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stretched + noun
stretched 作前置定语，修饰名词，表示肌肉经拉伸后不再僵硬。
Stretched muscles are more flexible.
经过拉伸的肌肉更加柔韧。
延伸的；绵延的
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延伸的；绵延的
extended or spread over a wide area or distance
Stretched muscles are more flexible.
经过拉伸的肌肉更加柔韧。
(肌肉)经拉伸后不再僵硬
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
延伸或散布在大面积或长距离上
extended or spread over a wide area or distance
The stretched banner hung across the two buildings for the festival.
为节日而展开的横幅悬挂在两座楼之间。
She lay stretched on the beach towel, enjoying the warm sun.
她伸展着躺在沙滩巾上，享受温暖的阳光。
After the warm-up, his stretched muscles felt ready for the run.
热身后，他拉伸过的肌肉为跑步做好了准备。
stretched 作前置定语，修饰名词，表示肌肉经拉伸后不再僵硬。
Stretched muscles are more flexible.
经过拉伸的肌肉更加柔韧。
stretched 用在系动词后作表语，描述身体部位经拉伸后的舒展状态。
After yoga, I felt stretched and calm.
瑜伽之后，我感到舒展而平静。
这个结构表示延伸或铺展在较大的面积或距离上；stretched 在这里也常被视为形容词。
The cable was stretched across the river.
缆绳横跨河面。
Not this
After exercise, my muscles feel very stretch.
Use this
After exercise, my muscles feel very stretched.
stretch 是动词或名词，不是形容词；系动词 feel 后须接形容词。stretched 是过去分词作形容词，表示“（肌肉）经拉伸后放松的”。汉语学习者常受汉语“拉伸”词性不变的影响，错用动词原形。
Not this
I like this fabric because it is very stretched.
Use this
I like this fabric because it is very stretchy.
stretched 表示“被拉伸的、伸展的”，不表示“有弹性的”；表示材料有弹性应用 stretchy。学习者常把“拉伸的”和“有弹性的”混为一谈。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拉伸后放松的肌肉
After the warm-up, she felt her stretched muscles loosen up.
热身之后，她感到拉伸后的肌肉放松了。
绷紧的画布
He prefers painting on a stretched canvas rather than paper.
他更喜欢在绷紧的画布上作画，而不是在纸上。
伸展开的；平躺的
The cat lay stretched out on the windowsill.
那只猫伸展着身体躺在窗台上。
被拉得很薄的；人手或资源不足的
With only two nurses on duty, the ward was stretched thin.
只有两名护士值班，病房的人手严重不足。
分身乏术；因承担过多而难以应付
Our team is stretched thin, so we can't take on another project.
我们团队分身乏术，所以无法再接手一个项目。
被逼到极限；承受巨大压力
The emergency services were stretched to the limit during the storm.
暴风雨期间，应急服务部门被逼到了极限。
时间紧张；抽不出时间
I'd love to help, but I'm stretched for time this week.
我很想帮忙，但这周我时间紧张。
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联想：做拉伸(stretch)后肌肉松软，像橡皮筋被拉长、延展铺开——看到 stretched 就想到“拉长、舒展、延伸”。
语域：mixed 常见场景：运动与身体护理、地理或空间描述 stretched 作形容词时，在“肌肉拉伸后舒展”和“延伸/绵延”两个义项上都属中性表达；前者多用于运动、健身或理疗场景，后者较常见于地理或空间描写。日常口语和一般书面语中都能使用，语气不过于正式或随意。
与 stretched /strɛtʃt/ 押韵的词有 fetched、sketched、retched（都读 /ɛtʃt/）。拼写结尾都是 -tched，但 patched、matched、hatched 读 /ætʃt/，watched 读 /wɒtʃt/，它们并不押韵。另注意 wretched 拼写相似却读 /ˈrɛtʃɪd/。
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