[] (used in negative sentences and questions about an amount of money 用于否定句和疑问句中，指一笔钱) to be enough to buy or pay for sth够用；负担得起◆Our budget won't stretch to a new server.我们的预算不足以购置新服务器。 [] to make money last longer or buy more than planned省着用◆tips for stretching your training budget further关于更有效地使用培训预算的几点建议◆The sale of the entertainment division would clear the company's stretched balance sheet.出售娱乐部门将使公司捉襟见肘的资产负债表变得一身轻松。 [] to make use of all your money, supplies, time, etc. so that there is little or nothing left耗尽；竭尽◆This sudden rush of orders has stretched us to the limit.突然涌入的订单将我们逼到了极限。◆We can't take on any more work—we're fully stretched as it is.我们不能再接受其他工作了 ── 现在已经满负荷了。 [] to make use of all sb's skill, intelligence, etc.全力以赴；竭尽所能◆I enjoy my job because it stretches me.我喜欢我的工作，因为它充分发挥了我所有才能。 () [] if a company stretches a brand, they use a successful brand name to sell new types of products or services（品牌）延伸◆stretching the brand with new products and markets把这一品牌延伸至新的产品和市场➡brand stretching ➡ idiom at rule noun