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stretch /stretʃ/► SEE ALLat a stretchby no stretch of the imaginationnot by any stretch of the imaginationstretch your legsstretch a pointat full stretchon the home straight/stretchbend/stretch the rules
●at a ˈstretch (of periods of time 一段时间) without stopping; continuously 不停地；连续地；一口气◆She practises the piano for hours at a stretch.
她一连练了几个小时的钢琴。 OPP in snatches ●by ˈno stretch of the imagination●not by ˈany stretch of the imaginationit is completely impossible to say; by no means 任凭怎么想象也不；再怎么说也不◆By no stretch of the imagination could you call him clever.
他无论如何也称不上聪明。◆You couldn’t say that factory was beautiful, not by any stretch of the imagination!
凭你怎么异想天开，也不能说那家工厂很美丽！●stretch your ˈlegswalk about after sitting or lying for a long time （久坐或躺卧之后）活动活动腿脚，散散步◆I’d been working at my desk all morning, so I went outside to stretch my legs for ten minutes.
我坐在书桌前工作了一上午，因此出门活动了十分钟。●stretch a ˈpointallow sb to break the rules for a good reason 破例；通融◆You are usually only allowed one hour for lunch, but I’m prepared to stretch a point if there’s an emergency.
通常只给你们一个小时的午饭时间，不过如果有紧急情况我会通融一下的。●at full ˈstretchto the full extent of your powers, abilities, etc. 竭尽全力；全力以赴◆We’ve been working at full stretch for weeks to get the hall ready for the conference.我们为了布置开会用的大厅已经奋力干了好几个星期。●on the ˌhome ˈstraight/ˈstretchapproaching the end of a task, project, course, etc. 接近终点；将要完成（任务、项目、课程等）◆Ten exams done and two more to do — you’re on the home straight now.已考完十门，还剩两门，你马上就要解脱了。◆I never thought the prison sentence would end, but I feel I’m on the home straight now.我一直觉得刑期漫长得没有尽头，现在却觉得马上就要熬出头了。 NOTE This refers to the last part of a horse race when the horses are approaching the finishing line. 这个表达法原指赛马中马匹接近终点线时的最后一段。 ●bend/stretch the ˈrulesallow sb to break the rules to some extent because you think there is a good reason （根据实际情况）变通规则；通融◆We don’t normally employ people over 50, but in your case we’re prepared to bend the rules a little.一般来说我们不雇用 50 岁以上的人，可是对你我们打算稍稍通融一下。 |