| 单词 | protract |
| 释义 | protract[ proh-trakt, pruh- ] / proʊˈtrækt, prə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR protract ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong. Anatomy. to extend or protrude. (in surveying, mathematics, etc.) to plot and draw (lines) with a scale and a protractor. Origin of protractFirst recorded in 1540–50, protract is from the Latin word prōtractus (past participle of prōtrahere “to draw forth, prolong”). See pro-1, tract1 SYNONYMS FOR protract1 continue. SEE SYNONYMS FOR protract ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR protract1 curtail. SEE ANTONYMS FOR protract ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for protract1. See lengthen. OTHER WORDS FROM protractWords nearby protractprotozoiasis, protozoicide, protozoology, protozoon, protozoophage, protract, protracted, protractile, protraction, protractor, protriptyline Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protractBritish Dictionary definitions for protractprotract / (prəˈtrækt) / verb (tr)to lengthen or extend (a speech, etc); prolong in time (of a muscle) to draw, thrust, or extend (a part, etc) forwards to plot or draw using a protractor and scale Derived forms of protractprotractive, adjectiveWord Origin for protractC16: from Latin prōtrahere to prolong, from pro- 1 + trahere to drag Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for protractprotract [ prō-trăkt′ ] v.To extend or protrude a body part. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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