English Dictionary

roust

IPA（発音記号）

/ɹaʊst/

動詞

他動詞 俗語

(transitive) to rout out of bed; to rouse / To harass, to treat in a rough way. / (transitive, slang) to arrest / (transitive) to drive strongly

日本語の意味

起こす、起こし出す（ベッドから引きずり出すように起こす） / 乱暴に扱う、粗末に扱う / （スラングで）逮捕する / 強く駆り立てる、激しく追い立てる

I had to roust my younger brother out of bed at dawn to get him to catch the early train.

私は弟を夜明けにベッドからたたき起こして、始発の電車に間に合わせなければならなかった。

意味（1）

(transitive) to rout out of bed; to rouse

Why didn't you roust me out? / Well, I tried to, but I couldn't; I couldn't budge you. / Well, all right. Don't stand there palavering all day, but out with you and see if there's a fish on the lines for breakfast. I'll be along in a minute.

意味（2）

To harass, to treat in a rough way.

My client is an ex-convict. He's been constantly harassed by the police... subjected to extreme mental cruelty and public degradation. He's even been denied an adequate place to live! To be very blunt, gentlemen, my client has been thoroughly rousted.

意味（3）

(transitive, slang) to arrest

意味（4）

(transitive) to drive strongly

rousts （ present singular third-person ）

rousting （ participle present ）

rousted （ participle past ）

rousted （ past ）