stretch (somebody's) patience/credulityBELIEVE#ACCEPT#to be almost beyond the limits of what someone can accept or believe 使某人难以忍受/相信 The kids stretch my patience to the limit. 孩子们把我的耐心耗尽了。
stretch (somebody’s) patience/credulity• I would be stretching the patience of my audience if I commented on them.• It may stretch credulity to the point that signs of real abuse are overlooked.
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