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stretch[strɛtʃ; stretʃ]及物动词1 a. 拉长, 拉伸~ a rubber band拉长橡皮筋I ~ed the pair of gloves to make them fit.我撑开那双手套以使之方便戴上b. 把…拉伸< 成…状态> He ~ed the rope tight.他把绳索拉紧c. 把…拉 [过…] , 把…张挂[在…之间] [across, between]~ a rope between two trees把绳子拉挂在两棵树之间He ~ed the FM antenna across the wall.他把FM天线拉过墙2 a. 伸展< 手脚等> , 伸出< out> He ~ed his arms and yawned.他伸展双臂打呵欠I ~ed out my hand for the book.我伸手去拿那本书b. [~ oneself]伸展身体, 伸开四肢 (成大字形) < out> The boy ~ed himself out on the lawn.那男孩 (伸开四肢) 直躺在草地上c. 把< 某人> 击倒, 使< 某人> (成大字形地) 趴倒< out> A blow behind the ear ~ed him (out) on the floor.耳后的一击使他趴倒在地板上3 a. 曲解; 滥用; 夸张~ a point作牵强附会的说明; 破例作让步~ the law歪曲法律, 不当地引伸法律~ the truth夸大 [曲解] 事实b. 使…极为紧张; 尽量使用~ every nerve绷紧每一根神经~ one's patience一声不响地忍耐c. [~ oneself]使出浑身解数, 使出全力He is not fully ~ed.他没有使出全力4 拉长 < 节目、议论等> , 拖长< out> He ~ed the story out by creating new episodes.他编写了一些新插曲, 把故事拉长5 使 < 食物、金钱等> 用得久, 使…维持更长久< out> We'll have to ~ out the rations (to last a week).我们必须把配粮的食用时间延长 (一周)不及物动词1 伸展, 有伸缩性Rubber ~es.橡皮会伸展2 a. 扩展, 延伸, 广延The forest ~ed for miles.那座森林绵亘数哩Desert land ~es eastward across Arabia into Central Asia.沙漠地带向东延伸经阿拉伯而至中亚b. < 时间、记忆等> 延续, 连续His memory ~es back to the 1890s.他的记忆回溯至十九世纪九十年代3 伸懒腰, 伸展手脚< out> ~ out for a book伸手取书■ stretch it a bit(口语) (为方便起见而) 歪曲规则等, 作牵强附会的说明That's ~ing it a bit.那有一点牵强名词1 a. (C) (尤指身体的) 伸展, 伸长, 伸出; 伸张with a ~ of the arm伸出手臂with a ~ and a yawn伸懒腰打呵欠b. (U)伸展性, 弹性, 伸缩性There's not much ~ in this girdle.这束腰带不太有弹性2 (U)紧张, 浑身解数at full ~尽全力地, 使出浑身解数地3 (C)a. (距离、时间的) 长度, 一段; (陆地、海等的) 绵亘, 延伸[of]a wide ~ of grass land一大片草原for a long ~ of time一长段时间b. (俚)徒刑期间, 刑期do a ~ in prison在监狱服刑4 (C)一口气, 一次, 连续的一段工作 [努力, 时间]at a ~一口气地5(C)a. (赛马场、赛跑路线等的) 直线跑道; (尤指终点的) 直线跑道b. (棒球、选举等的) 最后冲刺■ by any stretch of the imagination无论如何伸展想像力; 异想天开地 |