あまい

あまい
[甘い] ①[甘い]
〔甘口の, 甘ったるい〕
**sweet
【S】 (味が)甘い, 甘口の, 砂糖を入れた;〔…で〕甘い香りの, かぐわしい〔with〕∥ This peach is sweeter than that one. このモモはあちらのより甘い / I can't drink coffee as sweet as this. 私はこんな甘いコーヒーは飲めない / The grapes changed from sour to sweet. ブドウは甘くなった / sweet things [cakes] 甘い物[ケーキ] / have a sweet tooth 《略式》甘い物に目がない / Sweet scents are borne on soft breezes. 甘い香りがそよ風に乗ってくる.
*mellow
【S】《正式》(果物などが)熟している, (多汁で)甘い∥ a mellow peach 水分の多い甘いモモ.
sweetish
やや甘い;ちょっと愛らしい.
sugary
砂糖の(ような), 甘い.
¶→甘い汁を吸う
②[手ぬるい]
〔なまぬるい, 情深い, 寛容な, 寛大な〕
**easy
(人が)〔…に〕寛大な, 甘い〔onwithabout〕(⇔hard)∥ Mr. Smith is too easy with John. スミス先生はジョンに甘すぎる.
**soft
[通例叙述]《略式》[時にけなして](人・行動・処分などが)〔…に〕厳しくない, 寛大な, 甘い〔with〕∥ be soft with one's son 息子に甘い.
indulgent
〔…に〕甘い, 気ままにさせる, 寛大な〔totowardofwith〕《◆ tolerant よりも度が過ぎていることが多い》(⇔strict)∥ parents indulgent to [toward] their children 子供に甘い親.
▲a fond mother 甘い母親《◆「好きな母」ではない》 / He is lenient with his pupils. 彼は生徒に甘い / permissive parents 子供に甘い親 / Anything goes. [しばしばけなして] 何でも許容される, 何にでも甘い.
③[誘惑的な]
〔おべっかの, お世辞の〕
**soft
(言葉などが)甘い, 口のうまい∥ soft words 甘い言葉
honeyed
(言葉が)甘い, お世辞の.
¶→甘い言葉
¶→甘いささやき
④[考えなどが]
〔のんきな, 楽観的な, 楽天的な〕
**easy
(条件・規則などが)〔…に〕厳しくない, きつくない, 甘い〔on
half-baked
《略式》(人が)未熟な, 判断の甘い.
▲He is often thoughtless for [of] the future. 彼はしばしば将来のことを甘く考える / take matters easy 物事を甘く考える / wishful thinking 希望的観測, 甘い考え.
⑤[ブレーキが]
〔効きにくい〕
¶ブレーキが~
The brakes don't work well.
⑥[焼きが]
〔不十分な〕 not well-tempered.
◇→甘いもの
◇甘くする[なる]
sweeten
|自|甘くなる, 甘味を増す. ━|他|(食物)を(砂糖などを加えて)甘くする
**sugar
/ʃúgər/ |自|甘くなる. ━|他|《主に米略式》…に砂糖を入れる, …を甘くする.
甘い
generous
indulgent
easy-going
sweet
fond of
soft on
overly optimistic
naive
* * *
あまい【甘い】
①[甘い]
〔甘口の, 甘ったるい〕
**sweet
〖S〗 (味が)甘い, 甘口の, 砂糖を入れた; 〔…で〕甘い香りの, かぐわしい〔with

This peach is sweeter than that one. このモモはあちらのより甘い

I can't drink coffee as sweet as this. 私はこんな甘いコーヒーは飲めない

The grapes changed from sour to sweet. ブドウは甘くなった

sweet things [cakes] 甘い物[ケーキ]

have a sweet tooth 《略式》甘い物に目がない

Sweet scents are borne on soft breezes. 甘い香りがそよ風に乗ってくる.

*mellow
〖S〗《正式》(果物などが)熟している, (多汁で)甘い

a mellow peach 水分の多い甘いモモ.

sweetish
やや甘い;ちょっと愛らしい.
sugary
砂糖の(ような), 甘い.
②[手ぬるい]
〔なまぬるい, 情深い, 寛容な, 寛大な〕
**easy
(人が)〔…に〕寛大な, 甘い〔onwithabout〕(⇔hard)

Mr. Smith is too easy with John. スミス先生はジョンに甘すぎる.

