1 They worked in four-hour stretches
means they worked another 4hours or they worked 4hours without stopping.
2A fast-spinning column of air stretches all the way from thounderstorm cloud in the sky down to the earth's surface.
what is this stretch mean?:)
anonymous 1 They worked in four-hour stretches = they worked in 4-hour units with breaks between the units. anonymous 2A fast-spinning column of air stretches all the way from thunderstorm clouds in the sky down to the earth's surface. stretches = extends
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anonymous1 They worked in four-hour stretches
= they worked in 4-hour units with breaks between the units.
anonymous2A fast-spinning column of air stretches all the way from thunderstorm clouds in the sky down to the earth's surface.
stretches = extends
They worked in four-hour stretches
= they worked in 4-hour units with breaks between the units.
Thank you for your reply !
But I am still confused that what is 4 hour units . Do you mean 4 hour units is a continuing working time frame without breaks? But what is the last UNITS mean in the your statements? Thank you ve