stretches

英 [ˈstretʃɪz] 美 [ˈstretʃɪz]

v.  拉长; 拽宽; 撑大; 抻松; 有弹性(或弹力); 拉紧; 拉直; 绷紧
n.  一片; 一泓; 一段; (连续的)一段时间; 服刑期
stretch的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 延伸;绵延
    Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance.
    1. The procession stretched for several miles...
      游行队伍长达数英里。
    2. He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips.
      他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。
    3. ...an artificial reef stretching the length of the coast.
      沿着海岸延伸的人造暗礁
  2. N-COUNT 一片;一泓;一段
    A stretch of road, water, or land is a length or area of it.
    1. It's a very dangerous stretch of road...
      这是一段非常危险的路。
    2. This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper.
      洛斯特里弗的这片水域又宽又深。
    3. ...a long stretch of beach with fine white sand.
      沙粒又细又白的一大片海滩
  3. VERB 伸展;舒展
    When you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles.
    1. He yawned and stretched...
      他打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒腰。
    2. Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards...
      试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。
    3. She arched her back and stretched herself.
      她弓起背，舒展身体。
    4. Stretch is also a noun.
    5. At the end of a workout spend time cooling down with some slow stretches.
      训练结束后花时间做些缓慢的伸展运动来降降温。
  4. N-COUNT 一段时间
    A stretch of time is a period of time.
    1. 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。
    2. ...after an 18-month stretch in the army...
      在部队生活了 18 个月后
    3. He would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch.
      他会一口气学习 8 到 10 个小时。
  5. V-ERG (使)延续;(使)持续
    If an event or activity stretches or is stretched into a further period of time, it continues into that period, which is later than expected.
    1. ...as anti-abortion protests stretched into their second week...
      随着反堕胎抗议进入第二周
    2. The talks could be stretched into the summer of 1993.
      该谈判可能会延续至 1993 年夏天。
  6. VERB (从一个时间)持续(至另一个时间)
    If something stretches from one time to another, it begins at the first time and ends at the second, which is longer than expected.
    1. ...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
  7. VERB 包括;涉及;囊括
    If a group of things stretch from one type of thing to another, the group includes a wide range of things.
    1. ...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
  8. V-ERG (把…)拉长;(把…)撑大;(把…)拉细
    When something soft or elastic stretches or is stretched, it becomes longer or bigger as well as thinner, usually because it is pulled.
    1. The cables are designed not to stretch...
      该电缆不能拉伸。
    2. 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。
  9. ADJ (织物)有弹性的，有弹力的
    Stretch fabric is soft and elastic and stretches easily.
    1. ...stretch fabrics such as Lycra.
      莱卡等有弹性的织物
    2. ...stretch cotton swimsuits.
      弹力棉制泳衣
  10. V-ERG (使)延长使用;节俭地使用
    If you stretch an amount of something or if it stretches, you make it last longer than it usually would by being careful and not wasting any of it.
    1. They're used to stretching their budgets...
      他们习惯于精打细算。
    2. 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。
  11. VERB 刚能够节约下来(或支付)
    If your resources can stretch to something, you can just afford to do it.
    1. 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。
  12. VERB 耗尽，竭尽(财力或物力)
    If something stretches your money or resources, it uses them up so you have hardly enough for your needs.
    1. The drought there is stretching American resources...
      那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。
    2. 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。
  13. VERB 使竭尽所能;使全力以赴;使拿出全部本领
    If you say that a job or task stretches you, you mean that you like it because it makes you work hard and use all your energy and skills so that you do not become bored or achieve less than you should.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  14. PHRASE (通常指为够到某东西而)尽量伸长手臂
    If you are at full stretch, your arm is straight and extended as far as possible, usually because you are trying to reach something that is almost too far away.
    1. He offered his lighter at full stretch.
      他伸长胳膊把打火机递了过去。
  15. PHRASE 竭尽全力;全力以赴
    If you are at full stretch, you are using the maximum amount of effort or energy.
    1. Everyone would be working at full stretch.
      每个人都将全力以赴。
  16. PHRASE 任凭怎么想也(不);再怎么说也(不)
    If you say that something is not true or possible by any stretch of the imagination, you are emphasizing that it is completely untrue or absolutely impossible.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
  17. PHRASE (久坐之后)散散步，活动活动腿脚
    If you stretch your legs, you go for a short walk, usually after you have been sitting down for a long time.
    1. 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。
  18. PHRASE 牵强附会;勉强说得过去
    If you stretch a point, you describe something in a way which is not accurate, although it may be partly true.
    1. It is stretching a point to call this censorship.
      把这称为审查有点儿牵强。
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双语例句

