• vt. 伸展,張開
• vi. 伸展
• adj. 可伸縮的
• n. 伸展，延伸
• n. (Stretch)人名；(英)斯特雷奇

來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) streccan,拉長(zhǎng)，伸出，展開，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*strakjana,展開，拉緊，可能來(lái) 自 PIE*strenk,緊的，拉緊，詞源同 string,strain,strict.拼寫比較 bake,batch.引申諸相關(guān)詞義。

stretch

stretch: [OE] Stretch comes from a prehistoric West Germanic *strakkjan (source also of German strecken and Dutch strekken). This was formed from a base *strak-, which probably also produced English straggle [14]. It is not certain where *strak- came from, but probably it was an alteration of *strak- ‘rigid’ (source of English starch and stark).

Reversal of speech sounds (here a and r) is quite common; the process is known as metathesis. The notions of ‘rigidity’ and ‘stretching’ do not appear very compatible at first sight, but it is thought that the original application of stretch was to ‘stretching the limbs’, in the sense of making them straight or ‘stiff’. Straight comes from a former past participle of stretch.
=> straggle, straight

stretch (v.)

Old English streccan (transitive and intransitive) "to stretch, spread out, prostrate; reach, extend" (past tense strehte, past participle streht), from Proto-Germanic *strakjanan (cognates: Danish str?kke, Swedish str?cka, Old Frisian strekka, Old High German strecchan, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch, Old High German, German strecken "to stretch, draw out"), perhaps a variant of the root of stark, or else from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see string (n.)).

Meaning "to extend (the limbs or wings)" is from c. 1200; that of "to lay out for burial" is from early 13c. To stretch one's legs "take a walk" is from c. 1600. Meaning "to lengthen by force" first recorded late 14c.; figurative sense of "to enlarge beyond proper limits, exaggerate," is from 1550s. Stretch limo first attested 1973. Stretch marks is attested from 1960. Related: Stretched; stretching.

stretch (n.)

late 12c., "expanse of land;" 1540s, "act of stretching," from stretch (v.); meaning "unbroken continuance of some activity" is first recorded 1660s; meaning "straightaway of a race course" (as in home stretch) is recorded from 1839.

1. It is better to stretch the tight muscles first.

最好先伸展一下僵硬的肌肉。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. I stopped at the square and got out to stretch my legs.

我在廣場(chǎng)處停下來(lái)，下車活動(dòng)活動(dòng)腿腳。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. I'm trying to move on and stretch myself with something different.

我正想換工作，想嘗試點(diǎn)不一樣的事情來(lái)挑戰(zhàn)一下自己。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Stand straight and stretch the left hand to the right foot.

站直身體,伸左手夠右腳.

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. Nearby there is a stretch of white sand beach perfect for sunbathing.

附近有一片白色沙灘，是沐日光浴的絕佳場(chǎng)所。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句