graft
$ \mathrm{graft}^1 |ɡraft|
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noun
接ぎ木[穂]; 穂木
〘医〙 (皮膚・骨髄などの)移植片[組織]
移植(法)
verb with object and adverbial
〈木・芽など〉を «…に» 接ぎ木する «onto, on, into»
e.g. it was common to graft different varieties onto a single tree trunk.
〘医〙 〈皮膚など〉を «…に» 移植する «onto, to, into» (!しばしば受け身で)
e.g. they can graft a new hand onto the arm.
〈思想・様式・組織など〉を «…に» 融合[合体, 転用]する «onto, on»
e.g. western-style government could not easily be grafted onto a profoundly different country.
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$ \mathrm{graft}^2 |ɡraft|
noun
⦅主に米⦆ 収賄[汚職]
e.g. sweeping measures to curb official graft.
⦅主に米⦆ 収賄[汚職]による不正利益
e.g. government officials grow fat off bribes and graft.
verb no object
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$ \mathrm{graft}^3 |ɡraft| British informal noun
⦅英・くだけて⦆ (きつい)仕事
e.g. turning those dreams into reality was sheer hard graft.
verb no object
⦅英・くだけて⦆ (一生懸命に)働く
e.g. I need people prepared to go out and graft.
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