vt.

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

   她伸手拿字典。

2. 拉直；拉緊；拉長；撐大
   The little girl stretched her rubber band.

   小女孩拉長橡皮筋。

3. 展開，鋪開[（+out）]
   The eagle stretched its wings.

   雄鷹展翅。

4. 使延伸，使延續
5. 使傾注全力，使緊張；極度使用（眼睛等）
   He stretched himself to achieve better results in his work.

   他盡心竭力，以求工作更有成效。

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

   她為了利己目的曲解法規。

7. 【口】誇大，誇張
8. 損傷，扭傷
9. 【俚】打倒

vi.

1. 伸縮，延伸[W]
2. 延續；連綿[Q]
   The desert stretches for thousands of miles.

   沙漠連綿數千英里。

3. 舒展肢體，伸懶腰；伸手
   It feels good to stretch after a long drive.

   開了很長時間車，舒展一下肢體會很舒服。

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

   林德手腳伸展著躺在火爐前面。

5. 【口】誇大事實，吹牛
6. 【俚】被絞死

n.

1. 伸展，伸長；伸懶腰[S]
   He stood up and had a stretch.

   他站起來，伸了個懶腰。

2. （土地，時間的）延亙，連綿[C]
   a great stretch of open field

   一大片開闊的田野

3. 過度使用；曲解[C]
4. 伸縮性，彈性[U]
5. （競賽跑道的）直線跑道，最後階段[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.