单词 | protract |
释义 | pro·tract ![]() tr.v. pro·tract·ed, pro·tract·ing, pro·tracts 1. To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong: disputants who needlessly protracted the negotiations. 2. Mathematics To draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot. 3. Anatomy To extend or protrude (a body part). [Latin prōtrahere, prōtract- : prō-, forth; see PRO-1 + trahere, to drag.] pro·tracted·ly (-trăktĭd-lē) adv. pro·tracted·ness n. pro·tractive adj. |
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