あまた

数多
many
a lot
much

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あまた【数多】

＝たすう, たくさん.

●引く手あまたである receive invitations from many different quarters; be invited here and there; be sought after

・実例をあまた示す cite [give] numerous examples.

●当社はあまたある企業の中で, 社員の厚生にもっとも配慮している会社だ. Of all the various enterprises, our company gives the greatest consideration to the welfare of its employees.

・彼はあまたの先輩力士を追いこして横綱に昇りつめた. Outstripping many older [senior] wrestlers, he has climbed all the way up to yokozuna ranking.

・彼のような技術者は一流企業から引く手あまただ. A skilled engineer like him is much sought after by top corporations [enterprises, companies].