To improve his grades, he studied every day to drill the information into his mind.
関連用語
彼は寒かったので、サーモスタットの温度を上げた: He was cold, so he turned up the thermostat. 試験の前の夜に詰め込み勉強をする: cram on the night before an exam [examination] プロ選手になりたかったので、彼は真剣に野球の練習をした。: He learned how to play baseball seriously because he wanted to be a pro player. 成績を上げる: improve performance 彼は英語に集中しなければならなかったので歴史と地理の勉強をいい加減にやった: He had to concentrate on English, skimping study on history and geography. 人の口の中に詰め込むもの: gag〔しゃべれないように〕 知識を詰め込む: 1. cram knowledge into one's head 2. cram one's head with information 3. stuff one's head with information 一生懸命に勉強したから好成績を収めたのは当然だ: I studied so hard I deserved to get a good mark. 猛勉強をする: 1. grind away 2. work hard 営業成績を上げる: 1. improve business performance 2. improve one's sales record 好成績を上げる: 1. show [put up] a good performance 2. → 好成績を挙げる 学業成績を上げる: 1. boost academic performance 2. improve one's schoolwork 良い成績を上げる: 良い成績を上げる よいせいせきをあげる to achieve satisfactory results 父が私をしかったのは一度だけで、大学時代の一学期に怠けていて成績を落とした時だった: The only time my father ever let me have it was when I goofed off in college for a semester and let my marks drop. 詰め込み勉強をさせる: cram someone for an exam〔人に〕
