向……延伸

stretches out───v.伸出；伸直四肢

stretched out───v.伸出；伸直四肢

stretches───伸张

sketches in───约略地补充

stretch out───v.伸出；伸直四肢

stretched───adj.拉伸的；延伸的；v.拉长；有弹性；拉紧；伸展；伸长（胳膊、腿）（stretch的过去式及过去分词）

stretcher───n.担架；延伸器

Look at the vast stretches of green fields.───看这一望无垠的绿色田野。

formerly [once] barren land has been changed into stretches of fertile fields.───昔日的荒地今天成了良田。

Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide.───有些沙滩在涨潮时会完全被水淹没。

By mapping stretches of Neanderthal DNA to its human equivalent, the researchers were able to complete bits of the jigsaw.───通过绘制与人类相同的尼安德特人DNA图谱，他们便能够完成一定量的拼接工作。

The sea also means long stretches of jagged rock and gleaming white beaches to which millions of city people go on summer holidays.───海洋又意味着绵延不断的嵯峨岩石和阳光灿烂的白色海滩，每到夏天千百万人从城市来到这里渡假。

Staring at herself for long stretches of time she was occasionally upset at the sight of her mother's features in her face.───久久地看着自己发呆，她不时也心烦意乱地看到自己脸上有母亲的影子。

They make a living working many hours a day, 7 days a week, often in the dark, without a break for long stretches of time.───他们谋生在每天多小时的工作，每周7天，经常是在黑暗中，没有略长一点时间的休息。

My mind would get caught up in the narrative or the turns of the argument, and I'd spend hours strolling through long stretches of prose.───我的思想会被故事或论据的转变吸引住，我已经花了好几个小时来阅读冗长的散文了。

Back in Wyoming, we saw endless stretches of green hills and grass with mountains rising in the distance. That was all I'd ever known.───在怀俄明，我们看到的是无尽的绿色山头向前延伸，山峰在远处耸立，这就是我先前所知道的一切。

Some stretches of beach are completely underwater at high tide.

The Yangtse River irrigates vast stretches of farmland along its course.

When the tide goes out, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.

Couldn't you place the bends on mundane stretches of the road and leave the spectacular views cleared for observation and enjoyment?

When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.

Whole stretches of land were laid waste and depopulated.

Drivers will experience delays while stretches of the road are being resurfaced.

She doesn't leave the house for long stretches of time .

Stretches of the medieval walls still stand.