scarecrow
US /ˈsker.kroʊ/
UK /ˈskeə.krəʊ/
名詞
1.
かかし
an object, usually made to look like a person, that is put in a field to frighten birds away from crops
例:
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The farmer put a scarecrow in the cornfield to protect his harvest.
農夫は収穫を守るためにトウモロコシ畑にかかしを置いた。
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The children laughed at the funny scarecrow with its straw hat.
子供たちは麦わら帽子をかぶった面白いかかしを見て笑った。
2.
やせっぽち, みすぼらしい人
a person who is very thin and poorly dressed
例:
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After weeks of illness, he looked like a scarecrow.
数週間の病気の後、彼はかかしのように見えた。
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His old, tattered clothes made him look like a real scarecrow.
彼の古くてぼろぼろの服は、彼を本物のかかしのように見せた。
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