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stretch

英 [stretʃ] 美[strɛtʃ]

英英释义同义词辨析词组搭配考试真题实用场景例句

近义词out distend extend spread expand elongate draw

反义词

vt. 伸展,张开
vi. 伸展
adj. 可伸缩的
n. 伸展，延伸
n. (Stretch)人名；(英)斯特雷奇

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词态变化

复数: stretches;第三人称单数: stretches;过去式: stretched;过去分词: stretched;现在分词: stretching;

助记提示

1. 在大街(st)上呕吐(retch)的时候要伸展开身体。
2. 记忆方法: 使崛起——伸展
3. stretch---死拽尺、死拽起、死拽扯。

中文词源

stretch 拉长，拉紧，伸展，延展，弹性，收缩性

来自古英语 streccan,拉长，伸出，展开，来自 Proto-Germanic*strakjana,展开，拉紧，可能来自 PIE*strenk,紧的，拉紧，词源同 string,strain,strict.拼写比较 bake,batch.引申诸相关词义。

英英释意

1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance;: "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

3. a straightaway section of a racetrack

4. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

5. extension to or beyond the ordinary limit;: "running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"

6. an unbroken period of time during which you do something;: "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"

7. the capacity for being stretched

英文词源

stretch: stretch: [OE] Stretch comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *strakkjan (source also of German strecken and Dutch strekken). This was formed from a base *strak-, which probably also produced English straggle [14]. It is not certain where *strak- came from, but probably it was an alteration of *strak- ‘rigid’ (source of English starch and stark).

Reversal of speech sounds (here a and r) is quite common; the process is known as metathesis. The notions of ‘rigidity’ and ‘stretching’ do not appear very compatible at first sight, but it is thought that the original application of stretch was to ‘stretching the limbs’, in the sense of making them straight or ‘stiff’. Straight comes from a former past participle of stretch.
=> straggle, straight
stretch (v.): Old English streccan (transitive and intransitive) "to stretch, spread out, prostrate; reach, extend" (past tense strehte, past participle streht), from Proto-Germanic *strakjanan (cognates: Danish strække, Swedish sträcka, Old Frisian strekka, Old High German strecchan, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German, German strecken "to stretch, draw out"), perhaps a variant of the root of stark, or else from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see string (n.)).

Meaning "to extend (the limbs or wings)" is from c. 1200; that of "to lay out for burial" is from early 13c. To stretch one's legs "take a walk" is from c. 1600. Meaning "to lengthen by force" first recorded late 14c.; figurative sense of "to enlarge beyond proper limits, exaggerate," is from 1550s. Stretch limo first attested 1973. Stretch marks is attested from 1960. Related: Stretched; stretching.
stretch (n.): late 12c., "expanse of land;" 1540s, "act of stretching," from stretch (v.); meaning "unbroken continuance of some activity" is first recorded 1660s; meaning "straightaway of a race course" (as in home stretch) is recorded from 1839.

同义词辨析

extend, lengthen, stretch, prolong

这些动词含有"伸展，延长"或"延伸"之意。

extend：指时间或空间的延长，也可指影响和使用范围等的扩大。

lengthen：指把长度或期限拉长或延长，其反义是shorten。

stretch：指长度的延伸以及宽度的增加。

prolong：通常指时间上延长得超过了一般或正常的限度。

考试真题

Some of this you do whenever you stretch.

The general principle is simple: whenever the body has been in one position for a while, it is good to briefly stretch it in an opposite position

Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated motion causes a traveler's time to be stretched.

The roots of his speech, given in March at the roundtable meeting of environment and energy ministers from the G20 group of nations, stretch back to 1972, and the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm.

However, Brazil's stretch of misfortune has created opportunities for China, with a Chinese company winning the $100 million contract in 2015 to rebuild the Brazilian station.

I try not to go online till my day's writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan in part so I could more easily survive for long stretches entirely on foot.

For instance, the idea of the fall-to-spring"school year"hasn't changed much since before the American Revolution, when we were a summer stretch no longer makes sense.

The average amount of time students now take to complete an undergraduate degree has stretched to six years and seven months as students interrupted by work, inconvenienced by unavailable classes, or lured by one more football season find it hard to graduate.

As always, you should stretch at least ten minutes before each run to prevent injuries.

You can see that 6 students earned an A because the bar for A stretches up to 6 on the vertical measurement.

词组搭配

at full stretch

with a part of one's body fully extended

尽量伸展（身体部位）

at a stretch

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。

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.
卡尔无论如何也称不上好看。

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.
既然你的女儿常来我这里看病，我就破一次例。

stretch one's wings

since your daughter is one of my regular patients, I'm stretching a point.
既然你的女儿常来我这里看病，我就破一次例。

stretch (one's) legs

To go for a walk, especially after a lengthy period of sitting.

散步：散步，尤指在长坐一段时间后

实用场景例句

Is there any way of stretching shoes?: 有什么办法能把鞋撑大吗？

The procession stretched for several miles...: 游行队伍长达数英里。

He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips.: 他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。

It's a very dangerous stretch of road...: 这是一段非常危险的路。

This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper.: 洛斯特里弗的这片水域又宽又深。

He yawned and stretched...: 他打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒腰。

Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards...: 试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。

He was fluent in French, having spent stretches of time in Southern France.: 他曾在法国南部呆过一段时间，法语流利。

...after an 18-month stretch in the army...: 在部队生活了 18 个月后

...as anti-abortion protests stretched into their second week...: 随着反堕胎抗议进入第二周

The talks could be stretched into the summer of 1993.: 该谈判可能会延续至 1993 年夏天。

...a working day that stretches from seven in the morning to eight at night.: 从早上 7 点持续到晚上 8 点的工作日

...a trading empire, with interests that stretched from chemicals to sugar.: 从化学制品到食糖均有涉足的贸易帝国

The cables are designed not to stretch...: 该电缆不能拉伸。

Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it.: 将油酥面团小心地移至烤盘的各角，注意不要把它拉长。

...stretch fabrics such as Lycra.: 莱卡等有弹性的织物

...stretch cotton swimsuits.: 弹力棉制泳衣

They're used to stretching their budgets...: 他们习惯于精打细算。

During his senior year his earnings stretched far enough to buy an old car.: 他上年纪时省下的收入足够买一辆旧车了。

She suggested to me that I might like to start regular savings and I said Well, I don't know whether I can stretch to that.: 她建议我可以开始定期存钱，我说我还不知道钱是不是够花呢。

The drought there is stretching American resources...: 那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。

Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people.: 因为要救济 300 万失业人口，公共支出即将被耗尽。

I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different...: 我正想换工作，想尝试点不一样的事情来挑战一下自己。

They criticised the quality of teaching, claiming pupils were not stretched enough.: 他们批评教学质量太差，声称没有使学生们发挥出潜质。

He offered his lighter at full stretch.: 他伸长胳膊把打火机递了过去。

Everyone would be working at full stretch.: 每个人都将全力以赴。

Her husband was not a womaniser by any stretch of the imagination...: 她老公绝对不是个拈花惹草的人。

By no stretch of the imagination could his speech be described as impersonal.: 他的演讲再怎么说也不缺乏人情味。

I stopped at the square and got out to stretch my legs.: 我在广场处停下来，下车活动活动腿脚。

It is stretching a point to call this censorship.: 把这称为审查有点儿牵强。