noun🔗ShareタコAny of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae, having no internal or external protective shell or bone (unlike the nautilus, squid and cuttlefish) and eight arms each covered with suckers."The aquarium displayed a curious octopus, its eight arms reaching out to explore the tank. "水族館には、水槽を探るために8本の腕を伸ばした、好奇心旺盛なタコが展示されていた。animalbiologyoceannaturefishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareタコの肉The flesh of these marine molluscs eaten as food."My grandmother enjoys octopus, a delicacy she often orders at seafood restaurants. "祖母はタコの肉が好きで、シーフードレストランでよく注文する珍味です。foodanimaloceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share中心から制御される多くの強力な支部を持つ組織An organization that has many powerful branches controlled from the centre."The large corporation operated like an octopus, with its central headquarters tightly controlling numerous subsidiary companies in different industries. "その大企業は、中心から制御される多くの強力な支部を持つ組織のように運営され、中央の本社がさまざまな業界の多数の子会社を厳しく管理していました。organizationbusinesspoliticsgovernmentstructuresystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share指や手、腕を同時に多くのものや場所に突っ込むTo put (or attempt to put) one's fingers, hands or arms in many things or places at roughly the same time."The toddler tried to octopus the toys in the store, grabbing at the teddy bear, the race car, and the bouncy ball all at once. "幼児は店のおもちゃに指を突っ込もうとし、テディベア、レーシングカー、バウンドボールを同時に掴もうとした。actionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share広がる, 触手を伸ばすTo spread out in long arms or legs in many directions."The toddler octopussed their toys across the floor, scattering them in all directions. "幼児は床におもちゃを広げ、あらゆる方向に散らばらせた。actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share複数のデバイスを1つのコンセントに接続するTo plug a large number of devices into a single electric outlet."To prepare for the school dance, Maria octopussed all the decorations, lights, and music equipment into one outlet. "学校のダンスパーティーの準備のため、マリアはすべての装飾、照明、音楽機材を1つのコンセントに接続した。electronicstechnologyelectricdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share急激に拡大する、触手のように広がる(by extension) To grow in use vastly beyond what was originally intended."The project, initially designed for a single class, quickly octopused into a school-wide initiative involving every grade level. "当初は1つのクラスのために設計されたプロジェクトは、すぐに全学年を巻き込む学校全体の取り組みへと急激に拡大しました。businesstechnologyeconomyorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareタコを捕獲するTo hunt and catch octopuses."Some fishermen octopus off the coast of Sicily. "シチリア沖で、一部の漁師がタコを捕獲します。animalfoodoceanjobfishnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareタコのように振る舞うTo behave like an octopus."The student octopussed around the library, flitting from book to book, trying to find the perfect resource for his essay. "学生は図書館の中をタコのように振る舞い、本から本へと飛び回り、論文に最適な資料を探していました。animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
