遊ぶ

あそぶ
to play
to make a visit (esp. for pleasure)
to be idle
to do nothing

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あそぶ【遊ぶ】

①［遊ぶ］

〔遊戯をする， 戯れる， プレイする， もてあそぶ〕

**play

|自|〖D〗 〖S〗 (子供・動物が)〔…と， …で〕遊ぶ〔with〕《◆大人の場合は enjoy oneself など》， 戯れる；〔…を〕いじる， もてあそぶ〔with〕

play with dolls 人形で遊ぶ

play inside ［outside， in the open］ 屋内［戸外， 野外］で遊ぶ

play in the snow 雪の中で遊ぶ

play on ［in］ the street 通りで遊ぶ《◆《米》では通例 on は「歩道」， in は「車道」》

He has no friend with whom to play. 彼には一緒に遊ぶ友だちがいない

You can't play outdoors without finishing your homework. 宿題をしなければ外で遊んではいけません.

|他|(子供が)…ごっこをする；〔…する/…という〕まねをして遊ぶ〔doing/that節〕.

**sport

|自|《正式》［通例 be ～ing］(子供・動物などが)たわむれる， 遊ぶ.

▲The girls amused themselves (by) playing card games ［with card games］. 女の子たちはゲームをして遊んだ

Be my friend. 仲よしにして， いっしょに遊ぼうよ

run the streets (子供が)通りで遊ぶ

make merry 《やや略式》はしゃぐ， 面白く遊ぶ

run about ［自］(子供などが)自由に遊ぶ.

②［楽しむ］

〔楽しく過ごす〕

**enjoy

|他|(遊戯など)を楽しむ；［SV doing］ …して遊ぶ

enjoy playing tennis テニスをして遊ぶ

enjoy oneself 楽しく過ごす.

③［遊び暮す］

*fool

|自|(仕事をせず)遊ぶ

loaf

|自|《略式》ぶらつく；遊んで暮す((a)round， about)

idle away one's life

遊んで暮す， ぶらぶらして過す.

▲He failed by playing all the time. 彼はいつも遊んでいたために落第した

be of independent means 遊んで暮せる資産がある.

④［放蕩する］( ⇒ あそびまわる )

¶私は若い頃よく遊んだものだ

I used to lead a dissipated life in my youth.

⑤［働かない］

〔(機械などが)使用されていない〕

¶ → 遊んでいる

¶あの自動車は今は遊んでいる

That car is out of use now. 使われていない.

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あそぶ【遊ぶ】

1 〔愉快なことをして楽しく過ごす〕 play.

●僕たちはトランプをして遊んだ. We played cards. | We played a card game.

・私は絵本を見てひとりで遊んだ. I entertained myself by looking at picture books.

・私たちは懐かしい歌を歌って遊んだ. We enjoyed ourselves by singing old songs.

・子供は年上の子供に遊んでもらうと成長が早い. If young children play with older children they grow up [mature] more quickly.

・私は子供と遊ぶのが大好きで, 将来は保母になりたいと思っています. I love to play with children and want to become a nursery school teacher.

・ねえ, 今日は何して遊ぶ? What do you want to play today?

・明日来て僕らと一日遊ばないか. What do you say you join us tomorrow for a day of fun and relaxation?

・あしたまた僕と遊ぼ. Let's play together again tomorrow, okay?

・もうお前なんかと遊ぶもんか. You're nuts if you think I'm gonna play with you anymore. <▲> 最後の you に強勢を置く.

・子供たちが野原で遊んでいる. Children are playing in the field.

・彼らは今テレビゲームに夢中になって遊んでいる. Right now they are absorbed in playing video games.

・子供たちは楽しそうに遊んでいる. The children are having a merry time. | The children seem to be having a good time playing (together).

・われわれは非常に愉快に遊んだ. We had a very good [nice] time. | We had a lot of fun. | We had a great time.

・うちの子は前ほど戸外で遊ばなくなりました. My children don't play outdoors as much as they used to.

・勉強ばかりしていないでたまには遊んだほうがいい. It's not good to study all the time, you need to play sometimes, too.

・働いてばかりで少しも遊ばないのはよくない. Working all the time without relaxing [playing] at all is not good for you.

・よく学び, よく遊べ. Study hard, play hard.

・けんかしないで仲よく遊びなさい. Play nicely together without fighting!

・遊んだあとはきちんと片づけましょう. Pick everything up after you finish playing.

・マリちゃん, あそぼ[あそびましょ]. Mari, let's play!

