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stretch²
n [C]
1 an area of land or water 一片地域; 一片水域:
a dangerous stretch of road 危险的路段
2 a continuous period of time 持续的一段时间:
at a stretch (=without stopping) 不停地，连续地: During the summer we worked twelve hours at a stretch. 夏天的时候我们连续工作十二小时。
3 the action of stretching part of your body 〔肢体的〕舒展，伸展
4 not by any stretch (of the imagination) spoken used to say that something is definitely not true 【口】 根本不，怎么说都不:
She isn't fat, not by any stretch of the imagination. 怎么说她都不算胖。
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