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stretch 1. VERB 动词 延伸；绵延Something that stretches over an area or distance covers or exists in the whole of that area or distance. 例：He had burns that stretched from his neck to his hips. 他从脖子到臀部均被烧伤。 2. VERB 动词 伸展；舒展When you stretch, you put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles. 例：He stretched his paws out towards me. 他对我伸出了爪子。 3. N-COUNT 可数名词 一段时间A stretch of time is a period of time. 例：He would study for eight to ten hours at a stretch. 他会一口气学习 8 到 10 个小时。 4. PHRASE 短语 竭尽全力；全力以赴If you are at full stretch, you are using the maximum amount of effort or energy. 例：Everyone would be working at full stretch. 每个人都将全力以赴。 |
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lullaby 1. N-COUNT 可数名词 摇篮曲；催眠曲A lullaby is a quiet song which is intended to be sung to babies and young children to help them go to sleep. 例：This is Sheldon's lullaby. No other lullaby will ever do. 这是谢耳朵专用催眠曲，其他曲子都不管用。 例：We sang our little son a sweet lullaby. 我们给小宝宝唱了支甜美的摇篮曲。 |
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meow 1. N-COUNT; SOUND 可数名词；声音词 喵（猫的叫声）Meow is used to represent the noise that a cat makes. 例：The dog looked at the manager calmly and said, "meow!" 这只狗平静地看着经理，叫了声：“喵！” 2. Meow is also a verb. 例：Cats meow when they are unhappy, purr when they are happy. 猫不高兴时会喵喵叫，高兴时会发出呜呜声。 |
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disfigure 1. VERB 动词 使变丑；毁损…的容貌If someone is disfigured, their appearance is spoiled. 例：At school, even the teachers thought I was disfigured. 就算是学校老师也觉得我形象欠佳。 2. VERB 动词 破坏…的外形；毁损…的外观To disfigure an object or a place means to spoil its appearance. 例：Some local citizens think that dredges do awful harm to the landscapes as they disfigure rivers and banks. 一些当地的市民认为这些挖泥机对地貌有严重的伤害，因为它们损毁了河流和河岸。 |
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roundabout 1. N-COUNT 可数名词 （交通）环岛；环形交叉路口A roundabout is a circular structure in the road at a place where several roads meet. You drive round it until you come to the road that you want. 例：To some, hyde park corner is a noisy roundabout. 对一些人来说，海德公园角是一处喧闹的环岛。 2. ADJ 形容词 绕圈子的；不直截了当的；间接的，迂回的 例：You've been dumped, in a very roundabout way. 你已经被甩啦，虽然方式比较迂回了点。 |
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spender 1. NOUN 名词 用钱的人，挥金如土的人 例：Hey big spender, have you run out of cash? 嘿花钱大手大脚的人，你是不是又没钱啦？ 例：This dream spender is, we are told, wealthy, young, beautiful and prone to buying$ 4500 bicycles for their dogs. 我们被告知，这类挥金如土的人是些富有、年青的俊男靓女，他们乐于给自己的宠物狗买4500美元一辆的自行车。 |
