stretchKK [ˋstrɛtʃ] /ˈstɹɛtʃ/動詞1伸展、伸懶腰She stretched her arms above her head and yawned.她把手臂舉過頭頂伸展，然後打了個呵欠。2拉長、撐大、拉扯Don't stretch the sweater or it will lose its shape.不要拉扯那件毛衣，否則會變形。3延伸、綿延、蔓延The vineyards stretch for miles along the river valley.葡萄園沿著河谷綿延好幾公里。4延續、持續The negotiations stretched well into the following week.談判一直延續到隔週。5使吃緊、使捉襟見肘常用被動Our budget is already stretched to the limit this year.我們今年的預算已經吃緊到極限了。顯示全部 16 個義項動詞6充分發揮、激發潛能A good teacher knows how to stretch every student.好老師懂得如何激發每個學生的潛能。7曲解、牽強附會He stretched the truth to make his story sound better.他扭曲事實，讓自己的說法聽起來更精彩。名詞1一段、一片This stretch of coastline is popular with surfers.這一段海岸線很受衝浪客歡迎。2一段時間、一陣子He can concentrate for long stretches without a break.他能長時間專注而不用休息。3伸展運動、拉筋Do a few gentle stretches before you start running.開始跑步前先做幾個輕緩的伸展動作。4彈性、伸縮性These jeans have plenty of stretch around the waist.這條牛仔褲腰部的彈性很好。5直道、最後一段賽程Two horses were neck and neck in the final stretch.最後一段賽程中，兩匹馬並駕齊驅。6刑期、服刑期口語He did a five-year stretch for armed robbery.他因持械搶劫服了五年刑。形容詞1彈性的、有伸縮性的The dress is made of soft stretch fabric.這件洋裝是用柔軟的彈性布料做的。片語1連續、一口氣I can only read for about an hour at a stretch.我一次大概只能連續閱讀一個小時。2無論如何、再怎麼說也不多用於否定句By no stretch of the imagination is this a cheap car.再怎麼說，這也不是一輛便宜的車。