受け

うけ【受け】

①［評判］

*press

〖U〗［a ～］ (新聞・雑誌の)論評， 批評， 受け

vogue

〖U〗《正式》［or a ～］ 人気， 世間の受け

▲play to the gallery 《やや略式》(一般に)俗受けをねらう.

②［守勢］

*ward

〖C〗〔フェンシング〕受けの構え， 防御.

◇ → 受けがよい

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うけ【受け】

1 〔容器〕 a receptacle; a receiver.

●名刺[郵便]受け ⇒めいし², ゆうびん.

2 〔支え〕 a support; a prop; a holder.

3 〔評判･評価〕 popularity; reputation; favor; reception.

●受けがよい be popular 《with…》; be in favor 《with…》; stand well 《with…》; be well [kindly, favorably] received 《by…》

・あの人の脚本はどれも大変受けがよい. All his plays are enjoying great popularity.

・彼は上司の受けがよくない. He is not in his boss's good books.

・受けが悪い be unpopular 《with…》; be out of favor 《with…》

・私の演説は受けが悪かった. My speech was badly received.

●受けをねらう try to draw attention to oneself

・彼は決して人の受けを悪くするようなことはしない男だった. He was careful not to do anything that would make himself unpopular.

●彼は生徒の受けはどうですか. How does he get on with his students?

・今日の公演の観客の受けはどうでしたか. How did the performance go down with the audience today?

4 【囲碁･将棋】 defense; a defensive move.

●受けがうまい be skillful [good] at defense

・受けがまずい be poor at defense; be an easy victim under an attack.

●名人の敗因は後半受けに回ったことだ. The reason for the maestro's defeat was that he turned [went] defensive in the second half.

●彼女は今日は受けの将棋をした. Today she played defensive shōgi.

●受けを誤る make a mistake with one's defense; fail to make a proper defense.

5 【剣術･ボクシング】 defense; a defensive move.

●受けの構え guard

・受けの構えを取る guard; be on guard.

玄人受け

●彼のプレーは玄人受けする. His play is well received by the experts [professionals].

大衆受け

●大衆受けする絵画 a popular picture with the general public.

万人受け

●彼の詩はやさしくて万人受けする. His poems are easy and go down well with everyone.

受け将棋

●彼は受け将棋だ. His shōgi is defensive. | He plays a defensive game [style] of shōgi.

受け止め 【フェンシング】 stop; parade.

受けねらい attention-grabbing.