Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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stretched it

(时间、资源等)拉长,延长

`stretch something` 在这里是引申义,指尽可能地拉长或延长某件事,常带有「物尽其用」或「拖延时间」的意味。Jake 再次强调自己「拼命讲废话」来拖延时间。

THAT COULD TAKE UP TO FOUR MINUTES, WHICH IS WHY I REALLY DRAGGED OUT THIS EXPLANATION.
I MEAN, REALLY STRETCHED IT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICED,
BUT THERE WERE TIMES WHERE I WAS LIKE, WHAT AM I EVEN TALKING ABOUT? THIS ISN'T-- OH.
stretched it — Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E06 · ReelWord