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取り留める

取留める、 取りとめる

Reading

Kana: とりとめる
Romaji: toritomeru
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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vt
1

to stop; to put a stop to; to check

Kanji

Readings: シュ、 と.る、 と.り、 と.り-、 とり、 -ど.り
Meanings: take, fetch, take up
Readings: リュウ、 ル、 と.める、 と.まる、 とど.める、 とど.まる、 るうぶる
Meanings: detain, fasten, halt, stop

Example Sentences

(かれ)事故(じこ)一命(いちめい)をとりとめた。
➥He survived the accident.
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(かれ)飛行機(ひこうき)事故(じこ)一命(いちめい)()()めた。
➥He survived the plane crash.
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(にん)少年(しょうねん)だけが交通(こうつう)事故(じこ)から一命(いちめい)をとりとめた。
➥Only one little boy survived the traffic accident.
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(かれ)はかろうじて(いのち)をとりとめた。
➥He narrowly escaped death.
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彼女(かのじょ)(あたま)はとりとめのない(かんが)えでいっぱいだった。
➥Her head was full of airy thoughts.
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彼女(かのじょ)飛行機(ひこうき)墜落(ついらく)事故(じこ)息子(むすこ)一命(いちめい)をとりとめたことを()いてうれし()きした。
➥She cried for joy when she heard that her son had survived the plane crash.
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