stretches是什么意思？

stretches

n. 一段时间( stretch的名词复数 )，一片，方向；
v. 伸展，拉紧( stretch的第三人称单数 )，延伸，拉长，损伤；

例句

Ahead of us stretches a forest. 我们前面是一片森林。
The road stretches uphill at a steep slope. 这条路以陡峭的坡度向山上延伸。
Rubber stretches easily. 橡胶的延展性很好。
This policy stretches across several different departments. 这项政策影响着几个不同的部门。
From the top, Athens'urban sprawl stretches out in every direction. 雅典城区从山顶向四面八方延伸.
Mr. Weaver stretches, yawns, rises reluctantly and plods heavily into the bathroom. 韦佛先生伸伸懒腰打了个呵欠, 勉强起床,迈着沉重的脚步走进浴室去.
Bug Squash Tummy - Here the bug pats hellos stomach and It'squashes and stretches. 这个虫子轻轻打它的肚子,注重肚子上边有挤压拉伸形变.
Badaling Great Wall stretches for 4.8 km along rolling mountains and has 19 strategically located watchtowers. 八达岭长城沿着起伏的山脉连绵480公里,共有19个敌楼.
The Yangtse River irrigates vast stretches of farmland along its course. 长江灌溉着两岸的大片农田.
Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated. 一片片土地荒芜，人口减少。

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英语四级真题

The plane stretches a total length of 54 meters, where experienced scuba divers will eventually be able to venture through the cabin and around the plane's exterior.
2019年6月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A

英语六级真题

I try not to go online till my day's writing is finished, and I moved from Manhattan to rural Japan in part so I could more easily survive for long stretches entirely on foot.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

延伸;绵延

Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance.
例句
The procession stretched for several miles... 游行队伍长达数英里。 He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips. 他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。
N-COUNT

一片;一泓;一段

A stretch of road, water, or land is a length or area of it.
例句
It's a very dangerous stretch of road... 这是一段非常危险的路。 This stretch of Lost River was broader and deeper. 洛斯特里弗的这片水域又宽又深。
VERB

伸展;舒展

When you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles.
例句
He yawned and stretched... 他打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒腰。 Try stretching your legs and pulling your toes upwards... 试着双腿伸直并且向上拉伸脚趾。
N-COUNT

一段时间

A stretch of time is a period of time.
例句
He was fluent in French, having spent stretches of time in Southern France. 他曾在法国南部呆过一段时间，法语流利。 ...after an 18-month stretch in the army... 在部队生活了 18 个月后
V-ERG

(使)延续;(使)持续

If an event or activity stretches or is stretched into a further period of time, it continues into that period, which is later than expected.
例句
...as anti-abortion protests stretched into their second week... 随着反堕胎抗议进入第二周 The talks could be stretched into the summer of 1993. 该谈判可能会延续至 1993 年夏天。
VERB

(从一个时间)持续(至另一个时间)

If something stretches from one time to another, it begins at the first time and ends at the second, which is longer than expected.
例句
...a working day that stretches from seven in the morning to eight at night. 从早上 7 点持续到晚上 8 点的工作日
VERB

包括;涉及;囊括

If a group of things stretch from one type of thing to another, the group includes a wide range of things.
例句
...a trading empire, with interests that stretched from chemicals to sugar. 从化学制品到食糖均有涉足的贸易帝国
V-ERG

(把…)拉长;(把…)撑大;(把…)拉细

When something soft or elastic stretches or is stretched, it becomes longer or bigger as well as thinner, usually because it is pulled.
例句
The cables are designed not to stretch... 该电缆不能拉伸。 Ease the pastry into the corners of the tin, making sure you don't stretch it. 将油酥面团小心地移至烤盘的各角，注意不要把它拉长。
ADJ

(织物)有弹性的，有弹力的

Stretch fabric is soft and elastic and stretches easily.
例句
...stretch fabrics such as Lycra. 莱卡等有弹性的织物 ...stretch cotton swimsuits. 弹力棉制泳衣
V-ERG

(使)延长使用;节俭地使用

If you stretch an amount of something or if it stretches, you make it last longer than it usually would by being careful and not wasting any of it.
例句
They're used to stretching their budgets... 他们习惯于精打细算。 During his senior year his earnings stretched far enough to buy an old car. 他上年纪时省下的收入足够买一辆旧车了。
VERB

刚能够节约下来(或支付)

If your resources can stretch to something, you can just afford to do it.
例句
She suggested to me that I might like to start regular savings and I said Well, I don't know whether I can stretch to that. 她建议我可以开始定期存钱，我说我还不知道钱是不是够花呢。
VERB

耗尽，竭尽(财力或物力)

If something stretches your money or resources, it uses them up so you have hardly enough for your needs.
例句
The drought there is stretching American resources... 那里的旱灾正在耗尽美国的财力物力。 Public expenditure was being stretched to the limit by having to support 3 million unemployed people. 因为要救济 300 万失业人口，公共支出即将被耗尽。
VERB

使竭尽所能;使全力以赴;使拿出全部本领

If you say that a job or task stretches you, you mean that you like it because it makes you work hard and use all your energy and skills so that you do not become bored or achieve less than you should.
例句
I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different... 我正想换工作，想尝试点不一样的事情来挑战一下自己。 They criticised the quality of teaching, claiming pupils were not stretched enough. 他们批评教学质量太差，声称没有使学生们发挥出潜质。
PHRASE

(通常指为够到某东西而)尽量伸长手臂

If you are at full stretch, your arm is straight and extended as far as possible, usually because you are trying to reach something that is almost too far away.
例句
He offered his lighter at full stretch. 他伸长胳膊把打火机递了过去。
PHRASE

竭尽全力;全力以赴

If you are at full stretch, you are using the maximum amount of effort or energy.
例句
Everyone would be working at full stretch. 每个人都将全力以赴。
PHRASE

任凭怎么想也(不);再怎么说也(不)

If you say that something is not true or possible by any stretch of the imagination, you are emphasizing that it is completely untrue or absolutely impossible.
例句
Her husband was not a womaniser by any stretch of the imagination... 她老公绝对不是个拈花惹草的人。 By no stretch of the imagination could his speech be described as impersonal. 他的演讲再怎么说也不缺乏人情味。
PHRASE

(久坐之后)散散步，活动活动腿脚

If you stretch your legs, you go for a short walk, usually after you have been sitting down for a long time.
例句
I stopped at the square and got out to stretch my legs. 我在广场处停下来，下车活动活动腿脚。
PHRASE

牵强附会;勉强说得过去

If you stretch a point, you describe something in a way which is not accurate, although it may be partly true.
例句
It is stretching a point to call this censorship. 把这称为审查有点儿牵强。

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