stretch/stretʃ/

vt

1. 使变长，拉长；撑大

• stretch a rubber band 把橡皮筋拉长

• stretch a pair of gloves 把手套撑大

2. 拉紧

• stretch a rope tightly 把绳索拉紧

3. 伸出，舒展；伸直

• The little boy stretched out his arm for the apple. 小男孩伸出手去够苹果。

4. 使超出正常限度；放宽限制

• His behaviour has stretched my patience to the limit. 他的所作所为已经超出了我忍耐的限度。

• He doesn't have all the qualifications but we should stretch a point in his favour. 他并非完全合格，但是我们可以为他放开一些限制。

vi

1. 不用进行式 伸展；被拉长；被撑大

• The forest stretched for hundreds of miles. 森林绵延数百英里。

• The sweater has stretched out of shape. 毛衣已经被撑变了形。

2. 伸展，延伸；(时间的)延续

• The research program has stretched over years. 这个研究项目已经持续了好几年。

• My memory stretched down to my childhood. 我的记忆回到了童年时代。

3. 伸展肢体，伸懒腰；

• She woke up, yawned and stretched. 她一觉醒来，边打呵欠边伸懒腰。

• Ask someone to pass you the book instead of stretching across the table for it. 请人把书递给你，而不要隔着桌子伸手去拿。

stretch one's legs 见leg