a long piece of strong cloth with a pole on each side, used for carrying somebody who is sick or injured and who cannot walk 担架 He was carried off on a stretcher. 他被人用担架抬走了。 🔊🔊 stretcher cases (= people too badly injured to be able to walk) 必须用担架抬的伤员
a wooden frame over which cloth is spread and pulled tight ready for painting Staple the canvas to the stretchers, prime it with ochre, then you're ready to paint. 将画布装订到担架上，用石涂底漆，然后就可以绘画了。