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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1930 COCA: 1915

stretch

Word family 
stretch1 /stretʃ/ ●●● S3 W3 verb  
1  make STH bigger/looser 使某物更大/更松
a) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]LOOSEBIG to make something bigger or looser by pulling it, or to become bigger or looser as a result of being pulled （使）变大；（使）变松；拉长
 A spider’s web can stretch considerably without weakening.
蜘蛛网能拉得相当长而韧性不减。
 Where can I buy those things that stretch your shoes?
在哪儿能买到把鞋撑大的东西？
b) [intransitiveI not in progressive]BIGLONG if a material stretches, it can become bigger or longer when you pull it and then return to its original shape when you stop 可伸展，可延伸，有弹性
2  body 身体 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBH to straighten your arms, legs, or body to full length 伸开，伸展〔肢体〕
 Carl sat up in bed, yawned, and stretched.
卡尔从床上坐起来，打了个呵欠，伸了伸懒 腰。
 Always stretch before exercising.
锻炼之前都要做伸展运动。
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3  reach 伸出 [intransitiveI always +adv/prepositionprep] to reach a long way for something 伸出，伸长（胳膊、腿）
stretch across/over
 Ann stretched across the couch and grabbed the phone.
安向长沙发那头探过身，抓起电话。
4  make STH tight 使某物变紧 [transitiveT]TIGHT to pull something so that it is tight 拉紧，拽紧
 The canvas is stretched over a wooden frame.
画布紧绷在木框上。
5  time/series 时间/系列 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]CONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue over a period of time or in a series, or to make something do this （使）延续，（使）延伸
stretch into/on/over etc
 Berg’s career as a government official stretched over 20 years.
伯格的政府官员生涯延续了二十多年。
 With a goal in the second half, Spurs stretched their lead to 3–0.
下半场进了一球后，热刺队把领先的优势扩大到三比零。
6  in space 在空间上 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]DISTANCE to spread out or cover a large area of land 延伸，绵延
stretch to/into/away etc
 Row after row of orange trees stretched to the horizon.
一排又一排的橙树一直绵延到地平线。
 a line stretching around the block
排起来绕过街区的一列队伍
7. stretch your legs informalWALK to go for a walk, especially after sitting for a long time 〔久坐之后〕散散步；伸伸腿
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stretch your legs• A few of the passengers got off the bus to stretch their legs.• Sometimes Alfred allowed Ruth to leave the barge and walk beside the horse on the towpath, to stretch her legs.• After so long on the train, we couldn't wait to get out and stretch our legs.• Do you feel like stopping here and stretching your legs?• Every boy needs to stretch his legs.• Gene and the blond boy followed me to stretch their legs.• I try to be comfortable; to stretch my legs and think soothing thoughts.• He sighed a lot, stretched his legs, cracked his knuckles.• She stretched her legs from thigh to toes - and let go.• She stretched her legs under the table, feeling the same satisfaction that she felt when she woke that morning.• After lunch, eager to stretch our legs, we simply set off walking without a map.
8  stretch (somebody’s) patience/credulity BELIEVE#ACCEPT#to be almost beyond the limits of what someone can accept or believe 使某人难以忍受/相信
 The kids stretch my patience to the limit.
孩子们把我的耐心耗尽了。
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stretch (somebody’s) patience/credulity• I would be stretching the patience of my audience if I commented on them.• It may stretch credulity to the point that signs of real abuse are overlooked.
9  rule/limit 规则/限制 [transitiveT] British EnglishBrELET/ALLOW to allow something that would not normally be allowed by a rule or limit 放宽〔规则或限制〕
 This once, I’ll stretch the rules and let you leave work early.
就这一次我破例让你早点下班。
 We’ll stretch a point (=allow a rule to be broken) and let the baby travel free this time.
我们这次破例让这个婴儿免费乘坐。
→ stretch the rules at rule1(1)
10  stretch the truth/facts EXAGGERATEto say or write something that is not completely true 夸大事实，言过其实
 Reporters sometimes stretch the facts to make a point.
记者为了说明问题，有时会夸大事实。
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stretch the truth/facts• Reporters sometimes stretch the facts to catch a reader's eye.
11  be stretching it informal to make something seem more important, bigger etc than it really is 夸大事实，言过其实
 He’s a good player, but ‘world-class’ is stretching it.
他是一位优秀的选手，但要说是“世界级的”就有点夸张了。
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be stretching it• He's a good player, but calling him "world class" is stretching it.• But four in a row was stretching it too far.
12  food/money 食物/钱 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] if you make an amount of money, food etc stretch or it stretches, you use less of it than you usually would so that you have it for a longer time 省着用〔有限的钱或物〕以延长使用时间
 I’m going to have to stretch this $20 until payday.
我得省着点用，让这 20 美元用到发工资那天。
13  be stretched (to the limit) ENOUGH#to have hardly enough money, supplies, time etc for your needs 手头拮据；供应紧张；时间不足
 We’re stretched at the moment, otherwise we’d go.
我们目前手头紧，否则会去的。
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be stretched (to the limit)• Curtains of closely woven cotton lace were stretched across the windows, fastened so tightly they kept out both air and sun.• In the process, however, nerves and resources were stretched almost to the breaking point.• But now with several hundred thousand more people, municipal services are stretched beyond belief.• I was stretched full-length upon the bodies, my battered hand resting on the rim of the tub.• A woman was stretched lazily along it.• Cantor was stretched out on his bed, content and tired, the telephone cradled at his neck.• In the first phrase, for example, the normal eight bars are stretched to nine.• Olympic ideals were stretched to the limit.
