【#逐字學英文國際日報】56：stretch, at a stretch, final stretch, Wind Shear. nuclear phase-out enters final stretch

Germany has vowed to start decommissioning every nuclear power facility by the end of 2022.

The Philippsburg power station is one of the only plants still operating in the southern state of Baden-Württermberg. Germany has vowed to start decommissioning every nuclear power facility by the end of 2022.

DW.COM
Germany shuts down atomic plant as nuclear phase-out enters final stretch





Still, saving is the real key. Zimmerman has seven children, between the ages of 2 and 19. At a grocery auction in early April, she bought hot dogs, frozen pizzas and an Easter ham, among other items. Zimmerman figures all the stuff she bought would have cost $300 in the grocery store. She paid $100. "The more we save on food, the more we have for all the other bills each month," Zimmerman says. "Our cash flow can stretch out further. These auctions have just been a blessing."



〔中央社〕一架聯邦快遞（FedEx）貨機今晨由廣州飛抵東京成田機場降落時，起火爆炸，機上兩人死亡。航空專家初步研判，事故很可能是因為風切（Wind Shear）造成。 今天清晨，這架貨機飛抵成田機場，要降落Ａ跑道時失敗，起火燃燒。機上兩名美籍正副駕駛死亡。

McCain Forced to Fight for Virginia
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain will take different messages to different audiences in different parts of Virginia over the next two days, but they will have the same goal in mind: to urge their supporters to spend the final stretch of the campaign fighting for every vote they can find.
(By Michael D. Shear and Amy Gardner, The Washington Post)


But by the death of his aunt, a French lady, he inherited £7,000, plunged into the dissipations of the town and was known to sit at the gaming-table for thirty-six hours at a stretch.


shear 剪力

stretch
v., stretched, stretch·ing, stretch·es. v.tr.

1. To lengthen, widen, or distend: stretched the sweater out of shape.
2. To cause to extend from one place to another or across a given space: stretched the banner between two poles.
3. To make taut; tighten: stretched the tarpaulin until it ripped.
4. To reach or put forth; extend: stretched out his hand.
5. 1. To extend (oneself or one's limbs, for example) to full length: stretched her calves before running.
   2. To extend (oneself) when lying down: she stretched herself out on the couch.
   3. To put to torture on the rack.
6. To wrench or strain (a muscle, for example).
7. 1. To extend or enlarge beyond the usual or proper limits: stretch the meaning of a word.
   2. To subject to undue strain: to stretch one's patience.
8. 1. To expand in order to fulfill a larger function: stretch a budget; stretch a paycheck.
   2. To increase the quantity of by admixture or dilution: stretch a meal by thinning the stew.
9. To prolong: stretch out an argument.
10. Informal. To fell by a blow: stretched his opponent in the first round.

v.intr.

1. To become lengthened, widened, or distended.
2. To extend or reach over a distance or area or in a given direction: “On both sides of us stretched the wet plain” (Ernest Hemingway).
3. To lie down at full length: stretched out on the bed.
4. To extend one's muscles or limbs, as after prolonged sitting or on awakening.
5. To extend over a given period of time: “This story stretches over a whole generation” (William Golding).

at a stretch MAINLY UK
continuously or without any interruptions:
There's no way I could work for ten hours at a stretch.
stretch
n.

1. The act of stretching or the state of being stretched.
2. The extent or scope to which something can be stretched; elasticity.
3. A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse: an empty stretch of highway.
4. A straight section of a racecourse or track, especially the section leading to the finish line.
5. 1. A continuous period of time.
   2. Slang. A term of imprisonment: served a two-year stretch.
   3. Informal. The last stage of an event, period, or process.
6. Baseball. A movement in which a pitcher, standing with the glove side facing home plate, raises both hands to the height of the head and then lowers them to the chest or waist for a short pause before pitching the ball. It is used as an alternative to a wind-up, especially when runners are on base.