英和和英

読み方 ふるう

他動詞

1

（＝振って塵などを払う） to shake （a carpet）

用例

• 毛布を振るう
  to shake a blanket

• 風上で着物を振るうのはまっぴらだ
  Please don't shake your clothes to my windward.
• 鳥が羽根を振るう
  A bird ruffles （itself）.

2

（＝才能などを働かす） to exercise; exert （some sort of power）; to show, display, exhibit （one's powers）; to wield （a weapon）; to put forth （one's energies）; to resort to （force）; to give scope to （one's genius）; to give play to （one's talents）; to use （policy or diplomacy）

用例

• 権力を揮るう
  to exercise one's power―wield great power

• 下に対して権威を揮るう
  to exercise one's authority over one's subordinates
• 才能を揮るう
  to display one's powers―exhibit one's abilities
• 才を揮るう
  to give play to one's talents―give scope to one's genius
• 技を揮るう
  to display one's art―exhibit one's skill
• 筆を揮るう
  to exert one's calligraphical powers―write with a flourish
• 健筆を揮るう
  to wield a powerful pen
• 腕を揮るう
  to exercise one's talent―show one's talent
• 弁を揮るう
  to put forth one's eloquence―exert one's oratorical powers
• 弁舌を揮って人を説く
  to exert one's powers of persuasion
• 熱弁を揮るう
  to speak with fervour―harangue
• 手腕を揮う
  to （use） finesse―use diplomacy―use policy―use tact
• 手腕を揮るってなしたことだ
  It was done by a stroke of policy―by a stroke of diplomacy.
• 大いに手腕を揮るった
  It was a great stroke of policy.
• 海外に国威を揮るうべし
  Japan ought to make her power felt abroad
  Japan's power ought to make itself felt abroad.
• 禍猛威を振るう
  The evil makes its power felt―makes itself felt.
• 暴威を振るう
  to tyrannize over―domineer over―lord it over―the people
• 暴力を振るう、腕力を振るう
  to resort to force
• 畢生の力を振るう
  to strive with all one's might
• 勇を振るう
  to perform deeds of valour
• 勇気を振るう
  to muster up one's courage―pluck up one's heart
• 蛮勇を振るう
  to show one's naked valour
• 智慧を振るう
  to set one's wits to work―fillip one's wits―cudgel one's brains
• 涙を揮るって馬稷を斬る
  to sacrifice love to principle

自動詞

（＝盛んなり） to flourish; to be successful; to be awake; to be active; to be spirited; to be vigorous; to be energetic; to be smart; to be bright

用例

• 日本の商工業は振るっている
  Japan's commerce and industry are flourishing.

• 教会が振るう、振わぬ
  The church is awake―asleep.
• 士気大いに振るう
  The men are in high spirits
  The martial spirit is excellent.
• 元気振るわず
  They are in low spirits―depressed in spirits―dispirited.
• 商況振るう
  Business ［Trade, The market］ is active―brisk.
• 商況振るわず
  Business ［Trade, The market］ is inactive―dull―heavy―languid―slack―stagnant―at a low ebb―at a standstill.
• 彼のやり方は振るっている
  His way of doing things is spirited―vigorous―energetic.
• あの娘は振るっている
  That girl is smart-looking
  She cuts a smart figure.
• 妹の方は振るわぬ
  Her sister cuts a poor figure―cuts a sorry figure.
• 日本の民間飛行家は振るわない
  Our civilian aviators cut a poor figure.
• この英文は振るっている
  The English is smart―bright.
• 振るった趣向だ
  It is a bright idea―a brilliant idea―a grand idea.
• 振るった思想だ
  It is a pointed thought―an original thought.
• あの先生の問題は振るっている
  His questions are pointed.
• 彼の問いに対する君の答えもずいぶん振るっていた
  Your answer to his question is quite original.
• 彼は晩年に至って大いに振るった
  He was eminently successful late in life.
• 晩年振るわず
  He outlived his fame.
• 末路振るわず
  He closed his career in obscurity.
• 尾大振るわず
  to be of unwieldy size
• この書、結末大いに振るう
  The book has a bright ending.
• 仙台は振るわないところだ
  Sendai is a slow place.
• 万事振るわない
  Things are no great shakes.
• （屁と思うは）振るっている
  That's a good one （＝a good joke）―That's not bad.