Word · Frequency #1930
stretched
拉长；变长
stretched is the past of stretch.
to lengthen by pulling, or to become longer when pulled
- 1.
To lengthen by pulling.
通过拉拽使变长
- 2.
To lengthen when pulled.
被拉时变长
- 3.
To pull tight.
拉紧
- 4.
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
伸展四肢或身体部位以改善肌肉弹性
- 5.
To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
从某一极限点向另一极限点延伸
- 6.
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
从有限资源中获得超出预期的更多用途
- 7.
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
因夸张而使不准确
- 8.
To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
对某物的容量或资源提出巨大要求
- 9.
To increase.
增加
- 10.
To increase, to grow.
增加,增长
- 11.
To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
满帆乘风航行
- 12.
To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
通过色散使脉冲或粒子束变长
伸展；舒展（四肢、身体）；延伸；绵延；拉紧；绷紧；尽量使用；使（资源）维持更久；使…紧张；使…不堪重负
In use
After sitting at my desk all morning, I stood up and stretched my arms above my head.
You should stretch before you run to avoid injuring your muscles.
She stretched her legs and yawned as she stepped off the train.
stretch sth
表示伸展身体部位。
He stretched his arms above his head.
他把手臂伸过头顶。
stretch (for) time/distance
表示时间或空间的延伸。
The project stretched over several months.
这个项目持续了好几个月。
stretch oneself
强调伸展全身。
Connections
Collocations
- stretch one's legs
- 伸展腿脚，活动筋骨
- After sitting for hours, I got up to stretch my legs.坐了几个小时后，我站起来活动了一下腿脚。
- stretch oneself
- 伸展身体；竭尽全力
- She stretched herself on the yoga mat.她在瑜伽垫上伸展身体。
- stretch a point
- 破例，通融
- The teacher stretched a point and let him hand in the homework late.老师破例让他迟交作业。
- stretch the truth
- 夸大事实
- He tends to stretch the truth when telling stories.他讲故事时喜欢夸大事实。
- stretch out
- 伸出；延长；躺下伸直身体
- He stretched out his hand to help her.他伸出手去帮她。
- stretch one's arms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象拉长橡皮筋，单词中'tch'像手指扯开的痕迹。
Context & Register
动词“stretch”在不同义项下的语体有别：表示“伸展身体或四肢”时多为中性，常用于日常生活；表示“拉长”或“使变长”时也较中性；而表示“掺假”或“歪曲”时则较非正式或略带贬义，多见于口语或批评语境。
Grammar Note
动词可及物或不及物，如'stretch your arms'和'The road stretches for miles'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the ending sound /ɛtʃ/. Be careful with lookalikes like 'match' (/mætʃ/), 'catch' (/kætʃ/), 'patch' (/pætʃ/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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