さしおく【差し置く】
- 1〔そのままにしておく〕
- 彼は仕事を差し置いて外出した
- He went out, leaving the work half done.
- その制度はそのまま差し置こう
- Let's leave the system as it is.
- 車を選ぶ時は何を差し置いても安全性が第一である
- In choosing a car we must think of safety first.
- 2〔他の人を無視する〕ignore; disregard
- 兄を差し置いて口出しをした
- He butted in, before his older brother had a chance to say anything.
- 他の連中を差し置いて総支配人になった
- He was promoted to general manager over all the others.