英和和英

読み方 ひろげる

他動詞

To spread （a blanket）; to unfold （a folding screen）; to unroll （a scroll）; to stretch （shoes or gloves）; to extend （one's sphere of influence）; to expand （the pupil）; to widen, broaden （a street）; to enlarge （a house）

用例

• 鳥が羽根を拡げる
  A bird spreads its wings.

• 通りを拡げる
  to widen the street―broaden the street
• 毛布を拡げる
  to spread a blanket
• 股を拡げる
  to spread one's legs
• 靴を拡げる
  to stretch shoes
• 人が勢力範囲を拡げる
  A man extends his sphere of influence.
• 国が領分を拡げる
  A country enlarges its territory.
• 手を拡げる
  to open one's arms―（商売などなら）―extend one's business
• 両手を拡げて人を迎える
  to receive one with open arms
• 両手を拡げてとうせんぼうをする
  to bar the way with one's arms outstretched
• 大風呂敷を拡げる
  to talk big―indulge in braggadocio