・これどうやって遊ぶの? How do you play with this?

・遊びながら食べたいからお昼はサンドイッチにしてちょうだい. We want to eat while we play, so please make us sandwiches for lunch.

・私たちは 1 日目は京都, 2 日目は奈良で遊んで, 3 日目の夕方に帰る旅行計画を立てた. We planned to visit Kyoto the first day, Nara the second, and then return on the evening of the third day.

・私たちは秋の一日古都に遊ぶ計画を立てた. We planned to spend one day in autumn in [looking around] the old capital.

2 〔なんの束縛もなく自由に過ごす〕

●私は花に遊ぶ蝶を図案化したタペストリーを織った. I wove a tapestry showing butterflies fluttering around flowers.

・この池はたくさんの水鳥が遊ぶ都会のオアシスです. This pond is an oasis in the city where many waterfowl come and go as they wish.

・彼女は今白い紙を前にして空想の世界に遊んでいる. She has a piece of blank paper in front of her and is letting her imagination run free.

・星空は空想と科学の境界で遊ぶ楽しさを存分に与えてくれる. The starry sky gives our minds plenty of opportunity to enjoy free play on the boundary between fantasy and science.

3 〔仕事など有意義なことを何もしないで過ごす〕 stay idle; idle; do nothing; loaf and loll; (定職につかないで) fail to get a steady job; (職場などでまともに仕事をせずに) goof off on the job.

●彼は就職しようともせず家でぶらぶら遊んでいる. He's not even trying to get a job and is just loafing around the house.

・彼には一生遊んで暮らせるだけの財産がある. He has enough of a fortune to spend the rest of his life without working.

・ここは 1 年働けば 1 年遊んでいられる豊かな国だ. This is a rich country, where if you work for one year you can take the next year off.

・遊んでいて金をもらうのは申し訳ない. I feel guilty for getting paid without doing any work.

・われわれ貧乏人は遊んでなどいられない. We poor people cannot afford not to work. | We poor people cannot afford to be idle.

・今日はすっかり遊んでしまった. 〔無駄に過ごした〕 I haven't done a thing today. | I have been loafing all day.

・夏の間遊んでいたキリギリスは冬になってアリさんの家へ助けを求めてやってきました. When winter came, the cricket, who had played all summer long, came to the ant's home to ask for help.

・ツーストライクを取ったあとピッチャーは一球遊んでから勝負に出た. The pitcher wasted one pitch and then went for the (third) strike.

4 〔遊興する〕 make merry; enjoy the night life; take one's pleasure; have a good time.

●ボウリングなら 1 時間 1,000 円で遊べる. If we (choose to) go bowling, we can play for one thousand yen an hour.

・女の子と遊べる店を紹介してよ. Hey, do you know of any place where they have girls.

・あの人は若い時にずいぶん遊んだ. He has sown his wild oats. | He played around a lot when he was younger.

・若い時は遊んだが今では落ち着いた. He has settled down after a wild youth. | He played around when he was young, but he's settled down now.

・芸人は遊びなさい. 遊んでそれを芸に生かすんだ. Entertainers, go and enjoy yourselves. Enjoy yourselves, and then use the experience to enrich your performances.

・今日はとことん遊ぼうじゃないか. Let's have a really good time [really live it up, let it all out] today.

・彼は遊ぶ金が欲しくて盗みに入ったと自供した. He admitted that he had broken in intending to steal because he wanted money to have a good time.

5 〔遊学する〕 study away from home.

●彼は若いころ(研学のため)3 年間ドイツに遊んだ. When he was young he spent three years studying in Germany.

・彼は日向在の碩学安井息軒の門に遊んだ. He studied under Yasui Sokken, the noted scholar then living in Hyūga.

6 〔有効に利用されずにある〕 be not in use; lie [stand] idle. [⇒あそばせる 2]

●遊んでいる機械があるから貸してあげましょう. We have some machines that are standing idle [not being used], so I'll let you borrow them.

・遊んでいる土地を駐車場にすることにした. They decided to use the vacant lot for a parking lot.

・それでは遊んでいる人ができる. みんなに仕事を割り振りましょう. That will leave some people with nothing to do; let's assign the tasks so everyone has one.

・左手が遊んでいるよ. 茶碗を持って食べなさい. You're not using your left hand for anything; hold your bowl with it when you're eating.

7 〔もてあそぶ〕

●君は彼に遊ばれているのがわからないのか. Don't you realize he's just toying with you [leading you on]?