のび

I

[伸び] (⇒せいちょう［成長 ， 生長］)

*growth

【U】発展， 発達；［a/the ～］ 増加， 増大.

¶→伸びをする

II

[野火] wildfire

【U】鬼火.

伸び
延び
stretching (the body) (i.e. when waking up)
excess
surplus
postponement
growth
spread

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I

のび【伸び】

( ⇒ せいちょう［成長 ， 生長］)

*growth

〖U〗発展， 発達；［a/the ～］ 増加， 増大.

¶ → 伸びをする

II

のび【野火】

wildfire

〖U〗鬼火.

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I

のび【伸び･延び】

1 【伸び】 〔背伸び〕

●伸びをする stretch (oneself); have a stretch

・あくびまじりの伸びをして with a stretch and a yawn.

2 【伸び】 〔植物や身体の成長〕 growth.

●伸びがよい grow well

・伸びが早い[遅い] grow fast [slowly]

・背の伸びが止まってしまった. I have stopped growing. | I'm the same height as I was a year ago.

●伸びを抑制する inhibit [check] growth

・(衣類を新調するとき)身長の伸びを見込む allow for possible further growth.

3 【延び】 〔塗料･白粉などの広がり〕 spread; ability to spread; a speed [rate] of spread.

●延びがよい[悪い] spread [do not spread] well [evenly]

・このペンキは延びがよい. This paint spreads well. | It is easy to apply this paint evenly.

4 【伸び】 〔ゴムなどが長く変形すること･伸長〕 elongation; extension; 〔球の威力〕 carry; 〔ゴルフ〕 a shot with good carry; 〔野球で投打球〕 a ball that has legs.

●ばねの伸び 【物】 the stretch [extension, elongation] of a spring.

●この餅は伸びがよい. This mochi has plenty of elasticity [is good and stretchy].

・ばねを伸びが l になるまで伸ばすときの仕事 【物】 the work done to stretch a spring to extension l

・このスプリングは伸びがなくなっている. The spring has lost its elasticity [spring]. | The spring has gone.

・8 回にもかかわらず彼の速球にはまだ伸びがある. In the eighth inning his fastball still has legs.

●伸びのある声 a strong voice; a voice which holds out.

5 【伸び】 〔発達･発展〕 development; growth.

●工業の伸び industrial growth

・売り上げの伸び growth of sales; an [the] increase in sales; sales growth

・数学の成績の伸び an improvement in math(s) scores.

●彼の英語の成績は伸びが著しかった. His English improved dramatically. | His English scores shot up.

・消費の伸びが鈍った. Demand fell [grew sluggish].

・わが社は最近業績の伸びが止まってしまった. The company has stopped growing recently. | Our business has recently stopped expanding.

伸び率 a growth rate; 【物】 an elongation percentage.

II

のび【野火】

〔野焼き〕 setting fire to the hills [fields] in spring to burn back dried grass; 〔野の火事〕 a bush [brush, grass, field] fire; a prairie fire.

●野火のようにひろがる spread like wildfire [a prairie fire].