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| 1. |
[exp,n]
▶ the strait gate (in the Bible) ▶ the narrow gate |
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[exp,n]
▶ high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.) ▶ difficult hurdle ▶ difficulty ▶ obstacle |
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| 4. | A 2020-07-22 20:40:56 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Comments: | Yes, that's better. |
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| Diff: | @@ -23 +23,2 @@ -<gloss>barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>difficult hurdle</gloss> @@ -26 +26,0 @@ -<gloss>hurdle</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2020-07-22 18:02:29 | |
| Refs: | https://kotobank.jp/jeword/狭き門 この大学の入試は狭き門である Only the best students can pass the entrance examination to this college.／It is very difficult to get into this college. https://meaning-book.com/blog/20190219141255.html 「プロ野球選手になるには、とても狭き門を通らないといけない」 「狭き門の医学部に、一浪の末にやっと合格することができた」 「この業界に参入するには狭き門だと言われている」 「競争率10倍という狭き門を突破して入学した」 |
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| Comments: | 「上位２０名は、特別に夏休みを一週間延長しよう！」 「上位２０名かぁ・・・狭き門よね。」 It seems to me sense 2 should read "high hurdle" and "high barrier" and so on. |
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| 2. | A 2020-01-02 01:00:35 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | koj, daij, meikyo |
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| Comments: | all dics have this as 連語. it's the classic form of 狭い門 (which we would normally call [exp,n]) rather than a multi-part noun |
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| Diff: | @@ -14,0 +15 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> @@ -19,0 +21 @@ +<pos>&exp;</pos> |
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| 1. | A* 2020-01-01 23:15:23 Robin Scott <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | daij, gg5 |
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| Comments: | Splitting into senses. |
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| Diff: | @@ -16 +16,7 @@ -<gloss>narrow gate</gloss> +<gloss>the strait gate (in the Bible)</gloss> +<gloss>the narrow gate</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<gloss>barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.)</gloss> +<gloss>difficulty</gloss> @@ -18 +24 @@ -<gloss>school (position) hard to enter (get)</gloss> +<gloss>hurdle</gloss> |
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