
- 5.They were surprised by the slam of a car door.
- 自動車のドアを閉めたときの音に驚いた。
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