| 单词 | stretch |
| 释义 | stretch stretch // verb, noun
■ verb
1 [no obj] (used in negative sentences and questions about an amount of money) to be enough to buy or pay for sth: Our budget won't stretch to a new server.
2 [+ obj] to make money last longer or buy more than planned: tips for stretching your training budget further The sale of the entertainment division would clear the company's stretched balance sheet.
3 [+ obj] to make use of all your money, supplies, time, etc. so that there is little or nothing left: This sudden rush of orders has stretched us to the limit. We can't take on any more work-we're fully stretched as it is.
4 [+ obj] to make use of all sb's skill, intelligence, etc: I enjoy my job because it stretches me.
5 (Marketing ) [+ obj] if a company stretches a brand, they use a successful brand name to sell new types of products or services: stretching the brand with new products and markets ⇨ BRAND STRETCHING
RULE noun
■ noun
IDIOMS
at full stretch using as much energy as possible, or the greatest possible amount of supplies: We have been working at full stretch. |
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