**soft
[通例叙述]《略式》[時にけなして](人・行動・処分などが)〔…に〕厳しくない, 寛大な, 甘い〔with

be soft with one's son 息子に甘い.

indulgent
〔…に〕甘い, 気ままにさせる, 寛大な〔totowardofwith〕《◆ tolerant よりも度が過ぎていることが多い》(⇔strict)

parents indulgent to [toward] their children 子供に甘い親.

▲a fond mother 甘い母親《◆「好きな母」ではない》

He is lenient with his pupils. 彼は生徒に甘い

permissive parents 子供に甘い親

Anything goes. [しばしばけなして] 何でも許容される, 何にでも甘い.
③[誘惑的な]
〔おべっかの, お世辞の〕
**soft
(言葉などが)甘い, 口のうまい

soft words 甘い言葉

honeyed
(言葉が)甘い, お世辞の.
④[考えなどが]
〔のんきな, 楽観的な, 楽天的な〕
**easy
(条件・規則などが)〔…に〕厳しくない, きつくない, 甘い〔on
half-baked
《略式》(人が)未熟な, 判断の甘い.

▲He is often thoughtless for [of] the future. 彼はしばしば将来のことを甘く考える

take matters easy 物事を甘く考える

wishful thinking 希望的観測, 甘い考え.

⑤[ブレーキが]
〔効きにくい〕
¶ブレーキが~
The brakes don't work well.
⑥[焼きが]
〔不十分な〕 not well-tempered.
◇ → 甘いもの
◇甘くする[なる]
sweeten
|自|甘くなる, 甘味を増す.
|他|(食物)を(砂糖などを加えて)甘くする
**sugar
/ʃúgər/ |自|甘くなる.
|他|《主に米略式》…に砂糖を入れる, …を甘くする.
* * *
あまい【甘い】
1 〔甘味の〕 sweet; sugary; sweet-flavored.

●甘いもの sweet things; 〔菓子〕 sweets; 《米》 candy

・甘い香り a sweet smell [《文》 fragrance]

・甘すぎる紅茶 oversweet [sugary] tea.

●サトウキビは甘い. Sugarcane tastes sweet.

・子供はたいてい甘いものが好きだ. Most children like sweet things [have a sweet tooth].

2 〔塩加減が〕 not salted [salty] enough; do not have [《文》 have insufficient] salt (in it).

●甘いみそ汁 lightly-salted miso soup.

●この漬物は塩が甘い. These pickles haven't got enough salt in them [been salted enough].

3 〔うっとりと快い〕 sweet; soft; gentle; 〔おだてるような・誠意のない〕 flattering; 《文》 honeyed 《words》; 《文》 fair 《speech》; 〔言いくるめるような〕 cajoling; 〔魅力的な〕 tempting; attractive; seductive.

●甘い言葉 sweet words [talk]; fine [honeyed] words; 《文》 fair speech; 〔言いくるめるための〕 cajolery; 〔おだて〕 flattery

・甘い言葉をかける 《口》 say sweet things 《to…》; sweet-talk 《sb into doing》

・甘い言葉にだまされる be taken in [deceived, 《口》 fooled] by sb's honeyed words [tongue]

・甘い誘惑 《surrender to》 (a) sweet temptation

・甘いマスクの歌手 a (male) singer whose handsome looks set female hearts throbbing

・甘い声 〔甘ったるい〕 a sugary(-sweet) voice; 〔魅惑的な〕 a seductive voice

・甘い話につられる be taken in [deceived] by a tempting proposition [offer]

・甘い汁を吸う make an easy profit at someone else's expense; (sit back and) reap all the benefits

・一部の官僚が, 株のインサイダー取引で甘い汁を吸っていた. A number of government officials were taking advantage of their position to make a tidy profit from insider dealing.

4 〔甘やかす〕 soft; (over)indulgent 《parents》; fond 《mothers》; 〔厳しくない〕 lenient; not severe [strict]; mild.

