がらあき

がらあき【がら空き】

1 〔ひどく空(_す)いていること〕

●がら空きの 《the hall [stadium] is》 nearly empty; 《there are》 a lot of vacant 《seats [hotel rooms]》

・がら空きの教室 an almost empty [a virtually empty, a sparsely occupied] classroom.

●バスはがら空きだった. The bus was almost empty. | There was hardly anyone in the bus.

2 〔ボクシングなどで無防備なこと〕 undefended; unguarded; unprotected; not covered; without defenses.

●ボディーががら空きになっている. 〔ボクシングで〕 His body is completely unprotected. | He isn't covering his body at all. | His body is wide open.

●がら空きのゴールにシュートを決める score on an undefended goal.