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追及
ついきゅう tsuikyuu Play N1 Noun Suru verb TransitiveMeanings and examples
相手の責任や不明点を明らかにするため、厳しく問いただすこと。 追问；追究 gaining on; carrying out; solving (crime)
Example 1
会議で川添さんの追及を受けて、冷や汗ものだったよ。
在会议上被川添先生追问，我当时可真是捏了一把冷汗。
When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.
Example 2
追及されて、つい、見え透いた嘘をついてしまった。
被追问后，我不由得撒了个一听就知道是假的谎。
I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.
Kanji breakdown
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N1
およぶ
to reach; to come up to; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to match; to equal
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