14  not stretch to something British EnglishBrEENOUGH# if someone’s money will not stretch to something, they cannot afford it 〔钱〕不够买某物，不够支付某物的费用
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not stretch to something• Breadcrumb recipes are welcome but why not stretch to bulgur, rice, millet?• I wondered that her prejudices did not stretch to itinerant Arabs.• But you always evaded this question, saying your allowance from home would not stretch to paying the extra rent.• After all, it did not stretch to the floor but started at three feet six and went up to seven feet.• Verse 13: although near enough to acquire wealth from maritime trade, Zebulun's territory did not stretch to the sea.
15  abilities 能力 [transitiveT]EASY to make someone use all of their skill, abilities, or intelligence 使〔某人〕施展才华，使充分发挥能力
16 stretch out phrasal verbphr v 
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stretch out• I think I'll go upstairs and stretch out for a little while.• "I'm pooped, " said Homer, stretching out on his bunk.
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stretch• He stretched a large tarpaulin over the vehicle, tying it down at the corners.• Now there, I'd stretch a point.• Fish cakes of all kinds are a terrific way to use up leftovers or stretch a quantity of protein.• The oil slick stretched all the way to the horizon.• Uncle John pulled hard on the bell-rope, which stretched and then broke.• There were poppy fields stretching as far as the eye could see.• elasticated straps designed to stretch easily• I was disappointed with the course -- I didn't feel I was being stretched enough.• Today, just 5% remains of the original wooded land that stretched from the Atlantic to the Mississippi.• This fabric will stretch if you wash it in hot water.• Norma picked up a stocking, stretched it and then pulled it onto her foot.• Careful, don't stretch it, it'll snap!• Sometimes we have to stretch one day's food into two.• Threads are then stretched or loosened by the weaver moving her body back and forth.• It would stretch round the equator 97 times or reach to the moon and back five times.• The elastic stretches so that the shoe can be slipped on and off.• Campers stretched string between posts to mark off their sites.• The exercises are designed to stretch the abilities of even the most advanced students.• Stretch the canvas so that it covers the whole frame.• The game is a lot of fun, and it really stretches the kids.• Seth stretched the phone cord around the corner so that he could speak in private.• "Can I borrow your boots?" "No, you'll stretch them."• Lycra shorts will stretch to fit you perfectly.• I think this sweater must have stretched when I washed it.
stretch across/over• If this loyalty is stretched over a period of 28 years, it is certainly worthy of note!• You all saw that to begin with the tape measure stretched across from one side to the other, exactly.• Long-distance runner Bill Emmerton once saw himself in the chain of life stretching over many generations.• That amount would be stretched over more than 25 years.• In a process which stretched over several weeks they exchanged ideas.• They stretched across the Peninsula from Newport News to Hampton.• A yellow tape is stretched across the road and Lisa hits it, finishing in 37 hours and 1 minute.
stretch into/on/over etc• Long-distance runner Bill Emmerton once saw himself in the chain of life stretching over many generations.• So does Tony Gwynn, who knows what it will be like should his pursuit of. 400 somehow stretch into September.• It was a rough job, but somehow it didn't look that different with the skin stretched over straw instead of ribs.• Imagine a single golf tournament stretched over that time.• Joan and Jack enjoy meeting their guests and many breakfasts stretch into the mid-morning as new friendships are made.• As the wrangling has stretched into the new year, Clinton has moved up some in public esteem.• The lights of an aircraft were stretched on timbers, but no seaplane - and I did not hit one.• It was from these vines, which stretched into Verzenay, Mailly and Verzy, that the wines of Sillery were made.
stretch to/into/away etc• Except, of course, for the lone and level sands of the wrecked economy, which stretch away in all directions.• The castle-like stretch to interior sky twinkling with crystal lights.• She stretched to manipulate the hot tap with her toe.• To his left three guards had taken the strain on a rope that ran tight and stretched to the building.• Classes are carefully time-tabled throughout the day, and occasionally stretch into the evenings.• Concrete runways stretched to the horizon.• It was from these vines, which stretched into Verzenay, Mailly and Verzy, that the wines of Sillery were made.
stretch a point• Now there, I'd stretch a point.• We have stretched points, legitimately and logically we trust, in other areas of the structure.• But we are stretching a point, you might argue.
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stretch2 ●○○ noun  
1  length of land/water 一片地域/水域 [countableC]AREA an area of land or water, especially one that is long and narrow 〔尤指狭长的〕一片地域，一片水域
