Stretch



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 变长;伸展
• ［英］ v. 变长 ( become wider or longer) ; 伸展 ( reach full length or width)
• ［类］ ephemeral : endure / inelastic : stretch ( 短暂的不会持久 / 无弹性的不会伸展)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle English strecchen, from Old English streccan; akin to Old High German strecchan to stretch, Old English str?c firm, severe
• Date: before 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to extend (as one's limbs or body) in a reclining position
  • 2. to reach out ; extend <stretched out her arms>
  • 3. to extend in length <stretched his neck to see what was going on>
  • 4. to fell with or as if with a blow
  • 5. to cause the limbs of (a person) to be pulled especially in torture
  • 6. to draw up (one's body) from a cramped, stooping, or relaxed position
  • 7. to pull taut <canvas stretched on a frame>
  • 8.
    • a. to enlarge or distend especially by force
    • b. to extend or expand as if by physical force <stretch one's mind with a good book>
    • c. strain <stretched his already thin patience>
  • 9. to cause to reach or continue (as from one point to another or across a space) <stretch a wire between two posts>
  • 10.
    • a. to amplify or enlarge beyond natural or proper limits <the rules can be stretched this once>
    • b. to expand (as by improvisation) to fulfill a larger function <stretching a dollar>
  • 11. to extend (a hit) to an extra base usually by fast or daring running <stretch a single into a double>
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to become extended in length or breadth or both ; spread <broad plains stretching to the sea>
    • b. to extend over a continuous period <the dynasty stretches back several centuries>
  • 2. to become extended without breaking
  • 3.
    • a. to extend one's body or limbs <stretched before jogging><wanted to stretch out on the sofa>
    • b. to lie down at full length
• ? stretchability noun
• ? stretchable adjective
• ? stretchy adjective

II. noun

• Date: 1541
• 1.
  • a. an exercise of something (as the understanding or the imagination) beyond ordinary or normal limits <their conclusion seemed like a bit of a stretch>［/

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