のまれる

[飲まれる] lose one's nerve

気後れする.

¶波に～

be swallowed up by the waves.

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のまれる【飲まれる】

lose one's nerve

気後れする.

¶波に～

be swallowed up by the waves.

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のまれる【飲まれる･呑まれる】

1 〔飲み込まれる〕 be swallowed (up).

●ヘビに飲まれる be swallowed by a snake

・波にのまれる be engulfed by the waves

・濁流にのまれる be sucked into the muddy waters.

●すべての物が闇にのまれてしまった. Everything was swallowed up by the darkness.

2 〔圧倒される〕 be overawed 《by…》; be overwhelmed; be oppressed; cower 《before sb》.

●周りの雰囲気にのまれる be overcome by the atmosphere (around one); be overwhelmed by one's surroundings

・気をのまれる be overawed; be overwhelmed; be oppressed.

●彼女は彼の恐ろしい様子にのまれて何も言えなかった. His fierce appearance so frightened [awed] her that she couldn't speak.

・相手[聴衆]にのまれてはいけない. Don't allow yourself to be overawed by the other person [the audience].