| 释义 |
at a stretch in British Englishmainly Britisha. with some difficulty; by making a special effort b. if really necessary or in extreme circumstances See full dictionary entry for stretchExamples of 'at a stretch' in a sentenceat a stretch But he had slept longer than he had slept at a stretch in Norfolk, and dreamt comforting dreams.He began to take his son to his own mother's house regularly, eventually for days at a stretch.She had taking to playing for hours at a stretch, Mozart, Schubert, Wagner, of late mostly the latter. |