stretch out

伸ばす、長引かせる

何かをいっぱいに伸ばしたり、長く続くようにしたりすること。

やさしい英語で： To extend something fully or make it last longer.

• Stretch out your arms.
• She stretched the meeting out for another hour.
• Can we stretch out these supplies until Friday?

使い方： stretch out something (He stretched out his arms.); stretch something out (We stretched the supplies out for another week.)

類義語： extend, lengthen, prolong

反対語： shorten

よく使う表現： stretch out something, stretch something out

横になる、寝そべる

体と脚を伸ばして横になること。

やさしい英語で： To lie down with your body and legs extended.

• Stretch out on the bed.
• The cat stretched out in the sun.
• After lunch, he likes to stretch out on the sofa.

使い方： stretch out on something (She stretched out on the sofa.)

類義語： lie down, recline

よく使う表現： stretch out comfortably, stretch out flat, stretch out somewhere