English Dictionary

eye-watering

形容詞

比喩的用法

Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes. / (figuratively) Having an extremely bad odour. / (figuratively) So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water.

日本語の意味

目を刺激して涙が出るほどの臭いや煙があること / 非常に強烈な悪臭がすること / 極端に高価であること（比喩的表現）

The factory's eye-watering vapours forced nearby residents to keep their windows shut all day.

工場から出る目を刺激する蒸気のせいで、近隣の住民は一日中窓を閉めていなければならなかった。

意味（1）

Having an odour, vapours or smoke which causes irritation to the eyes.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Having an extremely bad odour.

意味（3）

(figuratively) So expensive that (figuratively) it would make one's eyes water.

Toyota is developing a hydrogen fuel cell car, but the research and development costs are eye-watering. By contrast, a British firm, Riversimple, is producing a cheap, compact two-seater, which will probably come to dominate the small car market, particularly for drivers who cannot plug in a car at home.

意味（4）

(figuratively) Of a shocking or surprising nature.

more eye-watering （ comparative ）

most eye-watering （ superlative ）