English Dictionary

skip a beat

動詞

直訳 広義 慣用表現

(literally) To miss a beat. / (by extension, when of a heart) To experience a strong emotion. / (by extension, idiomatic) To momentarily falter.

日本語の意味

（文字通り）一拍が抜ける、心拍が一瞬止まる状態を表す。 / （比喩的に、心臓が）強い感情で反応する、心が打たれる状況を表す。 / （拡張的・慣用的に）一瞬ためらう、または動揺して一時停止する様子を表す。

During the stress test, his doctor warned that his heart may skip a beat, so they attached a monitor.

負荷検査の間、医師は心臓の鼓動が一瞬止まるかもしれないと警告し、モニターを取り付けた。

意味（1）

(literally) To miss a beat.

意味（2）

(by extension, when of a heart) To experience a strong emotion.

My heart seemed to skip a beat when I parked my car at the old Safeway supermarket. My eyes gaped at the same aisles I had strolled through as a child.

意味（3）

(by extension, idiomatic) To momentarily falter.

THE MEGHA HAD BEEN on the water for some three hours when Piya heard the engine skip a beat.

skips a beat （ present singular third-person ）

skipping a beat （ participle present ）

skipped a beat （ participle past ）

skipped a beat （ past ）