2  time 时间 [countableC]CONTINUOUS a continuous period of time 连续的一段时间
3  body 身体 [countableC]HBH the action of stretching a part of your body out to its full length, or a particular way of doing this 〔肢体的〕伸展，伸开，张开；伸展动作
4  by any stretch (of the imagination) IMPOSSIBLE spoken used to emphasize that a negative statement is true 无论怎样想象都（不），再怎么说也（不）〔用于强调某个否定说法是真的〕
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by any stretch (of the imagination)• Not that Tiptoe could be called a child, by any stretch of the imagination.• Raising children isn't easy by any stretch of the imagination.• I am very puzzled as to how either of these two items can be cash flows by any stretch of the imagination.• That is not ` good news' by any stretch of the imagination!• It could not by any stretch of the imagination be anything else.• All good things but not wildly expensive, not by any stretch of the imagination.• Management is typically the reason people walk out, but it is not 100 percent by any stretch of the imagination.• The program isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination.
5  the home/final stretch 
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the home/final stretch• As the debate moves into the final stretch, Britain is not without its bargaining cards either.• Clinton also had two personal strikes against him as he went into the home stretch toward the July Democratic convention.• I was tired on the home stretch, but the crowd was wonderful.• The debate is a milestone signalling the final stretch in the campaign leading to the caucuses.• The van laboured its way up the final stretch of the brae, its engine protesting at the strain.
6. material 材料 [uncountableU]TIMLONGBIG the ability a material has to increase in length or width without tearing 伸展性，弹性 → stretchy
7  at full stretch British EnglishBrE
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at full stretch• I was already at full stretch.• All the services for mental health seemed to be at full stretch already, he said.• Jim Magilton, who has our vote as man of the match, had the champions at full stretch.• Then she swiped me right across the nose, claws at full stretch.• Ahead, her father was riding alongside the hounds, at full stretch.• Last night, emergency services were still at full stretch and a full picture of the disaster had not yet emerged.• Even so, their defence was at full stretch with the pace and movement of Saha and Hayles.• The men of Plataia were helping Athens, whose manpower was at full stretch, to man her great fleet.
8. jail 监狱 [countableC usually singular] informalSCJPERIOD OF TIME a period of time spent in prison 服刑期，徒刑
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stretch• At 650 acres Draycote Water is the biggest stretch of water in the south Midlands and offers a wide range of activities.• He spent several brief stretches in jail for minor offences.• This is the last game in a four-day stretch here at the Forum.• an empty stretch of highway• Each slow curve of the waterway showed another glittering stretch with no end, however.• She looked round and saw this woman also had stretch marks on her stomach.• Some of the Acutes hide grins, and McMurphy takes a huge stretch, yawns, winks at Harding.• Washing in hot water can make the fabric lose its stretch.• He entertained himself for long stretches with trucks and cars, mumbling to himself as he crashed them together.• Sometimes between battles, there were long stretches of time when nothing happened.• I do my stretches the minute I get out of bed.• The stretch of coastline between Barcelona and the French border is called the Costa Brava.• This stretch of road is oyster country and there are several spots in Marshall and Tomales to purchase the mollusks.• During their worst stretch of 1996, the Padres lost 19 of their 23 games.• a seven-year stretch
stretch of• a stretch of three weeks without sunshine• an empty stretch of highway
long stretches of time• It was useful, he dis-covered, to cultivate a reserved demeanor, to stay silent for long stretches of time.
stretch3 adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
1 stretch clothes or material stretch if you pull them, and then return to their original shape 弹性的，可拉伸的
 stretch Levis
李维斯弹性牛仔裤
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stretch• Not boring white or dark blue broadcloth, but in an explosion of colors and fabrics, from stretch denim to corduroy.• Scuba-tight stretch pants, uncomfortable and a little too revealing, are out.
From Longman Business Dictionary
stretchstretch /stretʃ/ verb
1[transitiveT]FINANCE if something stretches an amount of money or a supply of something, it uses it up so you have hardly enough for your needs
Our finances are stretched to the limit.
2[intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE to make an amount of money last longer than usual by being careful how it is spent and not wasting it
All departments are having to stretch their budgets.
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]MARKETING if a company stretches a brand, it starts to use an existing brand name on a different type of product, hoping that people will buy it because they recognize the name
Following Coca-Cola’s decision to market clothes, people asked how far a brand can be stretched.
Origin stretch1
Old English streccan
stretch1 verb
→10-16

