English Dictionary

walk the plank

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈwɔːk ðə ˈplænk/

動詞

未分類 比喩的用法 歴史的 慣用表現

(historical, also figuratively) On an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing.

日本語の意味

（歴史的または比喩的に）海軍や海賊船で、乗組員に対して、船から突き出た歩道（ガングプランク）を歩かせ、船外へと落下させ溺死させる手段として用いられること。

Captured by the pirate crew, the unfortunate sailor was forced to walk the plank under a stormy sky.

海賊団に捕らえられた不運な船員は、船外に突き出した桟橋の端を歩かされ、海へ突き落とされて溺死させられた。

意味（1）

(historical, also figuratively) On an early naval vessel or pirate ship: to be forced to walk off the end of a gangplank (a plank of wood extending outwards from the side of the vessel) and plunge into the ocean and drown, used as a method of killing.

Walking the Plank. A mode of deſtroying devoted perſons or officers in a mutiny on ſhip-board, by blindfolding them, and obliging them to walk on a plank laid over the ſhip's ſide; by this means, as the mutineers ſuppoſe, avoiding the penalty of murder.]

意味（2）

(idiomatic) To be forced to resign from a position in an organization.

After he was caught selling company secrets, it’s not surprising they made him walk the plank.

walks the plank （ present singular third-person ）

walking the plank （ participle present ）

walked the plank （ participle past ）

walked the plank （ past ）