Pull something to make it longer or wider.
Don't stretch the fabric, or it might tear.
不要拉伸面料,否则它可能会撕裂。
Become bigger or longer when pulled.
These pants will stretch as you move around.
这些裤子会随着你移动而拉伸。
Pull something tight to make it smooth.
Stretch the canvas so the painting looks better.
拉伸画布,使画看起来更好。
Extend arms or legs to make muscles tight.
After sitting for so long, it's good to stretch.
坐了这么久,伸展一下很好。
Reach out an arm or leg to touch something.
She stretched out her hand to grab the apple.
她伸出手去抓苹果。
Cover a distance of land or water.
The forest stretches as far as the eye can see.
森林延伸到视野的尽头。
Last for a certain amount of time.
The power outage stretched into the third day.
停电持续到了第三天。
Be sufficient to cover a cost.
My budget can stretch to include a vacation this year.
我的预算可以延伸到包括今年的假期。
Use a lot of resources, like money or time.
The project will stretch our resources thin.
这个项目会使我们的资源捉襟见肘。
Increase the lead in a game or competition.
The team managed to stretch their lead by scoring twice.
球队通过两次得分成功扩大了他们的领先优势。
Challenge or test someone's abilities.
This course will really stretch your skills.
这门课程确实会扩展你的技能。
Use something unfairly or to excess.
He stretched the truth to make the story more interesting.
他夸大了事实,使故事更有趣。
A long area of land or water.
We walked along the stretch of beach.
我们沿着那段海滩散步。
A continuous period of time.
She worked for a stretch of 12 hours.
她连续工作了12小时。
A term of imprisonment.
He served a stretch in jail for the crime.
他因犯罪在监狱服了一段刑期。
An act of stretching or the state of being stretched.
She felt a good stretch in her muscles.
她感觉到肌肉很好地拉伸了。
The quality of being elastic or able to stretch.
The fabric has a lot of stretch.
这种面料非常有弹性。
A straight part at the end of a racetrack.
The car accelerated down the final stretch.
汽车在最后一段路上加速了。