English Dictionary

victual

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈvɪtl̩/

動詞

古語 再帰形 他動詞 自動詞

(transitive, reflexive, chiefly military, nautical) To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision.

日本語の意味

食糧を供給する / 補給する（特に軍事や海軍の文脈で、兵士や船舶に必要な食料や物資を提供する）

The captain ordered the crew to victual the ship before they set sail for the two-week patrol.

艦長は、2週間の巡航に出る前に、船に食料を補給するよう乗組員に命じた。

意味（1）

(transitive, reflexive, chiefly military, nautical) To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision.

In 1512 an agreement was made between him [Henry VIII] and his admiral, Sir Edward Howard, which affords an interesting view of the manner in which fleets of war were then maintained. […] It was also stipulated that, forasmuch as our Sovereign lord at his costs and charges victualeth the said army and navy, the said admiral shall therefore reserve for the king the one-half of all gains and winnings of the war,[…]

意味（2）

(intransitive, chiefly military, nautical) To lay in or procure food supplies.

[Letter from Sir William Drury to Sir William Cecil, 3d April 1568 (Julian calendar).] The Lord Fleming [i.e., John Fleming, 5th Lord Fleming], notwithstanding he still victualleth and maketh provision, he hath offered three personages of as great livehood as himself to enter caution and surety unto the [James Stewart, 1st] Earl of Moray, that he shall only hold the place at the devotion and service of the young King, and to no other.

意味（3）

(intransitive) To eat.

I have Drank and Victual’d at Sir Humphrey’s for a Months Famine I am to endure here—I am hung round with Bottles and ſtuft full of Proviſion; will you eat a Pullet?

victuals （ present singular third-person ）

victualing （ participle present ）

victualling （ participle present ）

victualed （ participle past ）

victualed （ past ）

victualled （ participle past ）

victualled （ past ）

（ table-tags ）

en-conj-simple （ inflection-template ）

victual （ infinitive ）