プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
せ【背】
❶〔背中〕the back
背を伸ばす
straighten one's back／stretch (oneself)
背を向ける
turn one's back ((on))
彼は私に背を向けて座ったままで返事をしなかった
He sat with his back to me and didn't reply.
彼は敵に背を向けて逃げた
He fled in the face of the [his] enemy.／He turned tail and ran away from the [his] enemy.
❷〔物の後ろ側〕
いすの背
the back of a chair
彼は山を背にカメラに収まった
He had a photo taken with the mountain in the background.
❸〔背丈〕height；《文》 stature
彼の背はどれぐらいだろう
How tall is he?
普通の背の男
a man of ordinary stature
私は背が165センチある
I am 165 centimeters tall [in height].
少年たちは背の順に並んだ
The boys lined up in order of height.
彼は背が高い［低い］
He is tall [short].
君は背がずい分高くなったね
You've grown quite a bit.
背の立たない所へ行ってはいけない
Don't 「go beyond [get out of] your depth.
❹〔尾根〕a ridge
太陽が山の背に没した
The sun set behind the mountain ridge.
❺〔本の〕the spine (of a book)
背に腹は替えられない
There is no other 「way out [choice].／There is nothing else I can do.
背を向ける
彼は我々の援助の申し出に背を向けた
He 「turned his back on [rejected] our offer of help.
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