stretch

1. 在大街(st)上呕吐(retch)的时候要伸展开身体。
2. 记忆方法: 使崛起——伸展
3. stretch---死拽尺、死拽起、死拽扯。

stretch 拉长，拉紧，伸展，延展，弹性，收缩性

来自古英语 streccan,拉长，伸出，展开，来自 Proto-Germanic*strakjana,展开，拉紧，可能来 自 PIE*strenk,紧的，拉紧，词源同 string,strain,strict.拼写比较 bake,batch.引申诸相关词义。

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 strække, Swedish sträcka, 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。

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

我在广场处停下来，下车活动活动腿脚。

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

我正想换工作，想尝试点不一样的事情来挑战一下自己。

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

站直身体,伸左手够右脚.

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

附近有一片白色沙滩，是沐日光浴的绝佳场所。

【enlarge, stretch, expand, reinforce, magnify, amplify】
enlarge: v.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。
expand: v.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。
reinforce: v.增援，加固。
magnify: v.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。
amplify: v.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, amplify】
enlarge: 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