释义 |
prolongationpro‧lon‧ga‧tion /ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌproʊlɒːŋ-/ noun - Anticipations and extensions are optional components of prolongation regions; when either exists they are weak components relative to the arrival.
- Clytemnestra let out an unearthly keening howl, her lips snarling back and her tail a stiff prolongation of her backbone.
- From the literature it is not clear whether prolongation of therapy beyond four months yield a higher response rate.
- The preoperative radiotherapy did not result in a significant prolongation of survival time.
- The unit of prolongation is the prolongational region.
- They are really a southern prolongation of Ponta de São Lourenço.
1[singular, uncountable] the act of making something last longerprolongation of the prolongation of life2[countable] something added to another thing which makes it longer |