Lupin's goin' after something in the Pharaoh's tomb.
(ルパンはファラオの墓にある何かを狙っておるのです!)
ルパン三世「ルパン対複製人間」より。ルパンはピラミッドに現れる、と信じて警備を配する銭形警部と、それを疑うエジプト警察とのやりとりの中で。
- go after=「〜を追いかける、(仕事・賞など)を求める、得ようとする」(Chase, try to get/ to follow or chase someone or something because you want to catch them/to try to get something/to try to get or obtain someone or something)
- 追いかける目的が人や動物だととてもわかりやすいけど、物になるとちょっとわかりにくくなる。聞いて意味をとることはできても、自分で使うとなると特に。
- The cat went after the pigeon, but it flew away.
- Joe went after her to make sure she was unhurt.
- I can't decide whether to go after the job or not.
- The police detectives went after the whole gang.
- The dogs went after the burglar.
- I went after the gang that took my wallet.
- The bear went after the hunters and scared them off.
- There are a lot of people going after a piece of the budget, and some of them won't get any funding.
- I know I'll never fall into the trap of going after the big bucks.
- The candidate went after his opponent in a very personal way. ※opponent:対抗者、敵