English Dictionary

banana peel

名詞

カナダ英語 フィリピン英語 アメリカ英語

(Canada, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

日本語の意味

バナナの皮：バナナの外側の層で、バナナ本体から取り離された部分。踏むと滑りやすい場合がある。

He carefully tossed the banana peel into the compost bin to avoid anyone slipping.

彼は誰かが滑らないように、そのバナナの皮をコンポストの容器に注意深く捨てた。

意味（1）

(Canada, US, Philippines) The several outermost layers of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on.

意味（2）

(Canada, US) A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment.

Furthermore, he is completely surrounded by banana peels. Canada's economy is slowing down, though less so far than extreme pessimists feared. Newly released figures show that our merchandise trade surplus in 1989 fell by more than half to its lowest level in 10 years. And, ever since it peaked on Jan. 12, the dollars yo-yo motion has juddered erratically, signalling confusion to the money markets of the world where the mismanagement of a national economy is judged with a harsh and unforgiving coldness. The freshest banana peel under Mr. Wilson's foot is the report that inflation in January jumped from December's 5.1 per cent to 5.5 per cent -- right on the heels of Thursday's rise of more then half a percentage point in the Bank of Canada rate.

banana peels （ plural ）