Something stretchy can be pulled longer or wider and then goes back to the shape it was. A rubber band is stretchy; so are leggings, socks, swimming costumes, and the waist of comfortable trousers.

Something stretchy can be pulled longer or wider and then goes back to the shape it was某樣東西如果是stretchy的，就是可以被拉長或拉寬，然後又彈回原本的形狀。A rubber band is stretchy橡皮筋是stretchy的 so are leggings, socks, swimming costumes, and the waist of comfortable trousers內搭褲、襪子、泳裝，還有舒適長褲的腰頭也都是。

Chewing gum and melted cheese are called stretchy too, though they do not really spring back — with food the word just means 'you can pull it into long strings'. It is an everyday, friendly word.

Chewing gum and melted cheese are called stretchy too口香糖和融化的起司也被稱為stretchy though they do not really spring back雖然它們其實不會真的彈回去 — with food the word just means 'you can pull it into long strings'用在食物上，這個字只是指「可以拉成長長的絲」。It is an everyday, friendly word這是一個日常又親切的字。

In a shop or an advertisement the technical word is 'elastic' or 'stretch' used as an adjective ('stretch jeans'), but ordinary people say stretchy. It is a small compliment when talking about clothes: stretchy means comfortable, easy to move in, forgiving if you eat too much.

In a shop or an advertisement在店裡或廣告裡 the technical word is 'elastic' or 'stretch' used as an adjective ('stretch jeans')專業一點的說法是'elastic'，或當形容詞用的'stretch'（像'stretch jeans'） but ordinary people say stretchy但一般人就說stretchy。It is a small compliment when talking about clothes講到衣服時，這是個小小的稱讚 stretchy means comfortable, easy to move in, forgiving if you eat too muchstretchy意思是穿起來舒服、方便活動，就算吃太多也不會太緊。

Forms: stretchier, stretchiest.

Forms: stretchier, stretchiest比較級變化是stretchier、stretchiest。