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

WORD ORIGINprolong

Origin:

1400-1500 Old French prolonguer, from Late Latin prolongare, from Latin longus ‘long’

VERB TABLE

prolong

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	prolong
	he, she, it	prolongs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	prolonged
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have prolonged
	he, she, it	has prolonged
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had prolonged
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will prolong
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have prolonged

Continuous Form
Present	I	am prolonging
	he, she, it	is prolonging
	you, we, they	are prolonging
Past	I, he, she, it	was prolonging
	you, we, they	were prolonging
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been prolonging
	he, she, it	has been prolonging
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been prolonging
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be prolonging
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been prolonging

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A heart transplant might prolong his life for a few years.
Doctors say these drugs can reduce pain and prolong lives.
He asked her another question just to prolong the conversation.
It seems he's eager to prolong his trial for as long as possible.
Users turn to the drug in the belief that it prolongs and enhances sex.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A recurring comment was that some patients deliberately prolong treatment.
Bill loves this moment, but it is unkind to prolong it.
He wasn't asking her because he wanted to discuss the station or prolong the more general conversation they had just shared.
Interesting acts are prolonged or repeated.
The prolonged competition could serve to enliven the debate.
The high gas prices and long lines were prolonged by government interference in the private sector.
The president said curbing the addiction level would save money and prolong lives.
When the settlement was negotiated the Communists attempted to prolong the strike, but with limited success.

THESAURUS► prolong

to make something last longer: · The issue divided the country and prolonged the civil war.· Successful treatment is prolonging people's lives.· No one wants to prolong the violence.· This would only prolong the unhappiness she felt.

► lengthen

to make something last longer than the usual time: · They suggested lengthening the training period for new teachers.· New security measures have lengthened the time passengers spend in airports.

► extend

to make something that is coming to an end continue for a longer period of time – used especially about official arrangements such as contracts and visas: · They agreed to extend his contract by a year.· The offer has been extended for a further fourteen days.· I applied to extend my visa.

► drag something out

to make a situation or event last longer than necessary: · I wish they'd make a decision and not keep dragging it out.· Each side accused the other of dragging out the negotiations.

Longman Language Activatorto make something last longer► prolong

to make something such as a feeling, process or activity last longer: · He asked her another question just to prolong the conversation.· Users turn to the drug in the belief that it prolongs and enhances sex.· It seems he's eager to prolong his trial for as long as possible.· A heart transplant might prolong his life for a few years.

► extend

to add extra time to something that had a limit on the amount of time it could last: · I'll have to ask the bank to extend the repayment time on my loan.· TV coverage of the match had to be extended when it went into extra time.· These cleaning devices are meant to extend the life of your cassettes.extend something to February/next year etc: · The current contract expires in December, but will be extended to February 2004.

► drag out

to make a boring or unpleasant activity or piece of work last much longer than necessary, especially because you gain some advantage by doing this: drag something out: · There was really no need to drag the meeting out that long.drag out something: · The protests could actually drag out the proceedings.

► spin out

British informal to deliberately make an activity last longer than necessary especially so that it fills the time available: spin something out: · Well, the lawyers always spin it out, don't they -- that's how they make their money!spin out something: · We were paid by the hour, so I spun out the work for as long as I could.

► eke out

to make your money or food last as long as possible by spending or using it carefully: eke out something: · I pictured her trying to eke out her money to last to the end of the month.eke something out: · We watered down the wine so as to eke it out for the remainder of the evening.eke out a living/existence: · She eked out a miserable living as a washer woman.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a prolonged absence

(=continuing for a long time)· Requests for prolonged absence during term time are strongly discouraged.

► prolonged/protracted negotiation

(=very long)· Despite protracted negotiations, the two sides have failed to reach agreement.

► a long/prolonged spell

· We have just had a long spell of unusually dry weather.

► extend/prolong your stay

(=stay longer)· He could not be persuaded to extend his stay.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► agony

· There was no sense in prolonging the agony.· She played her part to the end, grateful that Ace didn't seem keen on prolonging the agony.· The last thing she wanted was to prolong the agony.· Without prolonging the agony for them both any longer she got up and left the room.· They are now 20 years older and must realise that to remain silent is to prolong the agony for Brian's parents.· You said you'd wait till I came to you of my own free will; let's not prolong the agony any longer.· In reality it can only serve to prolong their agony.· Goodness knows I do not wish to prolong the agony, but I feel some clarity is needed.

► life

· Confidence was increasing that men, through foresight and effective action, could ameliorate their existence and even prolong their lives.· Berenson said the study was too brief to determine whether the drug might also prolong cancer sufferers' lives.· This prolongs the life of the tent's built-in groundsheet. 4.· Long-term studies on mortality showed that there was little evidence to believe that losing weight will prolong your life, either.· This document asks doctors to avoid making strenuous efforts to prolong your life if the eventual outcome is known to be terminal.· The president said curbing the addiction level would save money and prolong lives.· It may be prolonging the snail's life.· It also will discourage other members from seeking early diagnosis and the treatments that can prolong their lives.

► period

· For Chelsea, then, a prolonged period of silence from their coach would be most welcome.· If we want the aquarium to be decorative all year long we must prolong the light period during the winter.· There are several factors which help to prolong this period to perhaps three or four times that in the male.· Antibiotics must generally be used for a prolonged period or in repeated courses.· Cold inhibits or prevents plant growth and slows down chemical processes in soils, prolonging the period of maturation.· Like the political career of the man who envisioned it, the satellite may face a prolonged period in cold storage.

► time

· In the present study the addition of increasing doses of egg lecithin to human and model biles progressively prolongs the nucleation time.· He also bought the doctors' prescription for prolonging his time in football.· Phospholipids, however, prolong the nucleation time.· She couldn't think why - the last thing she wanted was to prolong her time in his company.· Increasing amounts of egg lecithin progressively prolonged the nucleation time.· Preoperative radiotherapy did not prolong the median survival time.· In Fig. 6.10 deceleration can be initiated by prolonging the excitation time of phases A-B- for approximately two step intervals.· Similar amounts of bile salts did not prolong the nucleation time.

► war

· But it is time she addressed the ethnic issue which divides the country and prolongs the civil war.

VERB► want

· I've made it clear to Craig-Dunlop that the family doesn't want her life prolonged, for religious reasons.· She wanted to prolong the company of her.· The last thing she wanted was to prolong the agony.· She couldn't think why - the last thing she wanted was to prolong her time in his company.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► prolong the agony

Goodness knows I do not wish to prolong the agony, but I feel some clarity is needed.
She played her part to the end, grateful that Ace didn't seem keen on prolonging the agony.
The last thing she wanted was to prolong the agony.
There was no sense in prolonging the agony.
They are now 20 years older and must realise that to remain silent is to prolong the agony for Brian's parents.
Without prolonging the agony for them both any longer she got up and left the room.
You said you'd wait till I came to you of my own free will; let's not prolong the agony any longer.