延ばす

(1) より大きくまたは等身大に広げる、あるいは伸ばす(extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna")(extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length)

⇒テレビ・アンテナを広げる(extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length)

(2) 減速させられる、または遅延させられる(cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")(cause to be slowed down or delayed)

⇒彼女はやりたくなかった仕事を遅らせた(cause to be slowed down or delayed)

(3) 長くするまたは広げる(prolong or extend; "spin out a visit")(prolong or extend)

⇒訪問を引き延ばす(prolong or extend)

(4) 長さあるいは空間を広げるまたは拡張する(lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work")(lengthen or extend in duration or space)

⇒良い仕事を保つ(lengthen or extend in duration or space)

(5) 時間を長くする長く続くあるいは長く続かせる(lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight")(lengthen in time)(cause to be or last longer)

⇒会議は真夜中まで長引いた(cause to be or last longer)

(6) しばらく隠しておく(hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam")(hold back to a later time)

⇒試験を延期しよう(hold back to a later time)

(7) 引いたり伸ばしたりして長くする、またはより長くする(make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric")(make long or longer by pulling and stretching)

⇒布地を伸ばしてください(make long or longer by pulling and stretching)

(8) すべきことを先伸ばしにする(postpone doing what one should be doing; "He did not want to write the letter and procrastinated for days")(postpone doing what one should be doing)

⇒彼は手紙を書きたくなかったので、何日も手間取った(postpone doing what one should be doing)

(9) 計画されるか、予定されているか、あるいは必要であるより後で行う(act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered")(act later than planned, scheduled, or required)

⇒学校を卒業するための申請書の提出を遅れないで下さい。さもないと卒業できません。(act later than planned, scheduled, or required)