| 释义 |
stretch /stretʃ/ vt. | vi. | n. | a. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 舒展；伸直；伸出；伸长
She was stretched on the bed. 她舒展着身子躺在床上。
He yawned and stretched himself. 他打个呵欠，伸一伸懒腰。
He stretched his arm up as far as he could. 他把手臂尽量往上伸。
stretch out a friendly hand to sb. 向某人伸出友谊之手
She stretched her neck to see what was going on. 她伸长脖子看看正在发生什么事。
2. 拉直；拉紧；拉长；撑大，绷大
The rope must be stretched tight. 绳子须拉紧。
The painter stretched the canvas tightly over the frame. 画家把画布紧绷在画架上。
stretch a rubber band 把橡皮筋拉长
Your hands are bigger than mine, and you will stretch my glove. 你的手比我的大，你会把我的手套撑大的。
3. 展开，铺开；使延伸；使延续
stretch sheets out to dry 把被单铺开晾干
Mother stretched a clothesline from a tree to a pole. 妈妈从树干到电线杆拉了一根晾衣绳。
stretch pipelines across the road 把管道延伸铺设到路对面
stretch the journey to as much as 18 hours 使旅程延长到18小时
4. 使倾注全力，使紧张；极度使用(眼睛等)
I'm worried the child is not being stretched enough at school. 我担心这孩子在学校里受到压力不够。
She stretched herself to provide for the family. 她拼命工作来养家糊口。
stretch every nerve to win 竭尽全力去争取胜利
stretch one's mind 绞尽脑汁
5. 损伤，扭伤(肌肉等)
stretch a tendon 扭伤肌腱
6. 滥用；任意歪曲；变通执行(规则等)；超越…的界限；〈口〉夸大，夸张
stretch diplomatic privileges 滥用外交特权
Protocol can only be stretched so far. 礼仪不能再放宽了。
Anyone can win if they stretch the rules like that. 如果掌握规则如此马虎，任何人都可以取胜。
You stretched my patience. 你使我忍无可忍。
To say he is ill is stretching the truth — he was merely drunk. 说他病了是言过其实，其实他只不过是喝醉了。
7. 〈口〉节俭地延长使用(有限的钱或物等)；尽量将(已准备的食物)供更多人食用
I had enough supplies for six months which I could stretch to eight if need be. 我有够6个月用的生活用品，如果必要的话，我可以节俭地用上8个月。
stretch money to keep within a budget 节俭地用钱使不超出预算
stretch food to feed extra guests 从食品中匀出一部分以供额外来客食用
8. 〈俚〉把…打得四肢朝天
stretch sb. on the ground 把某人打得趴在地
9. 使(飞机、电厂等)改型
10. 把(人)的四肢置于拉肢刑架上(施刑)
11. 〈方〉把(尸体)的四肢拉直，殓(尸)
12. 〈古〉吊死；绞死
❷ vi.
1. 伸展，延伸；延续；被拉长；被撑(或绷)大
The forests stretched (for) hundreds of miles. 森林绵延数百英里。
Canada stretched from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 加拿大从大西洋一直延伸到太平洋。
The process often stretches out to years, even decades. 这一过程常要延续好几年，甚至几十年。
Our solemn commitments have stretched back over the years since 1945. 我们所承担的神圣义务自1945年起一直延续至今。
His memory stretched down to his childhood. 他的记忆回到了童年时代。
The material stretches. 这种材料能拉长。
The wool coat stretched when it was washed. 这件毛衣在洗的时候拉长了。
The shoes will stretch with wearing. 鞋子穿穿会松的。
2. 舒展肢体，伸懒腰；伸手
He stretched lazily and returned to his bed, lying flat. 他伸了伸懒腰，回到床上，平躺着。
He pushed open the door, stretched up, and turned on a light. 他推开门，举手把灯打开。
Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it. 请人把果酱递给你，而不要隔着桌子伸过手去拿。
3. 伸展着身子躺 (out)
stretch out on the grass 手脚伸开着躺在草地上
4. 尽力，全力以赴
5. 〈口〉夸大事实，言过其实
6. 〈俚〉被绞死
7. 【海】全帆航驶
II n.
1. (肢、体等的)舒展；伸出；伸长；拉紧；扩大；紧张
He got out of bed and had a stretch. 他下了床，伸了个懒腰。
make a stretch of the arm 伸出手臂
The string is kept at its stretch. 弦紧绷着。
2. (空间上的)延伸，连绵；连绵的一片；一段距离(或路程)；(时间上的)连续；一段时间
great stretches of pine forest 大片大片的松林
We drove fast on a stretch of open field. 我们开车在一片开阔的田野上飞驰。
He is unable to work for long stretches. 他不能长时间地连续工作。
They still remembered him, even after a stretch of twenty years. 甚至在时隔20年以后，他们仍然记得他。
3. 过度的使用，滥用；歪曲
a stretch of authority 权力的滥用
a stretch of language 语言的歪曲使用
4. 伸展力；弹性；伸展的宽度(或长度)
The stretch of that bird's wings is two feet. 那只鸟的翼展为两英尺。
There's not much stretch in this collar. 这衣领没有多少弹性。
5. (为了消除疲劳的)散步
6. (赛马跑道的)终点直道；直道
7. 〈口〉徒刑，服刑期；〈英〉1年刑期
He's doing a stretch at the moment. 他目前正在服刑。
8. 【矿】走向
9. 【空】(尤指加长机身的)飞机设计改型；(飞机设计中的)允许改型的最大限度
10. 【海】(帆船的)一次抢风航程
11. 方向；路线
12. 【棒】(投手投球前的)伸臂动作
III a.
1. 弹性的，可拉伸的
stretch pants 弹力裤
2. 〈口〉(飞机、汽车等)改型的，扩大容积的
[< OE streccan; 与 OHG strecchan to stretch, OE starian to stare 有关] phr. at a stretch 1. 不停地，连续地，一口气地 He always sits by the bank of the river for three hours at a stretch. 他经常在河边一连坐上3个小时。2. 〈主英〉在尽量利用设备 (或资源等) 情况下，勉强地 The restaurant normally seats 200 people, but I think we could manage 220 at a stretch. 这个餐厅一般可坐200个人，不过我想我们可设法勉强安排下220个座位。 at full stretch 1. 尽量伸出手臂 2. 全力地，极其紧张地 We had to work at full stretch to get the job finished in time. 为按时完成工作我们必须拼命干。 by any stretch of the imagination 尽管怎样想象，任凭如何异想天开 It could by no stretch of the imagination be seen as a victory. 无论怎样异想天开也不能把这事看作是一次胜利。 on (或 upon) the stretch 紧张着 nerves on the stretch 绷紧的神经 stretch a point 见 point
stretch one's legs 见 leg
stretch one's wings 见 wing stretch·a·bil·i·tyˌstretʃəˈbɪlətɪ n. |