stretch2 nounstretch3 adjectiveadj
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1930 COCA: 1915
stretch

noun¹

 1area of land or water陸地；水域ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤great, huge, large, long, open, vast, wide很大的一片；一大片；開闊的一片；遼闊的一片◇A great stretch of ocean lay beneath them.他們下方是一大片遼闊的海洋。➤15-mile, half-mile, etc. * 15 英里、半英里等的一片▸➤narrow, short, small狹窄的一片；短短的一片；一小片▸➤straight筆直的一段◇a straight stretch of road一段筆直的路➤continuous, unbroken連綿的／連續的一片▸➤beautiful, lovely美麗的／可愛的一片▸➤deserted, empty, lonely荒蕪的／空曠的／冷清的一片◇an empty stretch of beach一片空曠的海灘➤fast易於快行的一段▸➤dangerous, hazardous危險的／險象環生的一段▸➤coastal一段海岸◇a wild uninhabited coastal stretch一段荒無人跡的海岸➤final最後一段◇She felt a renewed burst of energy for the final stretch.在最後一段，她感到能量重新爆發了出來。PREPOSITION➤along a/the stretch沿着一段⋯◇There are tailbacks along a ten-mile stretch of the road.公路上，車子排起了 10 英里的長龍。➤on a/the stretch在一片⋯上◇The festival is being held on a stretch of parkland near the river.慶祝活動在河邊一片公共綠地上舉行。➤stretch of一片⋯PHRASES➤the home stretch (especially NAmE) （賽跑等的）最後一程；衝刺階段◇The presidential race has now entered the home stretch. (figurative) 總統競選現已進入衝刺階段。
stretch

