/stretʃ ||; strɛtʃ/verb1 [I,T] to pull sth so that it becomes longer or wider; to become longer or wider in this way 拉长;伸展;拉紧 · The artist stretched the canvas tightly over the frame. 画家将画布绷紧,固定在画框上。My T-shirt stretched when I washed it. 我的T恤衫洗过后变宽了。 ☞picture at shrink 见shrink插图
2 [I,T] stretch (sth) (out) to push out your arms, legs, etc as far as possible 伸展,舒展(臂、腿等): He switched off the alarm clock, yawned and stretched. 他关掉闹钟,打个呵欠,伸了个懒腰。She stretched out on the sofa and fell asleep. 她舒展身子躺在沙发上睡着了。She stretched out her arm to take the book. 她伸手去拿书。 ☞picture at sport 见sport插图
3 [I] to cover a large area of land or a long period of time 伸展,延续,绵延(大片地方或很长时间): The long white beaches stretch for miles along the coast. 白色的沙滩沿海岸绵延数英里。
4 [T] to make use of all the money, ability, time, etc that sb has available for use 充分使用(钱、能力、时间等): The test has been designed to really stretch students' knowledge. 测验旨在充分发挥学生的知识。
stretch your legs to go for a walk after sitting down for a long time (久坐后)散步伸一伸腿