Prolong
[prə'lɒŋ] or [prəˈlɑːŋ]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; 'We prolonged our stay'; 'She extended her visit by another day'; 'The meeting was drawn out until midnight'.
(verb.) lengthen or extend in duration or space; 'We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible'; 'prolong the treatment of the patient'; 'keep up the good work'.
奥尔登錄入--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.
(a.) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.
(a.) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
杰克逊整理
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. Lengthen, protract, extend, continue, draw out.
手打:米格尔
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Lengthen, extend, protract, continue, delay, retard
ANT:Curtail, shorten, contract, discontinue
乔琳整理
解釋/意思:
v.t. to lengthen out: (Shak.) to put off to another time: to continue.—v.i. to lengthen out.—v.t. Prolong′āte to lengthen.—ns. Prolongā′tion act of prolonging in space or time: the additional length made by prolonging; Prolong′er.
校對:伍德罗
例句/造句/用法:
- The charm is so great that we like to prolong it. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- She felt an intense longing to prolong, to perpetuate, the momentary exaltation of her spirit. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Why should I prolong the hard trial of saying farewell by one unnecessary minute? 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- We seldom consider what life would be without our wonderful methods of illumination which turn night into day, and prolong the hours of work and pleasure. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- It must be by your management then, gallant yeoman, said Ivanhoe; for each hint I have essayed to give him serves only to induce him to prolong it. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- The queen's dextrous management was employed to prolong these absences, and gather together accusations. 瑪麗·雪萊. 最後一個人.
- He employs two different mixtures, one a feebly explosive mixture, and the other a strongly explosive mixture, used to operate on the piston and thus prolong the explosions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- In ordinary talk they might have passed unheeded; but following on her prolonged pause they acquired a special meaning. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- Mr. Spenlow and I falling into this conversation, prolonged it and our saunter to and fro, until we diverged into general topics. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- After a prolonged pause, he again asked, Is the shadow _quite_ gone? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- The contest,' said Pott, 'shall be prolonged so long as I have health and strength, and that portion of talent with which I am gifted. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- After a prolonged pause, he replied: 'I don't know that. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- In the summer of 1911, prolonged drought in North Carolina lowered the rivers to such an extent that towns dependent upon them suffered greatly. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- As stated at the outset the psychology of scientific discovery must be the subject of prolonged investigation, but some data are already available. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- What more could I hope to do by prolonging the interview? 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- When an oil well ceases to flow, it is rejuvenated by being shot, which is quite contrary to the ordinary conception of prolonging life. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- He lingered a moment, as though to give her the opportunity of prolonging the conversation if she wished. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Riderhood quite petted his reply; saying a second time, and prolonging a negative roll of his head, 'n--n--not a inch sooner, governor. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Mrs. Dorset was pale with temper, and her antagonist felt a certain pleasure in prolonging her distress. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- The Secretary had no reason or excuse for prolonging the conversation, and it ended here. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
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