单词 | prolong |
释义 | prolong —prolongable, adj. —prolongableness, n. —prolongably, adv. —prolonger, n. —prolongment, n. /preuh lawng", -long"/, v.t. 1. to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad. 2. to make longer in spatial extent: to prolong a line. [1375-1425; late ME prolongen < LL prolongare to lengthen, equiv. to pro- PRO-1 + long(us) LONG1 + -a- theme vowel + -re inf. ending] Syn. 1. See lengthen. Ant. 1. abbreviate. |
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