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
a portable support used to move someone who is too sick, hurt, or weak to walk
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.
Lisa waited on a stretcher outside the clinic while her ankle was examined.
Paramedics slid the stretcher into the ambulance and shut the back doors.
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
2. a wooden support that keeps canvas pulled tight while an artist prepares or pain
a wooden support that keeps canvas pulled tight while an artist prepares or paints it
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
A cracked stretcher made the painting sag at one corner.
Christopher sanded the stretcher so the fresh canvas would sit flat.
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
stretcher — verb
- stretcherpresent simple I / you / we / they
- stretchers3rd person singular
- stretchering-ing form
- stretcheredpast simple
1. to move someone by placing them on a stretcher and carrying or wheeling them awa
to move someone by placing them on a stretcher and carrying or wheeling them away
After the tackle, the captain was stretchered off the wet field.
passive: be stretchered off
The climber was stretchered down the mountain before night fell.
Nurses stretchered the patient to radiology when walking became impossible.
Fire crews stretchered the old man through the narrow alley.
文法句型
be stretchered off
stretcher someone to a place
stretcher someone through an area
用法筆記
Often appears in the passive, especially in sports and emergency reports. The destination commonly follows with off, to, or through.