| 成句・複合語： |
| 英語 | 日本語 |
| at a stretch expr | (in one session) | 立て続けに、一気に 副
HHiraganaたてつづけに、いっきに |
| Although I can read English for hours, I can only manage about ten pages of French at a stretch. |
| at a stretch expr | UK (if absolutely necessary) | がんばれば 動詞句
HHiraganaがんばれば |
ギリギリ 副
HHiraganaぎりぎり |
| The recipe says it's enough for four people, but I think it will feed five at a stretch. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | (end section of a race track) (競走) | ホームストレッチ、ゴールの前の直線コース 名
HHiraganaほーむすとれっち、ごーるのまえのちょくせんこーす |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | (final stages of race or journey) | ホームストレッチ、大詰め 名
HHiraganaほーむすとれっち、おおづめ |
| As they approached the home stretch, the two runners engaged in a thrilling race to the finish line. |
homestretch,
also UK: home stretch,
home straight n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) (比喩) | ホームストレッチ、最後の追い込み、ラストスパート 名
HHiraganaほーむすとれっち、さいごのおいこみ、らすとすぱーと |
the homestretch (US),
the home stretch,
the home straight (UK) n | figurative (final stages of [sth]) (比喩) | ホームストレッチ、大詰め 名
HHiraganaほーむすとれっち、おおづめ |
| This project has taken almost two years of hard work by the team, but we are now in the home stretch. |
| stretch back to [sth] v expr | (time: go back as far as) (時間) | ～までさかのぼる 動詞句
HHiragana～までさかのぼる |
| The history of this song stretches back to the 13th century. |
| stretch [sth] out vtr + adv | (extend to full length) (いっぱいに) | 広げる、伸ばす 他動
HHiraganaひろげる、のばす |
| (いっぱいに) | 広がる、伸びる 自動
HHiraganaひろがる、のびる |
| If you stretch out your arm, you can probably reach me. |
| stretch yourself out v expr | (lie down, sprawl) | 大の字になる、手足を伸ばす、長々と横たわる 動詞句
HHiraganaだいのじになる、てあしをのばす、ながながとよこたわる |
