追い払っている；追い払うこと
解説 Definition
shoo（声や手振りで人や動物などを追い払う）の現在分詞・動名詞。「追い払っている」または「追い払うこと」を表す。
Shooing means trying to make a person or animal go away, usually by waving your hands or making sounds. It is commonly used for birds, cats, insects, or children when someone wants them to move away quickly. The word often suggests a light, repeated action rather than force.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
shooing はまず間投詞の shoo! とセットで覚えると定着しやすい語です。犬や鳥、ハエなどに向かって手を振りながら「しっ、あっちへ」と追い払う場面を映像で持つとよいです。中心は『遠くへ行かせる』で、invite や call とは逆方向。よく shoo away flies, shoo the cat out の形で出ます。force out ほど強制的ではなく、軽く追い払う感じ。shoeing とつづりが近いので混同注意です。
Remember the shout `Shoo!` that people use to chase away a cat, bird, or fly. `Shooing` is the action from that sound, usually with a hand movement. It often appears in phrases like `shoo away flies`, so think of sending something away lightly, not using force.
例文
The farmer was shooing away the birds from the crops.
農夫は作物から鳥を追い払っていた。
Children were shooing flies away from the picnic food.
子供たちはピクニックの食べ物からハエを追い払っていた。
The owner was shooing the cat away from the dog's territory.
飼い主は犬のテリトリーから猫を追い払っていた。
shooing の類義語・関連語
shooing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
shooing は shoo の -ing 形で、語源は鳥や動物を追うときの掛け声 shoo! という擬声的な間投詞です。意味は音そのままに「しっ、あっちへ」の感じ。関連する形に shoo, shooed があります。
Shooing is the -ing form of shoo, which comes from the sound-like cry shoo! used to drive animals or birds away. It is probably imitative in origin, based on the noise people make when chasing something off. The sense developed directly from that spoken sound into the verb meaning "to send away."
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