やたら

¶→やたらに急いで

¶学生に宿題を～と出す

ladle out too much homework to the students

¶～にけちをつける癖がある

have a propensity to criticize

¶彼はこの6か月のうちに～に背がのびた

He's grown like a weed in the last six months.

矢鱈
at random

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やたら

¶ → やたらに急いで

¶学生に宿題を～と出す

ladle out too much homework to the students

¶～にけちをつける癖がある

have a propensity to criticize

¶彼はこの6か月のうちに～に背がのびた

He's grown like a weed in the last six months.

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やたら

1 ～な 〔節度のない〕 at random; 〔無分別な〕 indiscriminate; 〔並はずれた〕 to excess.

●やたらな大声で in an immoderately loud voice

・やたらな増産計画 a rash plan to increase production

・やたらなことを言うもんじゃない. You should [ought to, gotta] be more discreet in what you say.

2 ＝やたらに[と].

●やたら動き回っては体力を消耗するだけだ. If you move around too much, all you'll do is use up your physical energy [strength].

やたらに[と] 〔無差別に〕 indiscriminately; promiscuously; blindly; 〔手当たり次第に〕 haphazardly; at haphazard; at random; 〔乱暴に〕 recklessly; wildly; 〔考えなく〕 heedlessly; thoughtlessly; 〔過度に〕 unduly; to [in] excess; immoderately; 〔ひどく〕 extremely; awfully.

●やたらに本を読む read 《books》 at random [without method, without system]; be not selective in one's reading

・やたらに食料を買い込む buy foodstuffs at random

・やたらにほめる be profuse in one's praise; praise sb ungrudgingly

・やたらに愛想を振りまく be very generous with [profuse in] one's smiles

・やたらに金を使う spend money recklessly [freely]; waste money

・彼はやたらに流行語を振り回して顰蹙(_{ひんしゅく})を買っている. He uses faddish words so much that others frown on him.

・この夏はやたらと暑かった. This summer was excessively hot.

・そのドアはやたらに力を入れても開かないよ. That door won't open no matter how much strength you use.

・年末になるとやたらと宴会が多くなる. At the end of the year, there is a sudden burst of parties.

やたら縞 medley; a crazy pattern.

やたら漬け mixed pickles.