stretch

vt.伸展；张开；充分利用；使紧张

n.伸展；延伸；紧张；弹性

vi.伸展；伸开

adj.可伸缩的；弹性的

verb

使变大 / 变松 make bigger/looser

1. 拉长；拽宽；撑大；抻松
   to make sth longer, wider or looser, for example by pulling it; to become longer, etc. in this way
   1. Is there any way of stretching shoes?
      有什么办法能把鞋撑大吗？
   2. This sweater has stretched.
      这件毛衣给撑得变形了。
2. 有弹性（或弹力）
   to become bigger or longer when you pull it and return to its original shape when you stop
   1. The jeans stretch to provide a perfect fit.
      这条牛仔裤有弹性，可以完全贴身。

拉紧 pull tight

3. 拉紧；拉直；绷紧
   to pull sth so that it is smooth and tight
   1. Stretch the fabric tightly over the frame.
      把布在架子上绷紧。
   2. Make sure that the rope is stretched tight.
      务必要把绳子拉紧。

身体 your body

4. 伸展；舒展
   to put your arms or legs out straight and contract your muscles
   1. He stretched and yawned lazily.
      他伸了伸懒腰，打了个哈欠。
   2. The exercises are designed to stretch and tone your leg muscles.
      这些活动目的在于伸展和增强你的腿部肌肉。

伸手够着 reach with arm

5. 伸出，伸长（胳膊、腿）
   to put out an arm or a leg in order to reach sth
   1. She stretched across the table for the butter.
      她伸手到桌子那头去拿黄油。
   2. I stretched out a hand and picked up the book.
      我伸出一只手，把书捡起来。

覆盖地域 over area

6. 延伸；绵延
   to spread over an area of land
   1. Fields and hills stretched out as far as we could see.
      放眼望去，田野山丘绵延不绝。

时间 over time

7. 延续
   to continue over a period of time
   1. The town's history stretches back to before 1500.
      该城的历史可以上溯到公元1500年以前。
   2. The talks look set to stretch into a second week.
      看来谈判十有八九要延续到下个星期了。

钱；物资；时间 money/supplies/time

8. 足够买（或支付）
   to be enough to buy or pay for sth
   1. I need a new car, but my savings won't stretch to it.
      我需要一辆新车，但我的积蓄不够。
9. （大量地）使用，消耗
   to make use of a lot of your money, supplies, time, etc.
   1. The influx of refugees has stretched the country's resources to the limit .
      难民的大量涌入把这个国家的资源消耗殆尽。
   2. We can't take on any more work─we're fully stretched as it is.
      我们不能再接受其他工作了——现在已经竭尽所能了。

技能；智力 sb's skill/intelligence

10. 使竭尽所能；使全力以赴；使发挥出全部本领
    to make use of all sb's skill, intelligence, etc.
    1. I need a job that will stretch me.
       我需要一份让我能充分发挥才智的工作。

实情；信条 truth/belief

11. 滥用；随意歪曲
    to use sth in a way that would not normally be considered fair, acceptable, etc.
    1. He admitted that he had maybe stretched the truth a little (= not been completely honest) .
       他承认可能有点言过其实了。
    2. The play's plot stretches credulity to the limit .
       这出戏的剧情简直就是胡编滥造。

noun

土地；水域 area of land/water

1. 一片；一泓；一段
   an area of land or water, especially a long one
   1. an unspoilt stretch of coastline
      一段未破坏原貌的海岸线
   2. a particularly dangerous stretch of road
      特别危险的路段
   3. You rarely see boats on this stretch of the river.
      这一河段船只罕见。

一段时间 period of time

2. （连续的）一段时间
   a continuous period of time
   1. They worked in four-hour stretches.
      他们工作四小时一班。
   2. She used to read for hours at a stretch (= without stopping) .
      她以前看书常常连看几小时。
3. 服刑期
   a period of time that sb spends in prison
   1. He did a ten-year stretch for fraud.
      他因欺诈罪服刑十年。