●甘い父親 an (over)indulgent father

・甘いしかり方 a manner of scolding that isn't severe enough; a(n overly) soft way of reprimanding

・子供に甘い be soft on [lenient with] one's children; be (over)indulgent toward [to] one's children; indulge one's children

・女に甘い have a weakness [soft spot] for women; be softhearted where women are concerned

・点が甘い be liberal [generous] in marking (examination) papers; be an easy grader

・採点が甘い先生もいます. There are some teachers who mark very leniently [liberally, generously].

・身内に甘い be lenient on [overindulgent toward] one's family [friends, colleagues, etc.]

・他人に厳しく自分に甘い be strict with others, but lenient on oneself

・甘い審査 a lax investigation

・ローンの焦げつきの多くは銀行の審査が甘いために起こった. Many of the bad loans arose because the bank's investigations were too lax [not strict enough].

・銃器不法所持に対する警察の取り締まりが甘い. Police control [regulation] of illegal firearms possession is too lax [not strict enough].

・汚職官吏の処分が甘すぎる. The punishment of corrupt government officials is too lenient.

・甘い基準 lax [overtolerant] standards

・甘い顔をする take a lenient [easygoing] attitude 《toward [to] sb》; be (too) soft [easy] 《on [with] sb》; be (too) easygoing 《with sb

・近ごろの子供は甘い顔をするとすぐつけあがる. Kids today will take advantage of you at once if you show them the least bit of kindness.

・日本の社会は酒飲みに甘い. Japanese society is lenient toward [lenient with, soft on] drunkards.

5 〔浅薄な〕 overoptimistic; 〔のん気な〕 easygoing; 〔与(くみ)しやすい〕 easy to deal with; 〔(野球などで)打ちやすい〕 fat 《pitch》.

●甘い考え an overoptimistic view; wishful thinking

・世間はいずれ自分を認めるだろうという甘い考えを持っていた. He flattered himself that the world would recognize him sooner or later.

・甘い物の考え方 an overoptimistic way of thinking

・詰めが甘い ⇒つめ2

・ガードが甘い ⇒ガード2

・甘い球が来るのを待つ wait for a fat pitch

・見通しが甘い 〈人が主語〉 be too optimistic in one's outlook; take too rosy a view of the prospects

・認識が甘い 〈人が主語〉 be insufficiently aware 《of the problems》; do not appreciate 《the situation》 properly

・私の読みが甘かったことは認める. I admit that my reading of the situation was too optimistic. | I admit I took too rosy a view of the situation.

・甘い期待を抱く have high hopes; be overoptimistic in one's expectations.

●今度の挑戦者は甘くないから気をつけろ. This next challenger is not a soft touch, so be careful.

・事態はそれほど甘くない. Things are not as easy as all that. | The situation is not as favorable as you think.

・社会はそんなに甘くない. Society isn't as tolerant as that [you think]. | You can't expect society to be so tolerant, you know.

・現実はそう甘くない. Reality [The real world] is a lot harsher [crueller] than that. | In the real world things aren't so easy.

6 〔鋭くない〕 dull; blunt; not sharp.

●この庖丁は切れ味が甘い. This knife isn't sharp enough [is (too) blunt].

7 〔(栓などが)ゆるい〕 loose; not tight enough.

●ねじが甘くなっているぞ. 締め直せ. The screw's loose. Make sure you tighten it. [Tighten it!]

8 【相場】 easy 《markets》; weak 《tone》.
甘く

●甘くささやく whisper sweet nothings [words] 《to sb, into sb's ear》

・点を甘くつける mark 《papers》 very liberally [generously]

・甘く見る 〔人を〕 underestimate sb; think sb easy [an easy man, an easy woman, an easy person, etc.] to deal with; hold sb cheap; 〔事柄・問題などを〕 treat 《a matter》 lightly; make light of 《a situation》; play down 《a crisis》; take an overoptimistic [《文》 too sanguine a] view 《of a problem》

・おれを甘く見るなよ. Don't underestimate me!

甘くする sweeten; sugar.

●砂糖で甘くする sweeten 《tea》 with sugar

・私はコーヒーは甘くして飲むのが好きだ. I like my coffee sweet.


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