ばね

**spring

【C】ばね；［形容詞的に］ ばね仕掛けの∥ a return spring 伸縮ばね / a spring watch ばね仕掛けの時計.

¶→ばねの入った

発条
spring (e.g. coil, leaf)

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ばね

**spring

〖C〗ばね；［形容詞的に］ ばね仕掛けの

a return spring 伸縮ばね

a spring watch ばね仕掛けの時計.

¶ → ばねの入った

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ばね【発条】

1 【機】 a spring.

●ばねが伸びる[伸び切る] be (fully) extended [stretched]

・〔機械の故障〕 中でばねが折れた[はずれた]らしい. A spring seems to have gone [snapped, come loose] inside.

●ばねの無い springless

・ばねののび ⇒のび¹ 4

・ばねの力で…する do sth by spring action

・ばねの力が強い be strongly [powerfully] sprung

・ばねの力が弱い be weakly sprung

・ばねの力がなくなる lose its spring.

2 〔足や腰などの弾力性〕 spring; bounce.

●足腰のばねが強い have a very flexible body; have a lot of spring in one's frame [step]

・その力士は腰にばねがあるので土俵際が強い. The sumo wrestler has enough spring in his legs to bounce back from the edge of the ring.

●体全体をばねにしてボールを投げる use [flex] one's body like a spring to throw a ball.

●ばねのある脚 springy legs.

●手首のばねを利かしてボンゴをたたく use the spring in one's wrists to beat the bongo drums.

3 〔飛躍の原動力〕 the spring in a jump; a springboard.

●この悔しさをばねにしてまたがんばります. I will use this feeling of vexation as a springboard to try harder.

・…がばねになった. It served as a springboard [gave me the impetus] 《to…》.

渦巻きばね a spiral spring.

コイルばね a coil spring.

ばね鋼 spring steel.

ばね仕掛け ⇒ばねじかけ.

ばね錠 a spring [snap] lock.