身体 of body

4. 伸展；舒展
   an act of stretching out your arms or legs or your body and contracting the muscles; the state of being stretched
   1. We got out of the car and had a good stretch .
      我们下车好好舒展了一下身体。
   2. Only do these more difficult stretches when you are warmed up.
      要做了准备活动以后再做这些较难的伸展运动。
   3. Stay in this position and feel the stretch in your legs.
      保持这个姿势，体会腿部绷紧的感觉。

织物 of fabric

5. 弹性；伸缩性
   the ability to be made longer or wider without breaking or tearing
   1. You need a material with plenty of stretch in it.
      你需要一种弹性很大的布料。
   2. stretch jeans
      弹力牛仔裤

跑道 on racetrack

6. （终点）直道
   a straight part at the end of a racing track
   1. the finishing/home stretch
      终点直道
   2. The campaign has entered its final stretch.
      竞选已进入最后冲刺阶段。

过去式:stretched 现在分词:stretching 过去分词:stretched 名词复数形式:stretches 第三人称单数:stretches

stretch 拉长，拉紧，伸展，延展，弹性，收缩性

来自古英语 streccan,拉长，伸出，展开，来自 Proto-Germanic*strakjana,展开，拉紧，可能来 自 PIE*strenk,紧的，拉紧，词源同 string,strain,strict.拼写比较 bake,batch.引申诸相关词义。

1. The procession stretched for several miles
   游行队伍长达数英里。
2. He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips.
   他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。
3. It's a very dangerous stretch of road
   这是一段非常危险的路。
4. This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper.
   洛斯特里弗的这片水域又宽又深。
5. He yawned and stretched
   他打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒腰。
6. Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards
   试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。
7. She arched her back and stretched herself.
   她弓起背，舒展身体。
8. He was fluent in French, having spent stretches of time in Southern France.
   他曾在法国南部呆过一段时间，法语流利。
9. He would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch.
   他会一口气学习8到10个小时。
10. The talks could be stretched into the summer of 1993.
    该谈判可能会延续至1993年夏天。
11. The cables are designed not to stretch
    该电缆不能拉伸。
12. Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.
    将油酥面团小心地移至烤盘的各角，注意不要把它拉长。
13. They're used to stretching their budgets
    他们习惯于精打细算。
14. During his senior year his earnings stretched far enough to buy an old car.
    他上年纪时省下的收入足够买一辆旧车了。
15. She suggested to me that I might like to start regular savings and I said Well, I don't know whether I can stretch to that.
    她建议我可以开始定期存钱，我说我还不知道钱是不是够花呢。
16. The drought there is stretching American resources
    那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。
17. Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.
    因为要救济300万失业人口，公共支出即将被耗尽。
18. I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different
    我正想换工作，想尝试点不一样的事情来挑战一下自己。
19. They criticised the quality of teaching, claiming pupils were not stretched enough.
    他们批评教学质量太差，声称没有使学生们发挥出潜质。
20. He offered his lighter at full stretch.
    他伸长胳膊把打火机递了过去。
21. Everyone would be working at full stretch.
    每个人都将全力以赴。
22. Her husband was not a womaniser by any stretch of the imagination
    她老公绝对不是个拈花惹草的人。
23. By no stretch of the imagination could his speech be described as impersonal.
    他的演讲再怎么说也不缺乏人情味。
24. I stopped at the square and got out to stretch my legs.
    我在广场处停下来，下车活动活动腿脚。
25. It is stretching a point to call this censorship.
    把这称为审查有点儿牵强。
26. He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me.
    他正要伸手抓我。
27. It is better to stretch the tight muscles first
    最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。
28. Arms bend. Arms upward. Wait for it. Stretch.
    手臂弯曲。手臂上举。保持一下。伸展。
29. With a sudden stretch, John took Tom's cap.
    约翰突然一伸手，拿走了汤姆的帽子。
30. Today I really swam to my heart's content. I did 3,000 metres at a stretch.
    今天我一口气游了三千米，真过瘾。