| 单词 | prolong |
| 释义 | prolong (once / 315 pages) v I don't want to prolong this definition, so I'll keep it short. To prolong is to make something last longer or to stretch it out in time. You see the word long in prolong and it's no trick. If you prolong an argument with a sibling, you make it longer than it naturally would be. Prolong always has to do with time. When you stretch your neck or a piece of cloth to make it appear longer, you are elongating, not prolonging, it. WORD FAMILYprolong: prolongation, prolonged, prolonging, prolongs+/prolongation: prolongations/prolonged: prolongedly USAGE EXAMPLESPASADENA, Calif. — In mid-August, after prolonged vacillation, Southern California Coach Clay Helton declared the junior Max Browne his starting quarterback. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) But it will need some rescue act to prolong the club’s top-flight stay. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Arpaio faces the charge for prolonging his immigration patrols for 17 months after a judge ordered them stopped. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer We prolonged our stay Syn|Hypo|Hyper draw out, extend, protract carry, extend continue or extend extend prolong the time allowed for payment of temporise, temporizedraw out a discussion or process in order to gain time spin, spin outprolong or extend lengthen make longer 2v lengthen or extend in duration or space prolong the treatment of the patient Syn|Hypo|Hyper keep up, sustain continue, keep, keep on, retain allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last |
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