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連(れん)発(ぱつ)

れんぱつrenpatsu

CommonNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. nounnoun or participle which takes surutransitive verbintransitive verb

    occurring in succession; doing in succession; series (of incidents); spate

    今日(きょう)は失(しっ)敗(ぱい)を連(れん)発(ぱつ)した。

    • I made one mistake after another today.

    Words:こんにちは失(しっ)敗(ぱい)連(れん)発(ぱつ)

    Verified
  2. nounnoun or participle which takes surutransitive verb

    firing in rapid succession; volley of shots

    兵(へい)士(し)が銃(じゅう)を連(れん)発(ぱつ)した。

    • The soldier fired his gun in rapid succession.

    Words:兵(へい)士(し)銃(じゅう)連(れん)発(ぱつ)

    Verified
  3. volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream; firing (questions); cracking (jokes) one after another

    初(はじ)めて上(じょう)手(ず)に口(くち)が利(り)けるようになった子(こ)供(ども)は「なぜ」とか「なに」とかを連(れん)発(ぱつ)して両(りょう)親(しん)を悩(なや)ますものだ。

    • A child who has just learned to talk will badger his parents with "whys" and "whats".

Example sentences 6

初(はじ)めて上(じょう)手(ず)に口(くち)が利(り)けるようになった子(こ)供(ども)は「なぜ」とか「なに」とかを連(れん)発(ぱつ)して両(りょう)親(しん)を悩(なや)ますものだ。

  • A child who has just learned to talk will badger his parents with "whys" and "whats".

兵(へい)士(し)が銃(じゅう)を連(れん)発(ぱつ)した。

  • The soldier fired his gun in rapid succession.

Words:兵(へい)士(し)銃(じゅう)連(れん)発(ぱつ)

Editorial example

今日(きょう)は失(しっ)敗(ぱい)を連(れん)発(ぱつ)した。

  • I made one mistake after another today.

Words:こんにちは失(しっ)敗(ぱい)連(れん)発(ぱつ)

Editorial example

彼(かれ)は初(しょ)回(かい)に四(し)球(きゅう)を連(れん)発(ぱつ)して降(こう)板(ばん)し、先(せん)発(ぱつ)としての役(やく)割(わり)を果(は)たせませんでした。

  • He gave up consecutive walks in the first inning and was pulled from the game, failing to fulfill his role as a starter.

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