| 单词 | stretch |
| 释义 | Word Frequency stretch(strɛtʃ) verb 1. to draw out or extend or be drawn out or extended in length, area, etc 2. to extend or be extended to an undue degree, esp so as to distort or lengthen permanently 3. to extend (the limbs, body, etc) 4. (transitive) to reach or suspend (a rope, etc) from one place to another 5. (transitive) to draw tight; tighten 6. (often foll by out, forward, etc) to reach or hold (out); extend 7. (intransitive; usually foll by over) to extend in time the course stretched over three months 8. (intr; foll by for, over, etc) (of a region, etc) to extend in length or area 9. (intransitive) (esp of a garment) to be capable of expanding, as to a larger size socks that will stretch 10. (transitive) to put a great strain upon or extend to the limit 11. to injure (a muscle, tendon, ligament, etc) by means of a strain or sprain 12. (transitive; often foll by out) to make do with (limited resources) to stretch one's budget 13. (transitive) informal to expand or elaborate (a story, etc) beyond what is credible or acceptable that's stretching it a bit 14. (tr; often passive) to extend, as to the limit of one's abilities or talents 15. archaic or slang to hang or be hanged by the neck 16. stretch a point 17. stretch one's legs noun 18. the act of stretching or state of being stretched 19. a large or continuous expanse or distance a stretch of water 20. extent in time, length, area, etc 21. a. capacity for being stretched, as in some garments b. (as modifier) stretch pants 22. horse racing the section or sections of a racecourse that are straight, esp the final straight section leading to the finishing line 23. slang a term of imprisonment 24. at a stretch Derived forms stretchable (ˈstretchable) adjective stretchability (ˌstretchaˈbility) noun Word origin Old English streccan; related to Old Frisian strekka, Old High German strecken; see straight, strake |
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