N21135/1725

見み下おろす

godan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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みおろす

Meanings

to overlook, to command a view of, to look down on
to despise, to look down on

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Example sentences

展望台てんぼうだいから街まちを見下みおろすと、夜景やけいがとても美うつくしかった。

When I looked down at the town from the observation deck, the night view was very beautiful.

山やまの頂上ちょうじょうに立たって、眼下がんかに広ひろがる景色けしきを見下みおろした。

Standing at the mountain summit, I looked down at the scenery spreading out below.

彼かれは成功せいこうしてから、昔むかしの友人ゆうじんたちを見下みおろすようになってしまった。

After becoming successful, he started to look down on his old friends.

他人たにんを見下みおろしてはいけない。誰だれでも長所ちょうしょと短所たんしょがある。

You must not look down on others. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses.

高層こうそうビルの最上階さいじょうかいから都市とし全体ぜんたいを見下みおろせる部屋へやは、特別とくべつな開放感かいほうかんを与あたえてくれる。

A room from which you can look down over the entire city from the top floor of a high-rise building gives a special sense of openness.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)