When crystallIne film is stretched, crystals will align themselves In the stretch direction, IncreasIng the film strength.

结晶性的塑料受拉伸时，晶体会排列整齐，强度因此增加。

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The shape, thickness, stretch direction and bend type of the texture on both sides of the shear belt were observably different.

剪切带两侧的纹理在形状、粗细、延伸方向和弯曲类型上均表现为明显的不一致。

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For example, the wind can make a heat island stretch in the direction it blows.

比如，风可以将热岛沿着它吹的方向延伸。

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These exploit the fact that gravitational waves should cause space to stretch in one direction and shrink in the dimension at right angles to it.

ECONOMIST: Fundamental physics

The BBC's David Willey in Cassino said that the war graves of more than 4, 000 British and Commonwealth servicemen stretch in every direction from the site.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Veterans remember Monte Cassino

On a fog-shrouded evening on the penultimate day of 1906, a dead-heading train roared down this stretch of tracks near Washington's Catholic University, coming upon a slower passenger train heading the same direction on the same track.

CNN: Welcome to obscure Washington, D.C.