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单词 lengthen
释义 length·en
\-thən\ verb
(lengthened ; lengthened ; lengthening \-th(ə)niŋ\ ; lengthens)
transitive verb
1. : to extend in length : make longer : elongate, prolong, protract
 < lengthened their skirts halfway to their shoe tops — Mary Austin >
 < overhauls and renewals which would undoubtedly have lengthened her life — F.W.Crofts >
2.
 a. obsolete : to eke out (provisions) : stretch
 b. : to increase by diluting
  < standing by the counter lengthening out a short supply of wine — Charles Dickens >
intransitive verb
: to grow longer
 < fall lengthened out into winter — Laura Krey >
 < faces lengthened as the news became more certain >
Synonyms: see extend
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