stretcher

/ˈstretʃə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · [strˈɛtʃɚ] /ˈstretʃər/ (ame, ipa) · [strˈɛtʃɚ] /ˈstre-chər How to pronounce stretcher (audio)/ (ame, mw)

stretcher — noun

  • stretchersingular
  • stretchersplural

1. a portable support used to move someone who is too sick, hurt, or weak to walk

1.名詞B2
釋義

a portable support used to move someone who is too sick, hurt, or weak to walk

例句

Daichi and two firefighters lifted the hiker onto a stretcher beside the trail.

onto a stretcher

The injured skier was strapped to a stretcher before the helicopter arrived.

同義詞
  • gurney

    often means a hospital stretcher with wheels

  • litter

    more formal and common in rescue or military writing

文法句型

onto a stretcher

on a stretcher

load a stretcher into an ambulance

用法筆記

Usually appears in medical or rescue situations. A person lies on a stretcher, while staff lift, carry, or load the stretcher itself.

常見錯誤

They carried him in a stretcher.
They carried him on a stretcher.
💡Use 'on' because the person lies on top of it.

2. a wooden support that keeps canvas pulled tight while an artist prepares or pain

2.名詞C1
釋義

a wooden support that keeps canvas pulled tight while an artist prepares or paints it

例句

Rohan checked the stretcher before pulling the new canvas across it.

stretch canvas over a stretcher

The art teacher showed us how to staple the canvas to the stretcher.

staple canvas to a stretcher

文法句型

stretch canvas over a stretcher

staple canvas to a stretcher

wooden stretcher

用法筆記

Used in art contexts for the inner support under raw canvas. Distinguish from an outer frame, which usually surrounds a finished picture.

常見錯誤

The painter put the picture on a frame before starting.
The painter stretched the canvas over a stretcher before starting.
💡A stretcher holds raw canvas, while a frame usually surrounds a finished painting.

stretcher — verb