vt.

1. 伸直；伸出；伸长[（+out）]
   She stretched out her hand for the dictionary.

   她伸手拿字典。

2. 拉直；拉紧；拉长；撑大
   The little girl stretched her rubber band.

   小女孩拉长橡皮筋。

3. 展开，铺开[（+out）]
   The eagle stretched its wings.

   雄鹰展翅。

4. 使延伸，使延续
5. 使倾注全力，使紧张；极度使用（眼睛等）
   He stretched himself to achieve better results in his work.

   他尽心竭力，以求工作更有成效。

6. 滥用，曲解
   She stretched the rules in favor of herself.

   她为了利己目的曲解法规。

7. 【口】夸大，夸张
8. 损伤，扭伤
9. 【俚】打倒

vi.

1. 伸缩，延伸[W]
2. 延续；连绵[Q]
   The desert stretches for thousands of miles.

   沙漠连绵数千英里。

3. 舒展肢体，伸懒腰；伸手
   It feels good to stretch after a long drive.

   开了很长时间的车，舒展一下肢体会很舒服。

4. 伸展着身子躺[（+out）]
   Lynd stretched out in front of the fire.

   林德手脚伸展着躺在火炉前面。

5. 【口】夸大事实，吹牛
6. 【俚】被绞死

n.

1. 伸展，伸长；伸懒腰[S]
   He stood up and had a stretch.

   他站起来，伸了个懒腰。

2. （土地，时间的）延亘，连绵[C]
   a great stretch of open field

   一大片开阔的田野

3. 过度使用；曲解[C]
4. 伸缩性，弹性[U]
5. （竞赛跑道的）直线跑道，最后阶段[C]
6. 【俚】刑期，徒刑[C]

v.

1. (of something soft or elastic) be made or be able to be made longer or wider without tearing or breaking.
   ▸pull (something) tightly from one point to another or across a space.
2. straighten or extend one's body or a part of one's body to its full length.
3. last or cause to last longer than expected.
   ▸(of finances or resources) be sufficient for a particular purpose.
4. extend over an area or period of time.
5. make demands on.

n.

1. an act of stretching.
   ▸the fact or condition of being stretched.
   ▸the capacity to stretch or be stretched; elasticity.
2. a continuous expanse or period.
   ▸informal a period of time spent in prison.
   ▸chiefly N. Amer. a straight part of a racetrack, typically the home straight.
   ▸Sailing  the distance covered on one tack.
3. [usu. as modifier] informal a motor vehicle or aircraft modified so as to have extended seating or storage capacity.
4. informal a difficult or demanding task.