<entry id="2182348" stat="A" corpus="jmdict" type="jmdict">
<ent_corp type="jmdict">jmdict</ent_corp>
<ent_seq>2854105</ent_seq>
<k_ele>
<keb>盾に取る</keb>
</k_ele>
<r_ele>
<reb>たてにとる</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&v5r;</pos>
<gloss>to use as a pretext</gloss>
<gloss>to use as an excuse</gloss>
<gloss>to use as grounds (for)</gloss>
<gloss>to use to one's advantage</gloss>
</sense>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<pos>&v5r;</pos>
<gloss>to use as a shield</gloss>
<gloss>to shelter behind</gloss>
<gloss>to hide behind</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2022-03-26 01:33:42" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Juan Cardona</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>https://www.weblio.jp/content/%E7%9B%BE%E3%81%AB%E5%8F%96%E3%82%8B</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-03-27 01:33:37" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_refs>GG5: を盾に取って on the strength of…; on grounds of…; on the grounds 《that…》</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -14 +14,2 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to use (something) as an excuse or pretext&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to use as a pretext&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to take as grounds (for)&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-03-28 22:10:24" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_uid>robin1354</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Robin Scott</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
<upd_detl>Also used with its literal meaning.
We don't use transitivity tags for expressions.</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>chujiten, prog
daijs: 防御物として、その陰に隠れる。「立木を―・る」</upd_refs>
<upd_diff>@@ -13 +12,0 @@
-&lt;pos&gt;&amp;vt;&lt;/pos&gt;
@@ -15 +14,10 @@
-&lt;gloss&gt;to take as grounds (for)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to use as an excuse&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to use as grounds (for)&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to use to one's advantage&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;/sense&gt;
+&lt;sense&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;exp;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;pos&gt;&amp;v5r;&lt;/pos&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to use as a shield&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to shelter behind&lt;/gloss&gt;
+&lt;gloss&gt;to hide behind&lt;/gloss&gt;</upd_diff>
</audit>
<audit time="2022-03-29 08:44:39" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
<upd_email>...address hidden...</upd_email>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>