| 词汇 | stretch |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： 1. stretch (v.) O.E. streccan, from P.Gmc. *strakjanan (cf. Dan. strække, Swed. sträcka, O.Fris. strekka, O.H.G. strecchan, M.L.G., M.Du., O.H.G., Ger. strecken "to stretch"), perhaps a variant of the root of stark, or else from PIE base *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see strain). 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 1553. Stretch limo first attested 1973. Stretch marks is attested from 1960. Stretcher "canvas frame for carrying the sick or wounded" is first attested 1845. 2. stretch (n.) 1541, "act of stretching," from stretch (v.); meaning "unbroken continuance of some activity" is first recorded 1689; meaning "straightaway of a race course" (e.g. home stretch) is recorded from 1841. 词根记忆： v. 伸展,延伸n.拉长;伸展;一段时间/路程When I fetched the sketch on the stretcher I found the secretary's secret.当我拿来担架上的素描时我发现了秘书的秘密. |
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