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2004.09.16
Good to see you! We just happened to be passing by!
PASSERBY 通行人、通りがかりの人
- A passerby is someone who is going past a particular person or place by chance.
Be careful:
The plural form of passerby is passersby. - passerby は、ある人のそばや、ある場所を偶然通る人、つまり、通行人、通りがかりの人、という意味です。
注意:
passerby の複数形は passersby です。
- We stopped to ask a passerby for directions.
- A passerby saw smoke coming from the house and called the fire department.
- The thieves shot and injured a passerby as they ran out of the bank.
- I waved my arms to stop a passerby as he drove by. He gave us a ride to a nearby gas station.
- We usually close the curtains at night so that passersby can't see inside the house.
It's always a pleasure!