vt. 1.伸展，伸出；展开，铺开，扩张；张，绷，拉直；拉长，拉扯。 2.使(精神，肌肉等)紧张，倾注全力；睁大(两眼等)。 3.勉强解释，曲解；充分利用；乱用，滥用(法律等)；夸大(地讲)。 4.〔俚语〕把…打倒在地。 5.〔俚语〕吊死；绞死；为…作装殓[埋葬]准备。 vi. 1.伸展，伸长，扩张；(时间)继续，拖长，延长到；伸手(脚)，伸懒腰；能伸长扩张。 2.夸大地讲，吹牛。 3.【航海】张帆航行；前进；努力。 4.做吃饭时的侍应员。 5.〔俚语〕被吊死；绞死。 短语和例子 stretch a carpet 铺开地毯。 stretch an umbrella 撑开洋伞。 stretch out a helping hand 伸出援助的手，假以援手。 She stretched herself to provide for the family. 她竭尽全力养家活口。 yawn and stretch (oneself) 打呵欠伸懒腰。 He lay stretched on the lawn. 他伸开四肢躺在草地上。 The forest stretches for miles. 森林绵延数英里。 His memory stretches back to his early childhood. 他回想起自己的童年。 stretch a point 勉强让步，例外办理[应允]。 stretch for the impossible 勉强去做那些做不到的事情。 stretch one's credit 滥用信用。 stretch one's powers 滥用权力。 stretch one's legs (久坐后)伸腿，散步。 stretch out 伸手；开始大踏步走。 stretch to the oar [stroke] 用力划。 n. 1.伸，伸开，伸出，伸长，延亘，连绵。 2.紧张；过度伸张，延伸。 3.持续的一段时间，一段路程，一口气；【航海】一气航行的距离。 4.(赛马场两边的)直线跑道，最后阶段。 5.滥用；越权。 6.夸张，夸张话。 7.〔俚语〕徒刑，(尤指)一年徒刑。 8.弹性。 短语和例子 There is a stretch of hills near the village. 在村子附近有一片连绵的小山。 To impose a penalty on smoking in the street is a stretch of the law. 对在街上吸烟罚款是对法律的滥用。 a long stretch of time 一段长时间。 a stretch of sea 一段海滩。 a stretch of road [open country, water] 一段道路[一片原野，一片汪洋]。 all the stretch was gone 拉长到不能再拉。 at a stretch 一口气，不休息地 ( work for six hours at a stretch 一口气工作六个钟头)。 beyond the stretch of 超乎…范围以外。 bring to the stretch 尽力，紧张。 by a stretch of imagination 想入非非。 link up into a single stretch 连成一片。 on a stretch＝ at a stretch. on [upon] the stretch 紧张着。 put [set] upon the (full) stretch 使极度紧张，倾注全力。 to the utmost [furthest] stretch 极度，到极点。 with a stretch and a yawn 伸着懒腰打着呵欠。 adj. 弹性的，有弹力的。 stretch woven fabrics 弹性织物。 stretch hosiery 弹力袜。 a stretch limousine 多门多座的超长豪华车。
easily stretched; "stretch hosiery"
having an elongated seating area; "a stretch limousine"
extend one''s limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head" 同义词：extend,
extend one''s body or limbs; "Let''s stretch for a minute--we''ve been sitting here for over 3 hours" 同义词：stretch out,
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice" 同义词：extend,
become longer by being stretched and pulled; "The fabric stretches"
make long or longer by pulling and stretching; "stretch the fabric" 同义词：elongate,
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor" 同义词：load, adulterate, dilute, debase,
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; "Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
pull in opposite directions; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
lie down comfortably; "To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass" 同义词：stretch out,
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna" 同义词：unfold, stretch out, extend,
occupy a large, elongated area; "The park stretched beneath the train line" 同义词：stretch along,
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out 同义词：reach, reaching,
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent 同义词：stretching,
a straightaway section of a racetrack
the capacity for being stretched 同义词：stretchiness, stretchability,
a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary" 同义词：stint,
例句与用法
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The lorry skidded on a stretch of black ice . 货车在薄冰路面上打滑。
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He got up with a stretch and a yawn . 他起了床，伸个懒腰并打个呵欠。
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The enemy had stretched himself to the limit . 敌人已发展至最大限度。
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A long wide valley stretched below . 一道开阔的长峡谷在脚下延展开。
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She went out to stretch her legs after lunch . 她午饭后出去散步了。
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He stretched out on one of its broad limbs . 他躺在一根宽阔的树枝上。
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He felt a smile stretch his lips . 他觉得有一丝微笑伸到了他的嘴边。
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He stretched his lean, lithe body . 他伸了伸他那瘦削，灵活的肢体。
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He woke up , yawned and stretched . 他一觉醒来，边打呵欠边伸懒腰。
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She stretched herself to provide for the family .. 她竭尽全力养家活口。
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