noun²

 2period of time一段時間ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤long長時間➤short短時間➤final最後階段◇The students have now entered the final stretch of their course.學生現已進入課程的最後階段。➤three-year, two-week, etc. * 3 年、兩週等的時間➤rough, tough (both NAmE) 困難／艱苦時期◇He went through a tough stretch last year but things are better now.去年他經歷了一段艱難時期，現在情況好多了。PREPOSITION➤stretch of一段⋯時期◇She had been unhappy for long stretches of her life.她一生中很多時間生活得並不快樂。PHRASES➤at a stretch一口氣◇He worked for three days and nights at a stretch.他連續工作了三天三夜。
stretch

noun³

 3stretching伸展ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRETCH | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤good充分伸展▸➤gentle輕柔的伸展VERB + STRETCH➤do伸展◇First let's warm up by doing some stretches.咱們先做一些伸展運動熱熱身。➤have伸展◇Have a good stretch from time to time to prevent yourself getting stiff.不時充分伸展一下筋骨，以防身體變僵。➤hold保持伸展姿勢◇Hold the stretch for a count of ten.保持伸展姿勢，一直數到 10。PHRASES➤at full stretch完全伸展◇Her arms were at full stretch.她雙臂完全伸開。
stretch

verb¹

 1pull sth tight拉緊ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤taut, tautly, tight, tightly拉緊；繃緊◇Make sure that the rope is stretched tight.一定要確保繩子拉緊。◇Stretch the fabric tightly over the frame.把布緊繃在架子上。PREPOSITION➤across, between, over跨過⋯拉緊；在⋯之間拉緊；在⋯上方拉緊◇Striped awnings had been stretched across the courtyard.條紋雨篷被撑開架在院子上方。
stretch

verb²

 2your body/part of the body身體；身體部位ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤gently輕輕地伸展▸➤lazily, luxuriously慵懶地／舒服地伸展◇He stirred and stretched lazily.他移動了一下，伸了個懶腰。➤full-length完全地伸展◇Andrea turned out the light and stretched full-length on the bed.安德烈亞關了燈，舒展全身躺到了牀上。➤down, forward, out, up, upwards/upward向下／向前／向外／向上／朝上伸展◇She stretched up to reach the top shelf.她伸手向上去夠頂層架子。PREPOSITION➤on在⋯上伸展◇He stretched out on the couch and watched TV.他四肢伸開躺在沙發上看電視。PHRASES➤stretch and yawn, yawn and stretch四肢伸開打哈欠◇She sat up, yawning and stretching.她坐起身來，打着哈欠伸懶腰。
stretch

verb³

 3cover a large area大面積覆蓋ADVERB | VERB + STRETCH | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤far延伸得很遠◇The wood does not stretch very far.這片樹林不算太大。➤endlessly, forever無限／一直延伸◇The fields stretched forever into the distance.田地一直延伸到遠方。➤ahead, away向前／向遠方延伸◇The road stretched ahead.路向前方延伸。VERB + STRETCH➤seem to好像在延伸◇The beach seemed to stretch endlessly.海灘好像長得沒有盡頭。PREPOSITION➤along沿着⋯延伸▸➤beyond延伸過⋯▸➤from, to從⋯延伸；延伸到⋯◇an area which stretches from London to the north倫敦以北地區➤for綿延長達⋯◇The beach stretches for five miles.海灘綿延 5 英里。➤into延伸進⋯◇A line of cars stretched into the distance.車子的長龍一直排到很遠。
stretch

