stretch
stretch
verb
[no obj.]
at full stretch
stretchability
noun
stretchable
adjective
语源
verb
[no obj.]
- (of something soft or elastic) be made or be capable of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking
（柔软或弹性物）伸展，延伸；延展；被拉长；被拉宽
my jumper stretched in the wash.
我的针织套衫洗后变宽松了。
rubber will stretch easily when pulled.
橡胶很容易被拉长。
■[with obj.]cause to do this
使伸展，伸张；使伸长
stretch the elastic.
把松紧带拉长。
■[with obj. and adverbial]pull (something) tightly from one point to another or across a space
拉紧；拉直；撑大，绷大
small squares of canvas were stretched over the bamboo frame.
小块帆布被紧绷在竹架上。
■last or cause to last longer than expected
（使）过分延长，（使）过度延续
[no obj.]her nap had stretched to two hours.
她午睡了长达两小时。
[with obj.]stretch your weekend into a mini summer vacation.
把你的周末延长成一个小暑假。
■[no obj.](of finances or resources) be sufficient or adequate for a certain purpose
（资金，资源）足够，够用
my budget won't stretch to a weekend at a health farm.
我计划好的钱不够去健身庄园度周末。
■[with obj.]make great demands on the capacity or resources of
大量要求，大量需求
the cost of the court case has stretched their finances to the limit.
那件诉讼案的费用使他们的财务状况紧张到了极限。
■[withobj.]cause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities
使…最大限度利用（才能，能力）
it's too easy—it doesn't stretch me.
它太容易了，我无需尽全力。
■[withobj.]adapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit
夸大，夸张
to describe her as sweet would be stretching it a bit.
把她描绘成可人儿是夸张了一点。 - straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length, typically so as to tighten one's muscles or in order to reach something
舒展（身体或其部位）；伸出（身体或其部位）去拿
the cat yawned and stretched.
猫打个呵欠，伸伸懒腰。
[with obj.]stretching my cramped legs.
伸一伸我发麻的双腿。
we lay stretched out on the sand.
我们舒展着身体躺在沙滩上。 - [no obj., with adverbial]extend or spread over an area or period of time
延续
the beach stretches for over four miles.
那海滩绵延四英里多。
the long hours of night stretched ahead of her.
等待她的是漫漫长夜。
- an act of stretching one's limbs or body
（四肢，身体）舒展；伸出
I got up and had a stretch.
我起床后伸了伸懒腰。
■[mass noun]the fact or condition of a muscle being stretched
（肌肉的）伸张，紧绷
she could feel the stretch and pull of the muscles in her legs.
她能感觉到腿上肌肉的伸缩。
■[mass noun][usu. as modifier]the capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched; elasticity
伸展力；弹性
stretch jeans.
弹力牛仔裤。
■a difficult or demanding task
困难的任务；苛求的任务
it was a stretch for me sometimes to come up with the rent.
交租金对我有时是一件难事。 - a continuous area or expanse of land or water
（陆地，水域）连绵，连绵的一片，连续的一段
a treacherous stretch of road.
危险路段。
■a continuous period of time
（时间）连续的一段，持续
long stretches of time.
一段段很长的时间。
■(informal)a period of time spent in prison
(非正式)徒刑，服刑期
a four-year stretch for tax fraud.
因逃漏税刑期四年。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)a straight part of a racetrack, typically the home straight
(主北美)（赛马跑道的）终点直道
he made a promising start, but faded down the stretch.
他出发时很有希望，但是在终点直道上落后了。
■(Sailing)the distance covered on one tack
(航海)抢风航行的距离 - [usu. as modifier](informal)a motor vehicle or aircraft modified so as to have extended seating or storage capacity
(非正式)加长机动车；舱位加长的飞机
a black stretch limo.
一辆黑色加长轿车。
at full stretch
- with a part of one's body fully extended
尽量伸展（身体部位）
■using the maximum amount of one's resources or energy
最大限度使用，全力地
increased export business kept our production plants at full stretch.
增长的出口贸易使我们的生产厂家一直在全速运转。
- in one continuous period
不停地，连续地，一口气地
I often had to work for over twenty hours at a stretch.
我经常不得不连续工作20小时以上。 - used to indicate that something is just possible but only with difficulty or in extreme circumstances
勉强地；尽量地
it is aimed at one age group, adults, or, at a stretch, business studies students.
它的目标是一个年龄组的人，即成年人，或者勉强扩大到包括商科学生。
- used to emphasize that something is definitely not the case
任凭如何异想天开也不是，怎么想象也不是
by no stretch of the imagination could Carl ever be called good-looking.
卡尔无论如何也称不上好看。
- go for a short walk, typically after sitting in one place for some time
（久坐后）散步
- allow or do something not usually acceptable, typically as a result of the particular circumstances
（因特殊情况）作出让步，通融
since your daughter is one of my regular patients, I'm stretching a point.
既然你的女儿常来我这里看病，我就破一次例。
- 见 wing
stretchability
noun
stretchable
adjective
语源
- Old English streccan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch strekken and German strecken. The noun dates from the late 16th cent
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