vt.
1. 伸直;伸出;伸长[(+out)]
She stretched out her hand for the dictionary.
她伸手拿字典。
2. 拉直;拉紧;拉长;撑大
The little girl stretched her rubber band.
小女孩拉长橡皮筋。
3. 展开,铺开[(+out)]
The eagle stretched its wings.
雄鹰展翅。
4. 使延伸,使延续
5. 使倾注全力,使紧张;极度使用(眼睛等)
He stretched himself to achieve better results in his work.
他尽心竭力,以求工作更有成效。
6. 滥用,曲解
She stretched the rules in favor of herself.
她为了利己目的曲解法规。
7. 【口】夸大,夸张
8. 损伤,扭伤
9. 【俚】打倒
vi.
1. 伸缩,延伸[W]
2. 延续;连绵[Q]
The desert stretches for thousands of miles.
沙漠连绵数千里。
3. 舒展肢体,伸懒腰;伸手
It feels good to stretch after a long drive.
开了很长时间车,舒展一下肢体会很舒服。
4. 伸展着身子躺[(+out)]
Lynd stretched out in front of the fire.
林德手脚伸展着躺在火炉前面。
5. 【口】夸大事实,吹牛
6. 【俚】被绞死
n.
1. 伸展,伸长;伸懒腰[S]
He stood up and had a stretch.
他站起来,伸了个懒腰。
2. (土地,时间的)延亘,连绵[C]
a great stretch of open field
一大片开阔的田野
3. 过度使用;曲解[C]
4. 伸缩性,弹性[U]
5. (竞赛跑道的)直线跑道,最后阶段[C]
6. 【俚】刑期,徒刑[C]
