[] (used in negative sentences and questions about an amount of money 用於否定句和疑问句中，指一笔钱) to be enough to buy or pay for sth 够用；负担得起◆Our budget won't stretch to a new server. 我们的预算不足以购置新服务器。
[] to make money last longer or buy more than planned 省着用◆tips for stretching your training budget further 关於更有效地使用培训预算的几点建议◆The sale of the entertainment division would clear the company's stretched balance sheet. 出售娱乐部门将使公司捉襟见肘的资产负债表变得一身轻松。
[] to make use of all your money, supplies, time, etc. so that there is little or nothing left 耗尽；竭尽◆This sudden rush of orders has stretched us to the limit. 突然涌入的订单将我们逼到了极限。◆We can't take on any more work—we're fully stretched as it is. 我们不能再接受其他工作了 ── 现在已经满负荷了。
[] to make use of all sb's skill, intelligence, etc. 全力以赴；竭尽所能◆I enjoy my job because it stretches me. 我喜欢我的工作，因为它充分发挥了我所有才能。
() [] if a company stretches a brand, they use a successful brand name to sell new types of products or services （品牌）延伸◆stretching the brand with new products and markets 把这一品牌延伸至新的产品和市场➡brand stretching