stretch
伸展,延伸,绵延,伸长
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Definitions
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- : to draw out or extend to the full length or extent: to stretch oneself out on the ground.
- : to hold out, reach forth, or extend.
- : to extend, spread, or place so as to reach from one point or place to another: to stretch a rope across a road.
- : to draw tight or taut: to stretch the strings of a violin.
- : to lengthen, widen, distend, or enlarge by tension: to stretch a rubber band.
- : to draw out, extend, or enlarge unduly: The jacket was stretched at the elbows.
- : to extend, force, or make serve beyond the normal or proper limits; strain: to stretch the imagination; to stretch the facts; to stretch food to feed extra guests; to stretch money to keep within a budget.
- : to extend or strain to the utmost, as by intense exertion; tax.
- : to increase the quantity of by dilution or admixing: They caught the bartender stretching the gin with water.
- : Radio and Television. to prolong or slow down in order not to end too early: to stretch a show; to stretch the action two minutes.
Phrases
- stretch a point
- stretch one's legs
- at a stretch
- by any stretch
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Graham is being far outspent by Harrison, who has raised a stunning $29 million and has about $10 million for the final stretch.
Now, the season starts around May and routinely extends to November—sometimes even stretching to December.
If it’s fairly straight, hamstring stretches are going to give you the best benefit.
Democratic leaders stand by that proposal to bring back the weekly $600 enhanced unemployment benefit—which stretched from late March to late July.
Some of the Nats’ stretch-run problems aren’t fixable, either.
The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.
“You need to stretch kids slightly outside their comfort zones, but never have surprises,” she said.
They started with Not Fade Away and went from one song to another over a 14 minute stretch.
The farmers in the area told Ledu that what normally fed them for one year would barely stretch for the next few months.
In the final stretch of the campaign, Gotauco, the Healey volunteer, recorded a song she titled "Integrity in A-Minor."
I could see only the stretch of green before me, and I felt as if I must walk on forever, without coming to the end of it.
A long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.