  1. The association between the two companies stretches back thirty years.
    这两家公司的往来可以追溯到30年前。
  2. This hands-on management approach often stretches his workday from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
    这种亲历亲为的管理方法经常让他从早上6点一直工作到晚上11点。
  3. The Everglades National Park stretches across the southern tip of Florida.
    大沼泽地国家公园位于佛罗里达州的最南端。
  4. 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。
  5. The queue stretches several hundred yards and tickets are touted for a tenner.
    队伍排得有几百码长，票被炒到10英镑一张。
  6. Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide
    海滩上有些地方在涨潮时完全淹没在水中。
  7. Her garden stretches down to the waterside.
    她的花园一直延伸到河畔。
  8. The formerly [ once] barren land has been changed into stretches of fertile fields.
    昔日的荒地今天成了良田。
  9. The prairie stretches to the distant horizon.
    草原一直伸展到遥远的天边。
  10. The sky is sapphire blue, and the steppe stretches wide.
    天苍苍，野茫茫。
  11. This policy stretches across several different departments.
    这项政策影响着几个不同的部门。
  12. Turtles stretches this support through the simple process of multiplexing.
    Turtles通过简单的多路复用处理扩展了这一支持。
  13. She could see bays and headlands, woods and fields, stretches of sandy beach.
    她看得见海湾和海师，树林和田野，绵延不断的海滨沙滩。
  14. His business empire, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., stretches from telecommunications to ports and hotels.
    他的商业帝国和记黄埔有限公司（HutchisonWhampoaLtd.，0013.HK，简称：和记黄埔）的业务涵盖了从电讯到港口，乃至酒店的多个领域。
  15. I mean, when am I going to do my Yoga stretches?
    我是说，我该在何时做我的瑜伽伸展？
  16. That road stretches in front of and behind the car.
    那条路在车子的前面和后面伸展着。
  17. The island chain stretches northeast from Japan's main northern island of Hokkaido to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.
    岛链东北部从日本主要的北部岛屿北海道延伸到俄国的堪察加半岛。
  18. This action stretches the adductor group of muscles along the inside of the thighs.
    这个体式伸展了大腿内侧的内收肌群。
  19. Stretches out your hand.
    伸出你的手。
  20. Stretches the spine, shoulders, hamstrings.
    伸展脊柱、肩和腘绳肌。
  21. There were sugar sands and islands of fern and pearl, palm jungles and stretches of a never-ending sea.
    有蕨类和珍珠、棕榈林和无尽伸展着的海的甜蜜沙滩和岛屿。
  22. And down hills as well as straight stretches and technically difficult turns.
    和下山、平坦的直道，这些都需要技术高的转弯区。
  23. Preservation orders have been issued on the three stretches of the town wall which remain.
    对三处遗留的城墙颁布了维护法规。
  24. Back in Wyoming, we saw endless stretches of green hills and grass with mountains rising in the distance.
    在怀俄明，我们看了不尽的舒展青山和草与上升在距离的山。
  25. Think: how can you work on hamstring stretches if your neck and back are tense and inflexible?
    想想：你怎么工作的腿筋伸展如果你的颈部和背部的紧张和僵硬？
  26. But the vast stretches of forest gave them a hope.
    但一望无际的森林给了他们希望。
  27. The country's greatest forest stretches across Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang.
    我国最大的森林横跨内蒙古和黑龙江。
  28. First, let's do some warm up stretches.
    首先，让我们做一些伸展动作来热身。
  29. This movie really stretches the credulity of the audience to the limit.
    这电影确实最大限度利用了观众的轻信。
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