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stretch

B1 verb

stretch /stɹɛt͡ʃ/ nghĩa là duỗi

Các nghĩa

  1. duỗi

    To lengthen by pulling.

    transitive

    I stretched the rubber band until it almost broke.

  2. giãn ra

    To lengthen when pulled.

    intransitive

    The rubber band stretched almost to the breaking point.

    The inner membrane […] because it would stretch and yield, remained unbroken.

  3. kéo căng

    To pull tight.

    transitive

    First, stretch the skin over the frame of the drum.

  4. duỗi

    To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

    intransitive · transitive

    I always stretch my muscles before exercising.

    When the cat woke up, it yawned and stretched.

  5. kéo dài

    To extend physically, especially from a limit point and/or to a limit point.

    intransitive

    The beach stretches from Cresswell to Amble.

  6. tận dụng tối đa

    To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

    figuratively · transitive

    I managed to stretch my coffee supply a few more days.

+ 2 nghĩa khác

  1. phóng đại

    To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

    figuratively · transitive

    To say crossing the street was brave is stretching the meaning of "brave" considerably.

    To say he's been to this park a million times is stretching the numbers. The true number is around 30 or 40.

  2. gây căng thẳng

    To make great demands on the capacity or resources of something.

    transitive

    Her bizarre explanation really stretches credulity.

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