| 释义 |
prolonged, ppl. a.|-ˈlɒŋd|
[f. prolong v. + -ed1.]
Lengthened, extended (in space or time).
1796Instr. & Reg. Cavalry (1813) 133 The adjutant..marks the prolonged point towards the other flank. 1864Pusey Lect. Daniel (1876) 471 Each century is a prolonged victory over the destroyer of all human things. 1867Freeman Norm. Conq. I. iv. 245 Tired of Lewis' prolonged sojourn at Rouen. 1883H. Tuttle in Harper's Mag. Nov. 814/1 The hills are neither too prolonged nor too abrupt. Mod. Loud and prolonged cheers followed the close of the speaker's eloquent appeal. |