(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
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my jumper stretched in the wash 我的针织套衫洗后变宽松了
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rubber will stretch easily when pulled .橡胶很容易被拉长。
[with obj.]cause to do this
使伸展;使伸长
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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
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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
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her nap had stretched to two hours 她午睡了长达两小时
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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
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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
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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。
[with obj.]cause (someone) to make maximum use of their talents or abilities
使最大限度利用(才能,能力)
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it's too easy — it doesn't stretch me .它太容易了,我无需尽全力。
[with obj.]adapt or extend the scope of (something) in a way that exceeds a reasonable or acceptable limit
夸大,夸张
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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
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the cat yawned and stretched 猫打个呵欠,又伸了伸懒腰
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stretching my cramped legs 伸一伸我发麻的双腿
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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
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the beach stretches for over four miles 那海滩绵延四英里多
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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
(四肢或身体的)舒展;伸出
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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
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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
(材料或服装的)伸展力;弹性
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stretch jeans .弹力牛仔裤。
a difficult or demanding task
困难的任务;苛求的任务
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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
(陆地或水域)连绵的一片,连续的一段
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a treacherous stretch of road .危险路段。
a continuous period of time
(时间)连续的一段,持续
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long stretches of time .一段段很长的时间。
〈非正式〉 徒刑,服刑期
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a four-year stretch for tax fraud .因逃漏税刑期四年。
〈主北美〉 (赛马跑道的)终点直道
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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。
【航海】 抢风航行的距离。
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〈非正式〉 加长机动车;舱位加长的飞机
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a black stretch limo .一辆黑色加长轿车。
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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 -
at a stretch 1 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 -
2 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 -
by no (或not by any )stretch of the imagination 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 . 卡尔的相貌无论如何也称不上英俊 -
stretch one's legs go for a short walk, typically after sitting in one place for some time (久坐后)散步 -
stretch a point 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 . 由于你的女儿常来我这里看病,我就破一次例 -
stretch one's wings 见WING .
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stretch sb/sth 伸...
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stretch out 伸出
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stretch from ... to ... 从...延伸到...
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stretch back to ... 追溯到...
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stretch into ... 延续到...
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a stretch of ... 一片...;一段...
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stretch the truth 夸大事实
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