1、 结构:
主语 + 谓语动词(do,可替换为具体动作动词,如work/read/write/run等) + 宾语(sth.) + at a stretch(状语,修饰动作的“连续性”)。
2、 关键特点:
通常与表示时间/数量的短语连用,说明“连续的时长或数量”(如for 3 hours/10 kilometers等);
强调“无中断”,隐含“需要耐力或专注”的意味。
通过具体场景理解用法:
1、 工作/学习:
He worked on the report for 12 hours at a stretch to meet the deadline.
(为了赶截止日期,他连续12小时写报告。)
2、 阅读/写作:
I finished the entire book at a stretch—it was too gripping to put down.
(我一口气读完了整本书——太吸引人了,根本放不下。)
3、 运动/体力活动:
Can you run 5 kilometers at a stretch without stopping?
(你能连续跑5公里不休息吗?)
4、 日常活动:
She cooked three meals at a stretch for the family gathering.
(她为家庭聚会连续做了三顿饭。)
do sth. continuously / without a break
do sth. in one go(更口语化,强调“一次性完成”)
否定句中常用“can't/couldn't do sth. at a stretch”表示“无法连续做某事”:
I can't study for 4 hours at a stretch—I need to take short breaks.
(我没法连续学4小时——我需要短暂休息。)
疑问句中可询问“能否连续做某事”:
How long can you focus on work at a stretch?
(你能连续专注工作多久?)
综上,“do sth. at a stretch”是描述“不间断持续动作”的常用短语,适用于工作、学习、运动等各类场景,核心是突出“无休息的连续性”。