【单词积累】stretch 牛津必修2U2

stretch/stretʃ/
v. 伸展;伸出,伸长;延伸;
一、单词记忆
这个单词可以用联想记忆法记一下,前面的stre就是stress,“压力”的意思,后面的tch,可以看到teach,“教”的省略。老师教了好多东西,我压力好大,都被压扁了。人变扁了,自然就延长了。
二、单词用法
v. 伸展;伸出,伸长;延伸;
He was about to stretch out his hand to grab me.
他正要伸手抓我。
来源:《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

[巩固练习]
(1)我什么也没说,望着月光下伸展在我们面前的沙脊。
答案:(1)Without saying anything more, I looked across the ridges of sand that were stretched out before us in the moonlight.
[拓展]stretch one’s back伸懒腰
[巩固练习]
(1)他下床时打了个哈欠,伸了个懒腰。
答案:(1)He yawned and stretched his back as he got out of bed.

[拓展]date back to/be traced back to/originate from/stretch back to追溯至
The town's history stretches back to before 1500.
该城的历史可以上溯到公元1500年以前。
来源:《牛津词典》
