- のびなやむ
- [伸び悩む] make little progress進歩が少ない∥ He has made little progress with his shogi. 彼の将棋は今伸び悩んでいる.¶生産が伸び悩んでいるProduction is not increasing as much as expected. 期待したほど増えていない.伸び悩む
to be sluggish (business)* * *のびなやむ【伸び悩む】make little progress進歩が少ないHe has made little progress with his shogi. 彼の将棋は今伸び悩んでいる.
¶生産が伸び悩んでいるProduction is not increasing as much as expected. 期待したほど増えていない.* * *のびなやむ【伸び悩む】fail to grow [take off]; be sluggish; remain low; be held down [in check]; 〔株価などが〕 be sluggish; mark time; 〔経済が〕 fail to grow.●最近成績が伸び悩んでいるゴルフ選手 a golf player with scores that are failing to improve [who is failing to improve his scores].
●株価は需要不足で伸び悩んでいる. Share [Stock] prices are being held down [sluggish] for lack of sufficient demand.
・先の選挙ではその党は伸び悩んだ. The party failed to improve its showing in the last election.
・その会社は売り上げが伸び悩んでいる. The company's sales are sluggish [failing to grow].
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.