► 動詞
伸びる [(2)のびる] meaning: grow rank: 1
☆ 彼の髭が伸びている ⇨ His beard is scruffy
☆ 彼はこの一年で20センチも身長が伸びた ⇨ He’s grown 20 cms in height in the last one year
☆ 新製品の売上が伸びていない ⇨ The sales of the new product are not growing
☆ 芝生が伸び放題になっている ⇨ The lawn is growing out of control
伸びる [(2)のびる] meaning: improve rank: 1
☆ 彼の学校の成績が伸びた ⇨ His grades at school have improved
☆ 彼は100mを10.00で走ったが、それ以上記録が伸びないでいる ⇨ He ran 100m in 10.00 but since the record hasn’t improved further
伸びる [(2)のびる] meaning: stretch rank: 1
☆ 下着のゴムが伸びてしまった ⇨ The elastics of my underwear got stretched out
☆ 甘い物につい手が伸びてしまう ⇨ I cannot help stretching my arm for sweets
☆ 麺が伸びてしまった ⇨ The noodles got stretched out (because you didn’t eat them quickly enough and they have absorbed water)
伸びる [(2)のびる] [coll] meaning: conscious rank: 3
☆ 彼はパンチを食らって床の上に伸びている ⇨ He took a punch and passed out on the floor (☛ Stretch out unconscious)
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