| 单词 | stretch |
| 释义 | stretch (once / 76 pages) 1vnadj 2vn 3vn To stretch is to extend or lengthen something beyond the normal length. You stretched both your vacation and the truth when you called out of work on Monday saying your flight home from Ibiza was canceled. Stretch is a word that has many great usages. The sense of extending one’s limbs came about circa 1200. Four hundred years later brought the phrase "stretch your legs," meaning take a walk. Don’t walk too vigorously, though, or you could stretch a muscle. The word can also be used as a noun, meaning an expanse, as in, "Looking toward the horizon, the thirsty man saw an endless stretch of sand." WORD FAMILYstretch: overstretch, stretchable, stretched, stretcher, stretches, stretching, stretchy+/overstretch: overstretched, overstretching/stretchable: stretchability/stretcher: stretchers/stretching: stretchings/stretchy: stretchier, stretchiest, stretchiness USAGE EXAMPLESIt is truly enormous; from the tall observation tower, the ranks of black panels stretch almost to the horizon. BBC(Jan 03, 2017) North Carolina twice cut the deficit back to single digits down the stretch but got no closer than seven. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) He first appeared with Trump during the spring’s Indiana primary and reappeared at rallies in the Midwest during the general-election stretch run. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body Stretch your legs! Syn|Hypo|Hyper extend spread-eagle stretch out completely crane, stretch outstretch (the neck) so as to see better strain, tense, tense up cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious 2v extend one's body or limbs Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours Syn|Hyper stretch out move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 3v pull in opposite directions During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack Hypo|Hyper draw, pull back stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow) draw, force, pull cause to move by pulling 4v extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length stretch out that piece of cloth Syn|Hyper extend, stretch out, unfold extend open or straighten out; unbend change form, change shape, deform assume a different shape or form 5v make long or longer by pulling and stretching stretch the fabric Syn|Hypo|Hyper elongate shoetree, tree stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree lengthen make longer 6v become longer by being stretched and pulled The fabric stretches Ant|Hypo|Hyper contract, shrink become smaller or draw together give, yield be flexible under stress of physical force grow become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain 7n the act of physically reaching or thrusting out Syn|Hypo|Hyper reach, reaching outreach the act of reaching out motility, motion, move, movement a change of position that does not entail a change of location 8n exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent Syn|Hypo|Hyper stretching pandiculation yawning and stretching (as when first waking up) exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit 9n the capacity for being stretched Syn|Hyper stretchability, stretchiness elasticity, snap the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed 10n a straightaway section of a racetrack Hypo|Hyper homestretch the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line straight, straightaway a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse 11adj having an elongated seating area a stretch limousine Syn long primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified 12adj easily stretched 2stretch hosiery Syn elastic capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy 1v extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly Stretch the limits stretch my patience stretch the imagination Hyper broaden, extend, widen extend in scope or range or area 2v increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance stretch the soup by adding some more cream Syn|Hyper extend adulterate, debase, dilute, load corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones increase make bigger or more 3v corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones Syn|Hypo|Hyper adulterate, debase, dilute, load extend increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance water down thin by adding water to doctor, doctor up, sophisticatealter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive corrupt, spoil alter from the original 4n extension to or beyond the ordinary limit running at full stretch by no stretch of the imagination beyond any stretch of his understanding Hyper extension act of expanding in scope; making more widely available 5n an unbroken period of time during which you do something 3there were stretches of boredom he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary Syn|Hyper stint continuance, duration the period of time during which something continues 1v lie down comfortably To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass Syn|Hyper stretch out lie, lie down assume a reclining position 2v occupy a large, elongated area The park stretched beneath the train line Syn|Hyper stretch along be occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere 3n a large and unbroken expanse or distance a stretch of highway a stretch of clear water Hypo|Hyper slack, slack water a stretch of water without current or movement expanse a wide and open space or area as of surface or land or sky |
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