sell dearly

動詞

特に慣用表現属格

(idiomatic, especially military, of a fighting person, unit, or vehicle) To make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).

日本語の意味

戦闘において、相手に極めて高い代償や損害を負わせること、すなわち、敵にとって勝利や獲得が非常に大きな犠牲を伴う状況を作り出すこと。 / 特に軍事用語として、戦う相手（部隊、兵器、領土など）に対して、敗北や取得のために極度の代償を払わせる行為。 / （比喩的に）勝利を収めるために、相手に非常に高い負担や代償を強いる戦略的行動。

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Even though outnumbered, the regiment vowed to sell dearly every inch of the ridge.

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数で劣っていても、その連隊は尾根の一寸一寸を奪われるなら、敵に高い代償を払わせると誓った。

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意味（1）

(idiomatic, especially military, of a fighting person, unit, or vehicle) To make one's opponent pay a very high price to defeat or obtain (a person, unit, vehicle, or territory).

Realizing he is now boxed in on all sides, Hipper decides the only remaining card he has to play is to sell his ships as dearly as possible. The remaining German ships make a hard turn southeast, and drive headlong at the Grand Fleet. It is a brave gesture, but only eight of the ships emerge from the pall of smoke that roughly marks the original German line of advance. Two more emerge minutes later, but that is all.

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sells dearly

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selling dearly

（ participle present ）

sold dearly

（ participle past ）

sold dearly

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