| 单词 | stretcher |
| 释义 | stretcher /strech"euhr/, n. 1. Med. a. a kind of litter, often of canvas stretched on a frame, for carrying the sick, wounded, or dead. b. a similar litter on wheels, adapted for use in ambulances and hospitals. 2. a person or thing that stretches. 3. any of various instruments for extending, widening, distending, etc. 4. a bar, beam, or fabricated material, serving as a tie or brace. 5. Masonry. a brick or stone laid in a wall so that its longer edge is exposed or parallel to the surface. Cf. header (def. 5a). 6. a simple wooden framework on which the canvas for an oil painting is stretched. 7. Furniture. a. a framework connecting and bracing the legs of a piece of furniture. b. one member of this framework. 8. a crosspiece that is set athwart and near the bottom in a small boat, and against which the feet of a rower are braced. 9. one of the thin, sliding rods connecting the canopy and handle of an umbrella. v.t. 10. to stretch (canvas for a painting) on a stretcher. [1375-1425; late ME stretcher. See STRETCH, -ER1] |
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