英语词汇“prolong”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	prolong
释义	pro·long I. \prəˈlȯŋ, prōˈ- also -läŋ\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English prolongen, from Middle French prolonguer, from Late Latin prolongare, from Latin pro- forward + longus long — more at pro-, long 1. : to lengthen in time : extend in duration : draw out : continue, protract < the candidacy period for party membership can be prolonged one year — Americana Annual > < a chance of prolonging his life indefinitely — J.G.Frazer > < enjoying the situation and wanting to prolong it — Rose Macaulay > < prolonged this anxiety > 2. archaic : to put off : delay, postpone < and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged — Ezek 12: 25 (Authorized Version) > 3. : to lengthen or draw out the pronunciation of (as a syllable or sound) < no matter how long you prolong the “i” of “bit” — “b-i-i-i-t” — you never get the “i” of “police” — Weston LaBarre > 4. : to lengthen in extent, scope, or range < habitually prolongs a sentence thus until it has covered the unit of its subject — R.M.Weaver > < the boundary … has … prolonged itself northward — Herbert Agar > < prolong the list — F.L.Mott > < prolonging the runways of the airfield — Weekly Overseas Mail (London) > < education … should be prolonged through adult years — C.W.Eliot > Synonyms: see extend II. \ˈprōˌlȯŋ also -läŋ\ noun (-s) : a prolonged part; specifically : a cone of sheet iron placed over the end of the condenser in a furnace for recovering zinc by distillation
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