stretching:
/ˈstretʃɪŋ/
I do stretching every morning to loosen my shoulders.
我每天早上做拉伸来放松肩膀。
After hours at the desk, she began stretching her legs and back, trying to ease the stiffness that had built up all day.
在书桌前坐了好几个小时后,她开始伸展腿和背,试图缓解一整天积累的僵硬感。
来自古英语 streccan(“伸直、拉直”),与“使变长、拉开距离”的概念相关。后来逐渐发展出“伸展身体(肌肉)”“延伸时间/资源”等用法。stretching 是动词 stretch 的动名词/现在分词形式,用来表示“正在伸展”或“拉伸这一行为”。
(该词常以 stretching / stretch / stretched 等形式出现)