今日の単語 smack (of)
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1.今日の単語 smack といえば、ぴしゃりと平手打ち、を思い出しますが of と一緒に使って全く別の意味になります。では、例文を見てみましょう。
Why US drone strikes against ISKP in Afghanistan smack of ‘secret help’ from Pakistan – There is still no confirmation on base US drones are operating from. Pakistan says it ‘will not allow CIA to use bases on its soil for cross-border counterterrorism missions after US withdrawal’. (from the Print)
アフガニスタンからの米軍撤退。ISKP(イスラム国ホラサン州)へのドローン攻撃はパキスタンの、、、
The whole situation smack of misunderstanding and incompetence.
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‘Smack of desperation’ – Redknapp questions Man Utd’s Cavani gamble – The Red Devils struck a late agreement to sign the Uruguayan veteran but not everyone is convinced it was a deal worth doing. Harry Redknapp believes Manchester United’s decision to sign Edinson Cavani is a big gamble and a move that ‘smacks of desperation’. (from Goal)
desperation かなり必死、と思わせる行動。
The engineer’s union was unhappy with the motion, saying it smacked of racism.
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