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单词 prolong
释义
prolong
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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 FAMILY
prolong: prolongation, prolonged, prolonging, prolongs+/prolongation: prolongations/prolonged: prolongedly
USAGE EXAMPLES
PASADENA, 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, temporize
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
spin, spin out
prolong 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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