stretch

Don't yank on my sweater. You'll stretch it.不要拽我的毛衣，会把它拉长的。

I'm trying to stretch (out) the wool hat that shrank in the wash.我努力试着把洗后缩水的羊毛帽子撑大。

Carefully stretch the dough.小心地拉长面团。

The elastic waistband of my pants won't stretch any more.我裤子的松紧带没弹性了。

jeans/pants that stretch有弹力的牛仔裤/裤子

The material/fabric stretches.这种材料/布料具有弹力。

It's important to stretch before you exercise.运动前伸展一下肢体很重要。

The baby stretched and yawned.这个婴儿边伸懒腰边打呵欠。

She woke up and stretched her arms above her head.她醒了过来，将胳膊举过头顶。

These exercises stretch (the muscles of) your lower back.这些运动能舒展腰部（肌肉）。

She stretched over us to open the window.她将手从我们头顶上伸过去打开了窗户。

Her hand stretched out toward him. [=she reached toward him with her hand]她向他伸出了手。

She stretched her hand toward him.她向他伸出了手。

She stretched out her hand.她伸出了手。

She stretched the canvas over the wooden frame.她把画布紧绷在木框上。

The T-shirt was stretched tight over his belly.那件T恤衫紧绷在他肚子上。

A big banner was stretched across the doorway.门口张挂着巨大的横幅。

The cornfields stretch as far as the eye can see.玉米地一望无际。

The restaurant chain began in Chicago but now stretches to the West Coast.那家连锁餐厅从芝加哥起家，现在一直开到了西海岸。

The horse's tail stretches three and a half feet from base to end.这匹马的尾巴从根部到尾端共三英尺半长。

Her interest in art stretches back to her childhood. [=she has been interested in art since she was a child]她对艺术的热爱源自儿时。

Construction that began in late April stretched [=continued] into June.工程从四月底延续至六月。

He was stretching the truth [=exaggerating] to make the story more interesting.他夸大事实，以使整件事更加有趣。

Although it may be stretching a point [=exaggerating slightly] to say that this was his best win ever, it was nevertheless impressive.说这是他有史以来最大的胜利有点言过其实，不过这次的确让人印象深刻。

(informal) She's a good musician but comparing her to the legends is stretching it. [=she's good but she can't really be compared to the legends]她是个优秀的音乐家，但是把她和传奇人物相提并论有点言过其实。

(informal) It's stretching things to say that she enjoys his visits. [=she doesn't really enjoy his visits]她其实并不喜欢他的来访。

They were forced to stretch their food supplies.他们被迫靠这些食物供给再撑一段时间。

The unexpected expenses have stretched their budget to the breaking point.意外的花销使他们差点超出预算。

The country is stretching its military forces to the limit.这个国家正最大限度地利用其军事力量。

They were forced to stretch out their food supplies for another week.他们被迫靠这些食物供给又撑了一周。

He is clearly stretching the rules in his favor. [=he is doing something that is not really allowed by the rules]他显然为了自己的利益而放宽了规定。

The clause was stretched beyond its original meaning.此条款超出了其文本原有的含义。

Her bad behavior is stretching my patience (to the limit). [=is causing me to lose patience]她糟糕的行为快让我受不了了。

His explanation stretches credulity. [=is hard to believe]他的解释很牵强。

The work doesn't stretch me intellectually. [=the work is too easy for me; the work is not intellectually challenging]这项工作没有使我充分发挥出自己的智慧。

a 60-mile stretch of beach连绵60英里的海滩

an open stretch of highway/road开阔的公路/道路路段

We sat silently for a long/short/brief stretch (of time).我们静静地坐了很长/很短/短暂的一段时间。

She can sit and read for hours at a stretch. [=at one time without stopping]她能一口气坐着读几个小时的书。

He just got out of prison after a six-year stretch.他服刑六年期满，刚刚出狱。

These are good stretches for your leg muscles.这些动作可以好好地伸展你的腿部肌肉。

I always spend a few minutes doing stretches before I exercise.运动前我总会花上几分钟做伸展动作。

I can feel the stretch in the back of my legs.我可以感觉到双腿后部肌肉的拉伸。

the horses are in the (final) stretch赛马处于终点前的直道。

They won some crucial games down the stretch. [=in the last part of the season]赛季临近尾声，他们赢得了几场重要的比赛。

She's in the final stretch. The baby's due next month.她马上就要分娩了，预产期是下个月。

material with a lot of stretch弹性好的材料

Portraying a famous actress was not much of a stretch [=challenge] for the popular movie star.饰演一位著名的女演员对这位当红电影明星来说不在话下。

Some people think it's a stretch to call fishing a sport.有些人认为把钓鱼称作一项运动有些牵强。

stretch socks/pants弹力袜/裤