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stretch/stretʃ/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. & intr. draw or be drawn or admit of being drawn out into greater length or size 拉直；拉长；撑大 2 tr. & intr. make or become taut 拉紧；绷紧 3 tr. & intr. place or lie at full length or spread out 伸展；展开；铺开 with a canopy stretched over them 他们头上有顶篷 4a tr. extend (an arm, leg, etc.) 伸(胳膊、腿等) b intr. & refl. thrust out one's limbs and tighten one's muscles after being relaxed 舒展肢体；伸展四肢 5 intr. have a specified length or extension; extend 绵延；延伸 farmland stretches for many miles 农田绵延数英里 6 tr. strain or exert extremely or excessively; exaggerate 使用过度；夸张 stretch the truth 言过其实 7 tr. (as 作 stretched adj.) elongated or extended 延长的；伸长的；绵延的 ●n. 1 a continuous extent or expanse or period 延伸；连绵；连续 a stretch of open road 一段开阔的道路 2 the act or an instance of stretching; the state of being stretched 伸展；伸长；拉长；撑大 3 (作 attrib.) able to stretch; elastic 可伸展的；有弹性的 stretch fabric 弹性布料 4a colloq. a period of imprisonment [口]服刑期 b a period of service 服役期 5 N. Amer. the straight side of a racetrack [北美] (跑道的)直边 6 Naut. the distance covered on one tack 【海】一次抢风航程 7 (usu. 通常作 attrib.) colloq. an aircraft or motor vehicle modified so as to have extra seating or storage capacity [口] (飞机、汽车等)改型了的；容积扩大的 stretch limousine 改大了的轿车 □ at full stretch working to capacity 尽全力 □ at a stretch 1 in one continuous period 不间断地；连续地 slept for two hours at a stretch 连续睡了两个小时 2 with much effort 努力地 □ stretch one's legs exercise oneself by walking 散步锻炼身体 □ stretch out 1 extend (a hand or foot etc.) 伸出(手或脚等) 2 last for a longer period; prolong 延长；拖延 3 make (money etc.) last for a sufficient time 使(钱等)维持更长时间 □ stretch a point agree to something not normally allowed 让步；通融 □ stretch one's wings see 见 WING □ stretchable adj.□ stretchability /-əˈbiliti/ n.□ stretchy adj.□ stretchiness n.[Old English streccan from West Germanic: cf. STRAIGHT] |