敬遠

けいえん

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Transitive pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; giving a wide berth
2. avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from
3. giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

Kanji

• 敬 respect. Read as ケイ.
• 遠 far. Read as エン.

Example sentences

• 君は彼を敬遠する方がよい。
  You had better keep him at a respectful distance.
• トムはすぐにヒステリーを起こすので、みんなが敬遠する。
  Tom loses his temper so easily that everybody avoids him.
• 人前で話すようなことは何によらず彼はいつも敬遠する。
  He tends to shy away from anything that involves public speaking.
• 彼はそのバッターを敬遠した。
  He walked the batter intentionally.
• 彼は一番大事な問題を敬遠したように思えた。
  I felt that he skirted around the most important issues.

Words containing 敬遠

• 申告敬遠 (しんこくけいえん) intentional base on balls (through declaration)

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