verb⁴

 4continue over a period of time時間延續ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤endlessly無盡地延續◇The future stretched out endlessly in front of me.未來我前面的路還有很長很長。➤back, out追溯；持續◇The town's history stretches back to before 1700.該鎮的歷史可以追溯到 1700 年以前。PREPOSITION➤before在⋯面前延續◇Endless summer days stretched out before us.無盡的夏日在等待着我們。➤into延續到⋯◇The talks look set to stretch into a second week.看來會談肯定要延續到第二週了。
stretch

verb⁵

 5your ability/intelligence能力；智慧ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤really竭盡所能➤severely竭盡全力◇The increase in demand has severely stretched our resources.需求的增加極大地消耗了我們的資源。➤fully全力以赴◇We can't take on any more work－we're fully stretched as it is.我們不能再接別的工作了，我們已經是在拚命了。➤thin, thinly消耗過度◇Don't stretch yourself too thin financially.不要在財務方面搞得力不從心。◇Our forces are too thinly stretched to control the chaos.我們的部隊人員不足，已無力控制混亂狀況了。➤financially (especially BrE) 財務上消耗過度◇Both parties have financially stretched themselves by taking on substantial mortgages.雙方均有巨額抵押貸款，財務方面都有些力不從心。PREPOSITION➤to消耗到⋯◇This department is stretched to its limit.這個部門已達到運轉極限。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1930 COCA: 1915
stretch verb
⇨ expand 1 (This sweater has stretched.) ⇨ lead 3 (The road stretches into the distance.)stretch

noun

stretch ♦︎ expanse ♦︎ tract ♦︎ fieldThese are all words for a large open area of land or water. 这些词均表示陆地或水域的一片、一段。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a stretch / an expanse / a tract / a field of sth◆a great / large / huge / vast stretch / expanse / tract / field◆a wide / broad / continuous / open / empty / deserted / barren stretch / expanse■ stretch [countable] an area of land or water （陆地或水域的）一片，一泓，一段◆This is a largely unspoilt stretch of coastline.这是一段基本上未破坏原貌的海岸线。◆The car overturned on a particularly dangerous stretch of road.那辆汽车在一段特别危险的路上翻了。◆A narrow stretch of water separates the island from the mainland.一片狭窄的水域把这个岛跟大陆分开了。◆You rarely see boats on this stretch of the river.这个河段几乎看不到船只。ⓘ Stretch is the most general of these words: a stretch may be long or short, wide or narrow, but it usually has a particular character ( unspoilt, dangerous, long, narrow) or you use stretch to refer to a particular part of a place ( this/that stretch of the river). * stretch在本组词中含义最广，它所表示的路段或水域可长可短，可宽可窄，但通常都具有某种特点，如unspoilt、dangerous、long、narrow（未遭破坏的／危险的／长的／窄的），或者用stretch来表示一个地方的某个部分，如this/that stretch of the river（这／那一河段）。   see also stretch ⇨ lead verb 3 ■ expanse ɪkˈspæns [countable] a wide and open area of sth, especially land or water （尤指陆地或水域的）一大片，广阔的一片◆He gazed out over the huge expanses of open prairie.他凝视着外面那片辽阔的大草原。◆Above them was a vast expanse of blue sky.他们的头顶上是广阔无垠的蓝天。■ tract [countable] an area of land, especially a large one 大片土地；地带◆We flew over vast tracts of forest.我们飞过大片大片的森林。◆Whole tracts of the countryside have been turned into industrial wasteland.成片成片的乡间土地都变成了工业废地。■ field [countable] (usually in compounds 通常用于构成复合词) an area of land covered with a particular thing; an area from which a particular thing is obtained （覆盖着⋯的或有⋯的）土地，地方◆The territory is covered with snow, bare rock and ice fields.那个地方被白雪、裸岩和冰原所覆盖。◆Prisoners were sent to work in the gas fields in the north.囚犯们被遣送到北方的天然气田去干活。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1930 COCA: 1915

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