プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
やむ【▲止む】
❶〔止まる〕stop；〔終わる〕 《文》 cease, come to 「a stop [an end]；〔風などが〕die down；〔音などが消えてゆく〕die away
音楽はいつしかやんでいた
The music had stopped [ceased] before we were aware of it.
彼の非行がやむことを望む
I hope he will stop misbehaving.
政府はテロ行為がやむことを期待している
The government hopes acts of terrorism will come to an end.
風がやんだ
The wind has died down.
地震は数秒でやんだ
The earthquake died away in a few seconds.
痛みがやむまで起き上がれなかった
I could not get up till the pain subsided [left me].
倒れて［死して］後やむ
I shall never give up as long as I live.
雨はまだやまない
It hasn't stopped raining yet.／It is still raining.
拍手は長い間やまなかった
The applause continued for a long time.
あの人は私が尊敬してやまない政治家です
He is a politician whom I deeply respect.
❷〔休止する〕pause
残り火をあおいでいた手がぱたりとやんだ
The hand fanning the embers suddenly paused.
一時もやまずに働いた
They worked away without a break.