プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
のばす【伸ばす】
❶〔長くする〕
髪を伸ばす
let one's hair grow
ぶどうがつるを伸ばし始めた
The grapevines began to grow.
ひもをつないで３メートルに伸ばす
tie pieces together to make a string three meters long
❷〔真っすぐにする〕
背筋を伸ばす
sit [stand] up straight
足を伸ばす
〔真っすぐにする〕straighten one's legs／〔投げ出す〕stretch out one's legs
腕を伸ばしたが電灯に届かなかった
I stretched out my arm for the light but couldn't reach it.
ハンカチのしわを伸ばす
〔手で〕smooth out the wrinkles in a handkerchief／〔アイロンで〕iron out the wrinkles in a handkerchief
❸〔程度を高める〕
子供の才能を伸ばす教育
education that develops [expands] children's abilities
勢力を伸ばす
extend one's (sphere of) influence
売り上げを伸ばす
increase [boost] sales
❹〔なぐり倒す〕
彼を袋だたきにして伸ばした
They beat him up and left him lying limp.