English Dictionary

chamber

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtʃeɪmbə(ɹ)/

動詞

廃用

To enclose in a room. / To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers. / To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition. / To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.

日本語の意味

部屋に入れる、部屋に閉じこめる。 / 部屋に住む、部屋を占有する。 / （弾薬などを）装填する。 / 銃を特定の口径に合わせて製造または改造する。

The guards chamber the captured activists in a locked room overnight.

警備員たちは、捕らえた活動家を一晩、施錠された部屋に閉じ込める。

意味（1）

To enclose in a room.

She had chambered herself in her room, and wouldn't come out.

意味（2）

To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.

I chambered with Alexander Preston.

意味（3）

To place in a chamber, as a round of ammunition.

The hunter fired at the geese and missed, then shrugged his shoulders and chambered another cartridge.

意味（4）

To create or modify a gun to be a specific caliber.

The rifle was originally chambered for 9mm, but had since been modified for a larger, wildcat caliber.

意味（5）

(martial arts) To prepare an offensive, defensive, or counteroffensive action by drawing a limb or weapon to a position where it may be charged with kinetic energy.

Bob chambered his fist for a blow, but Sheila struck first.

意味（6）

(obsolete) To be lascivious.

chambers （ present singular third-person ）

chambering （ participle present ）

chambered （ participle past ）

chambered （ past ）