English Dictionary

Tetris

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtɛtɹɪs/

固有名詞

比喩的用法

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

日本語の意味

落下するテトリミノを操作して、隙間なく並べることで行を完成させ、その行を消去するパズルビデオゲーム

After a long day, I unwind by playing Tetris, trying to fit the falling pieces together before they pile up.

長い一日の後、落ちてくるテトリミノを操作してラインをそろえ、グリッドから消していくパズルビデオゲームを遊んで気分転換をし、ブロックが積み上がる前にうまく組み合わせようとします。

意味（1）

A puzzle video game in which falling tetrominoes must be manipulated to form complete lines, which are then cleared from the grid.

There is one nice moment in the music, but it's not the moment identified by the owner of the system, and one idiot goes so far as to gush, This is better than Tetris!

意味（2）

(figuratively) An endeavor involving rearranging things of different shape into a physical space.

Then I looked at the furniture. It was all a bit unimaginative, so I rearranged everything at a jaunty angle. When I returned to the cellar I was still playing Tetris with the cooker in my head.