プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
いのち【命】
&fRoman1;
❶〔生命〕life
命あるもの［なきもの］
an animate [inanimate] thing／a living [lifeless] thing
命のある限りご恩は忘れません
I will remember what I owe you 「all my life [as long as I live].
命を救う
save a person's life
命を大切にする
value one's life
その事故で10人が命を失った
Ten people 「were killed [lost their lives] in the accident.
男は大統領の命を狙っていた
The man was plotting to assassinate [kill] the President.
子供は誘拐されて命が危ない
The child has been kidnapped and his life is in danger.
父は脳溢血(いっけつ)で倒れたが，命だけはなんとか取り止めた
My father had a stroke but narrowly escaped death.
命にかかわる傷［病気］
a fatal injury [disease]
彼はその戦闘で命にかかわる傷を負った
He was mortally wounded in the battle.
命にかかわる問題
a matter of life and death
❷〔寿命〕a person's life span
医学の進歩で命は延びつつある
Because of progress in medical science, our life expectancy is lengthening.
その子は短い命だった
The child had only a short life.
命が長い［短い］内閣
a long-lived [short-lived] Cabinet
&fRoman2;〔最も大切なもの〕
カメラはレンズが命である
The lens is the most important part of a camera.
この計画の達成のため，彼の助言を命と頼んでいる
His advice is vital for the success of this plan.
命あっての物種
((諺)) While there's life, there's hope.／It's not worth risking my life for.
命が惜しい
命が惜しければここに残りなさい
Stay here if you value your life.
命が縮まる
心配すると命が縮まる
((諺)) Care killed the cat.
命が縮まる思いだった
I felt as if years had been taken off my life.
命から二番目
この絵は私の命から二番目に大事なものである
I value this picture next to my life.
命の恩人
彼は娘の命の恩人である
My daughter owes him her life.
命の洗濯
久しぶりに命の洗濯をした
This is the first recreation I've had in [for] a long time.
命の綱
彼からの資金援助が最後の命の綱だった
His financial support was my last resort.
命を預ける
put one's life in a person's hands
あなたに命を預けます
My life is in your hands.
命を落とす
彼は冬山で命を落とした
He lost his life in the mountains in winter.
命を［に］かける
私の命にかけて秘密を守ることを誓います
I swear on my life that I will keep the secret.
命をかけて当局の決定に抗議した
He protested against the authorities' decision at the risk of his life.
命を削る
山で子供が消息を絶った４日間は命を削る思いだった
I nearly died of worry during those four days when my child was missing in the mountains.
命を拾う