かんきゅう

[緩急] ¶→緩急自在に

感泣
being moved to tears
緩急
in case of emergency

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かんきゅう【緩急】

¶ → 緩急自在に

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I

かんきゅう【官給】

government supply; 《items》 supplied by the government.

官給品 an article [item] issued [provided, supplied, furnished] by the government; 〔制服制帽など一式〕 《米》 government-issue [GI] equipment.

II

かんきゅう【乾球】

a dry bulb.

乾球温度 (a) dry-bulb temperature.

●乾球温度計 a dry-bulb thermometer.

III

かんきゅう【感泣】

～する be moved to tears 《by…》; weep (with emotion); 〔感謝して〕 shed tears of gratitude 《for…》.

●近隣の人々の厚い人情に感泣する be moved to tears by [shed tears of gratitude at] the kindness of one's neighbors.

IV

かんきゅう【管球】

〔管形電球〕 a tubular lamp; 〔真空管〕 a vacuum tube

・管球式アンプ a vacuum (tube) amplifier.

V

かんきゅう【緩急】

1 〔遅速〕 fast and slow motion; high and low speed(s); pace; tempo.

●緩急よろしきを得る be tactful 《in dealing with…》; know when to bear down and when to ease up 《in dealing with…》

・緩急よろしきを得た見事な采配ぶり skillful [tactful] leadership; a fine display of leadership tactfully applied

・緩急自在な攻撃 an attack of (skillfully) varied pace; a well-paced [skillfully paced] attack.

●事の緩急に応じて according to (the) circumstances; as occasion demands.

●緩急をつけて太鼓を打つ vary [modulate] the beat(ing) of a drum

・緩急を使い分けて打者を翻弄する baffle the batter by varying the speed of one's pitches

・緩急をつけると演技に味わいが出る. Variation in the rhythms of your movements gives savor to your performance.

2 〔緊急事態〕

●一旦緩急あらば in case of an emergency; should an emergency occur; in a national crisis

・彼らはふだんは農業に従事しているが, 一旦緩急あるときは武器を取って戦った. They usually worked as farmers, but when danger threatened [occasion demanded, there was an emergency] they took up their weapons.

緩急記号 【音楽】 a tempo indication [direction]; (a) tempo 《pl. tempi》.

緩急車 【鉄道】 《英》 a brake van.

VI

かんきゅう【緩球】

【野球･クリケット】 a slow ball.