伸展；延伸；持续；包括
n.伸展；弹性；一片；一段时间
adj.可伸缩的；弹性的；
复数：stretches过去式：stretched过去分词：stretched现在分词：stretching第三人称单数：stretches
"a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out同义词：reachreaching
a straightaway section of a racetrackexercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent同义词：stretching
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit"running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
an unbroken period of time during which you do something"there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
同义词：stint
the capacity for being stretched同义词：stretchinessstretchability
v.occupy a large, elongated area"The park stretched beneath the train line"
同义词：stretch along
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body同义词：extend
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length"stretch out that piece of cloth"
同义词：unfoldstretch outextend
become longer by being stretched and pulled"The fabric stretches"
make long or longer by pulling and stretching"stretch the fabric"
同义词：elongate
lie down comfortably"To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
同义词：stretch out
pull in opposite directions"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly"stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones同义词：adulteratedilutedebase
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"
同义词：extend
extend one's body or limbs"Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
同义词：stretch out
adj.having an elongated seating area"a stretch limousine"
easily stretched"stretch hosiery"
stretch oneself伸懒腰；伸展身体；尽最大的努力
stretch out伸手
at a stretch一口气地，不休息地
on the stretch紧张着
stretch film拉伸膜；缠绕膜
stretch bending拉弯，拉伸弯曲；伸张弯曲
stretch fabric松紧织物；延伸织物
stretch forming拉伸成形法
at full stretch非常紧张；竭尽全力
stretch back回溯到
home stretch 冲刺阶段；（跑道的）终点直道（等于home straight）
stretch mark妊娠纹，白纹
更多收起词组短语enlargev.扩大，多指具体物品如相片的放大。
enlarge photograph放大照片enlarge a house扩建房屋
stretch v. (有弹性地)伸展，延伸，并有可能超过限度；伸长、伸出(身体某部位)并绷紧肌肉(尤指在放松后或为了够着某物)。
The pullover stretched after I had worn it a few times.这件套头毛衣我穿了几次之后就撑大了。
Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, stretching themselves.完成了早间工作之后，职员们站到桌子后面伸伸懒腰。
expandv.指范围、体积的扩大、增大，也可以指内容或细节的充实。
The balloon expanded, then exploded.气球先是膨胀，然后就爆破了。
reinforcev.增援，加固。
magnifyv.放大，指用透镜或显微镜使物体看上去大一些。
His eyeglasses magnify words so he can read them.他借助眼睛把字放大以便能够阅读。
amplifyv.扩大，增加，尤其指通过增强电压或电流使声音扩大；补充叙述(故事、事件等)。
We must ask you to amplify your statement.我们得请你对你的说法作进一步的说明。
enlarge, extend, stretch, prolong, inflate, expand, increase, multiply, lengthen, add, augment, amplifyenlarge放大（照片）
extend 使…（在空间或时间上）更大，更长；伸长，伸展，延展；舒展（肢体），extend sth
stretch vt 拉长，撑大；绵延，延续
prolong人为的延长时间
inflate 使（轮胎、气球等）充气，膨胀，inflate sth (with sth)
expand 使…变大，扩大，扩展，expand sth into sth
increase 增加，增大（数目、数量、体积等），increase sth from…to…
multiply成倍的增加
lengthen指自然的延长时间或空间
add 加，添加，add sth to sth
augment vt 增多，增大，augment sth
amplify特指音量，电流等的扩大
extend, stretch, prolong, lengthen这组词都有“伸展，延长”的意思，其区别是：
extend指时间或空间的延长，也可指影响和使用范围等的扩大。
stretch指长度的延伸以及宽度的增加。
prolong通常指时间上延长得超过了一般或正常的限度。
lengthen指把长度或期限拉长或延长，其反义是shorten。