Word · Frequency #1930
stretching
拉长；变长
stretching is the present participle of stretch.
核心释义
to lengthen by pulling, or to become longer when pulled
- 1.
通过拉拽使变长
To lengthen by pulling.
- 2.
被拉时变长
To lengthen when pulled.
- 3.
拉紧
To pull tight.
- 4.
伸展四肢或身体部位以改善肌肉弹性
To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.
- 5.
从某一极限点向另一极限点延伸
To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.
- 6.
从有限资源中获得超出预期的更多用途
To get more use than expected from a limited resource.
- 7.
因夸张而使不准确
To make inaccurate by exaggeration.
- 8.
对某物的容量或资源提出巨大要求
To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.
- 9.
增加
To increase.
- 10.
增加,增长
To increase, to grow.
- 11.
满帆乘风航行
To sail by the wind under press of canvas.
- 12.
通过色散使脉冲或粒子束变长
To make a pulse or particle bunch longer by applying dispersion to it.
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
用法In use
After sitting at my desk all morning, I stood up and stretched my arms above my head.
用法提示：这里的 stretched 是动词，表示“舒展（手臂/身体）”。
You should stretch before you run to avoid injuring your muscles.
用法提示：这里的 stretch 是动词原形，表示“做拉伸运动”。
She stretched her legs and yawned as she stepped off the train.
用法提示：这里的 stretched 是动词，表示“伸展（腿）”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象拉长橡皮筋，单词中'tch'像手指扯开的痕迹。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
动词可及物或不及物，如'stretch your arms'和'The road stretches for miles'。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the ending sound /ɛtʃ/. Be careful with lookalikes like 'match' (/mætʃ/), 'catch' (/kætʃ/), 'patch' (/pætʃ/).
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.