prolong是什么意思？

prolong

英[prəˈlɒŋ] 美[prəˈlɔŋ]

• vt. 延长，拉长，拖延，延期；

第三人称单数：prolongs;

过去式：prolonged;

过去分词：prolonged;

现在分词：prolonging;

例句

• Might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely? 有可能无限延长寿命吗？
• Doctors commented that some patients deliberately prolong their treatment. 医生说有些病人故意延长治疗时间。
• Paperback editions prolong its life and increase his income. 平装本延长了著作的寿命,使著作的收入有了增加.
• The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial. 为了拖延审判，被告装病。
• He has decided to prolong his visit through the weekend. 他已决定把他的访问延长到过完周末.
• The operation could prolong his life by two or three years. 这次手术可使他多活两三年。
• Chronic pain can exacerbate or prolong the function disability of the patients. 慢性疼痛可加重或延长脑外伤病人的功能残疾.
• It's safe to eat foods that have been irradiated to prolong their shelf life. 食用经过辐射杀菌处理、延长了保质期的食品是安全的。

同义词

• vt.
  prolong的同义词之：延长;延伸;拖延
  extend, elongate, stretch, lengthen, drag, out,
• prolong的同义词之：其他释义
  lengthen, amplify, aggrandize, elongate, out, stretch, extend, drag,

反义词

• vt.
  prolong的反义词之：拉长;拖延
  shorten, curtail,
• prolong的反义词之：其他释义
  shorten,

同义词解析

• 以下这些动词或短语动词均有"推延，延期" 的意思
  delay：普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
  postpone：正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
  defer：正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
  suspend：指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
  prolong：指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
  put off ： 口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。
• 以下这些动词含有"伸展，延长"或"延伸" 的意思
  extend：指时间或空间的延长，也可指影响和使用范围等的扩大。
  lengthen：指把长度或期限拉长或延长，其反义是shorten。
  stretch：指长度的延伸以及宽度的增加。
  prolong：通常指时间上延长得超过了一般或正常的限度。

英语六级真题

Trees need more water as temperatures rise, but the prolonged droughts have robbed them of moisture, making whole forests easily cleared of trees and turned into farmland.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  延长；拉长；拖长
  To prolong something means to make it last longer.
  例句
  Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war... 切斯勒先生说国外的军事援助拉长了战事。 The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly. 这种药物实际起作用的时间可以大大延长。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  延长; 拉长; 拖延
  Two countries prolonged signing an agreement until details could be agreed on. 两国推迟签约直到就细节达成协议。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer;
  "We prolonged our stay""She extended her visit by another day""The meeting was drawn out until midnight"
  2. lengthen or extend in duration or space;
  "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible""prolong the treatment of the patient""keep up the good work"

行业词典

• 法律： 延长；