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stretch

UK //stretʃ//US //stretʃ//

词源

源自古英语 'streccan',原意为'伸展,拉直',与古高地德语 'strecken' 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根 *strakjaną(拉紧)。

verb

❶ 伸展身体或物体,使其长度或面积增加。常用于运动前热身或放松肌肉时。

“She stretched her arms above her head after waking up.”

(她醒来后把手臂举过头顶伸展。)

“The cat stretched its body along the sunny windowsill.”

(猫咪在阳光照射的窗台上舒展身体。)

❶ 延伸或延续,指时间或空间上的延长。常用来描述道路、时间段的延长。

“The desert stretches for hundreds of miles.”

(这片沙漠绵延数百英里。)

“Our meeting stretched into the late afternoon.”

(我们的会议一直延续到傍晚。)

同义词:extend, elongate, reach, expand, lengthen

noun

❶ 一段连续的时间或空间。可以指具体的路段,也可以指抽象的时间段。

“We drove through a beautiful stretch of coastline.”

(我们驶过一段美丽的海岸线。)

“The final stretch of the race was the most challenging.”

(比赛的最后一段是最具挑战性的。)

❶ 伸展动作或状态,特指身体部位的舒展。常见于运动或放松时的动作。

“Do some gentle stretches before exercising.”

(运动前做些轻柔的伸展动作。)

“I felt a satisfying stretch in my back muscles.”

(我感到背部肌肉得到了舒展开来。)

同义词:extension, span, period, segment, section

常见短语

at a stretch — 连续不断地,一口气完成某事。强调不间断地持续进行某个动作或状态。

“She can work for 10 hours at a stretch when deadlines approach.”

(临近截止日期时,她能连续工作10个小时不停歇。)

stretch one's legs — 起身走动活动腿脚,特指久坐后进行的放松活动。

“Let's stop the car so we can stretch our legs.”

(我们停车活动下腿脚吧。)