あおぐ

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[仰ぐ] 〔見上げる， 仰向く， 仰ぎ見る;尊敬する， 敬う， 尊ぶ， 崇める， 崇拝する;頼む， してもらう， 求める〕

¶→天を仰ぐ

¶彼を師と～

look up to him as one's teacher

¶→助言を仰ぐ

II

[扇ぐ， 煽ぐ] *fan

|他|…に〔扇などで〕風を送る；(顔など)をあおぐ；［～ oneself］〔…で〕あおぐ〔with〕∥ fan the coals into a brisk blaze 石炭をあおいで勢いよく燃え立たせる.

仰ぐ
to look up (to)
to respect
to depend on
to ask for
to seek
to revere
to drink
to take
扇ぐ
煽ぐ
to fan
to flap

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I

あおぐ【仰ぐ】

〔見上げる， 仰向く， 仰ぎ見る; 尊敬する， 敬う， 尊ぶ， 崇める， 崇拝する; 頼む， してもらう， 求める〕

¶ → 天を仰ぐ

¶彼を師と～

look up to him as one's teacher

¶ → 助言を仰ぐ

II

あおぐ【扇ぐ， 煽ぐ】

*fan

|他|…に〔扇などで〕風を送る；(顔など)をあおぐ；［～ oneself］〔…で〕あおぐ〔with〕

fan the coals into a brisk blaze 石炭をあおいで勢いよく燃え立たせる.

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I

あおぐ【仰ぐ】

1 〔見上げる〕 look up 《at…》; turn one's face upward (to…).

●天を仰ぐ look up to heaven [at the sky]; turn one's face skyward [heavenward]

・星空を仰ぐ look up at the starry sky.

●北に富士を仰ぎ, 南に駿河湾をのぞむ. To the north you look up at Mt. Fuji, to the south you look out upon Suruga Bay.

・仰いで天に愧(_は)じず俯(_ふ)して地に愧じず. I have no sin on my conscience. | I am not morally ashamed of myself before God or man.

2 〔敬う〕 look up to…; respect; revere.

●先輩と仰ぐ look up to sb as one's elder

・村の長老を会長に仰ぐ have the village elder as the chairman [president]

・師[神]と仰ぐ look up to sb as one's mentor [as a god]

・武人の鑑(_かがみ)と仰がれる be respected as a model samurai.

●彼を指導者と仰ぐ人々が何千人も集った. Those who look up to him as their leader gathered in the [their] thousands.

・ベートーヴェンは長く楽聖として仰がれてきた. Beethoven has long been revered as a master musician [a great master of music].

・仰げば尊し, 我が師の恩. We treasure, with grateful veneration, the caring kindness of our revered teachers.

3 〔求める〕 ask for…; seek; solicit (for…); 〔…に求める〕 depend [rely] on 《sb for sth》; look [turn] to 《sb for sth》.

●人の助力を仰ぐ ask for sb's help

・人に助けを仰ぐ look [turn] to sb for assistance

・一般からの寄付を仰ぐ solicit contributions from the general public

・最高裁の判断を仰ぐ seek [solicit] a decision from the Supreme Court

・指示を仰ぐ ask for instructions [directives]; await instructions

・国民の審判を仰ぐ seek the judgment of the nation [the people]; 〔選挙によって〕 《米》 go to the people; 《英》 go to the country.

●県当局は災害救助のために自衛隊に応援を仰いだ. The prefectural authorities sought assistance from the Self-Defense Forces for disaster relief operations.

・大会は両陛下の御臨席を仰いで行われた. The tournament was honored by the presence of the Emperor and Empress.

4 〔頼る〕 depend [rely] on 《sb for sth》.

●原料を国外に仰ぐ rely on [turn to] other countries for raw materials

・財源を国債に仰ぐ rely on government bonds [《英》 government securities] as a source of revenue.

5 〔飲む〕 drink; gulp down; quaff.

●毒を仰ぐ gulp down poison.

II

あおぐ【扇ぐ】

1 〔うちわで〕 fan; use a fan.

●たき火をあおいで燃え立たせる fan the fire into a blaze

・あおいでハエを追う fan away flies.

●彼は扇子を広げて, バタバタあおいだ. He spread the fan open and fanned himself briskly.

・母親は赤ちゃんが寝つくまで, 静かにあおいでやった. The mother quietly fanned the baby until it fell asleep.

2 〔扇動する〕 ⇒せんどう².