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单词 prolonged
释义
prolongedpro‧longed /prəˈlɒŋd $ -ˈlɒːŋd/ ●○○ adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a prolonged and bloody battle for independence
  • a prolonged illness
  • How are you going to explain your prolonged absence?
  • Studies show that prolonged exposure to maternal depression can result in childhood mood disorders.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • As he had expected, Grigoriev's skin was tinted faintly golden, the result of prolonged use of Longivex.
  • Heavy and prolonged frosts could reduce the normally steep and swift-flowing river to a mere trickle.
  • It would be surprising if prolonged periods of psychological morbidity are not reflected in declining physical health.
  • Measurement of sodium concentrations is simple to perform and offers the possibility of prolonged continuous monitoring.
  • She did not want a prolonged discussion, she wanted only that he should go away.
  • This problem is most prevalent during prolonged periods of hot, dry weather.
  • This was different: these were the sounds of distress - short staccato yelps broken by prolonged baleful howling.
  • We are able to resume ourselves after sleep, after an alcoholic stupor, after an epileptic fit, after prolonged coma.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
continuing for a long time: · The film was very long.· There has been a long period without rain.
continuing for a long time, especially longer than you want or expect: · Drivers face lengthy delays on all roads out of the city.· Police are going through the lengthy process of re-examining all the evidence.· He faces a lengthy prison sentence.
[only before noun] continuing for a long time – used especially about disputes, campaigns, or shows: · He has been involved in a long-running dispute with his neighbour.· The programme is one of the longest-running series on television.· a long-running campaign to prevent the airport from being built
continuing for a long time – used especially about effects or relationships: · Stress can have long-lasting effects.· While at the school, she made many long-lasting friendships.
formal continuing for a long time, especially an unusually long time: · Despite protracted negotiations, they were unable to reach an agreement.· The couple have been involved in a protracted battle for custody of their children.
continuing for a long time, especially longer than expected, or longer in a way that makes a situation worse: · He returned to work after a prolonged absence.· Studies have linked prolonged use of the drug to cancer.· a prolonged period of economic decline
[only before noun] continuing for a long time – used especially about visits, trips, breaks etc that last longer than was planned: · an extended stay in hospital· He took an extended break from work after his father died.· She didn’t like being away from home for extended periods.
[only before noun] strong enough or great enough to continue for a long time: · The negotiations were aimed at achieving a lasting peace.· This affair has done lasting damage to the president’s credibility.· The book left a lasting impression on me.
continuing for a long time – used especially about memories, influences, or feelings of liking someone or something: · One of my most enduring memories is of going on holiday to France with my parents.· the enduring appeal of Conan Doyle’s stories· his enduring love for Ireland
[only before noun] continuing for a very long time and needing a lot of energy, patience, or determination: · It was a marathon session of talks which continued until 3 am.· He arrived after a marathon journey across Europe.
Longman Language Activatorcontinuing for a long time
continuing for a long time: · The play was good, but it was a little too long.· He died after a long illness.· It's a long flight - 15 hours.
a lengthy process or delay takes a long time so that you have to wait before you can do something: · She died of natural causes after a lengthy illness.· The runways have reopened, but travelers have been warned to expect lengthy delays.lengthy process/procedure etc: · He was indicted on drug charges after a lengthy investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Administration. · The procedures for bringing a body back for burial are lengthy and complex.· Creating a new network system is a lengthy process.
a long-running event or performance is one that continues for a very long time: · The action is the latest in a long-running battle between the US and Canada relating to Cuban relations. · The proposal would end a long-running dispute between the Internal Revenue and the petroleum producers.· The long-running musical "Jesus Christ Superstar' is to close after more than 3,000 performances.
a long-standing situation, agreement, or arrangement has continued for a long time and is likely to continue for a long time in the future: · Motorola has a long-standing agreement to provide at least one week's training to all new employees.· The area is populated by Kurdish rebels who have long-standing grievances against Hussein.· GM maintains a long-standing policy of not commenting on market speculation and rumour.
strong enough or great enough to continue for a long time: · The speech could do lasting damage to US--German relations.· Japan's creation of a Western-style economy has been the country's lasting achievement.lasting effect/impact etc: · His next book is about the lasting effects of the Vietnam war.lasting peace/friendship/agreement etc: · Until we all give up violence, there cannot possibly be lasting peace in the world.leave/make a lasting impression: · The incident left a lasting impression on the young girl.
continuing for all of someone's life - use this about relationships, interests and feelings etc: · She first visited Ireland when she was ten, and developed a lifelong interest in the country.· Depression has been a lifelong struggle for me.lifelong ambition/dream etc: · According to his biographers, he had a lifelong ambition to make money.· For many people, owning their own business is a lifelong goal.lifelong member/resident/friend etc: · Virginia Maples, a lifelong resident, praised the town for its neighborliness. · Alvin met the poet Hughes, who became a lifelong friend and confidante.
continuing for a long time, or longer than you expected: · How are you going to explain your prolonged absence?· a prolonged and bloody battle for independence· Studies show that prolonged exposure to maternal depression can result in childhood mood disorders.
lingering doubts, hopes, or other feelings continue for a long time, especially long after a particular event: · She had a lingering sense of guilt for some time after breaking off her relationship with Henry.· For years, Mexico's primary feeling toward the US was one of lingering resentment.· What will be the lingering images of the Sydney Olympic Games?· If he had any lingering doubts about the marriage, he did not show it.
an enduring feeling, memory, influence, quality or relationship continues for a long time: · His childhood experiences had an enduring influence on his work.· My most enduring memory of my father is watching him clean his rifle.· The friendships formed in her schooldays proved to be the most enduring.· Cartoons have a universal and enduring appeal.
formal an abiding feeling, belief, or interest continues for a long time and is not likely to change: · She had a basic and abiding belief in democratic systems.· As a boy he had had an abiding curiosity about how things worked.· The internal security of his country was the President's other abiding concern.· His father had an abiding interest in nature.
a chronic illness or bad situation continues for a very long time or is permanent: · China has a chronic shortage of capital, so it must encourage saving.· the chronic decay of the inner city areas· We need to take steps to counter the chronic decline in our export market.· He suffers from chronic asthma.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=continuing for a long time)· Requests for prolonged absence during term time are strongly discouraged.
(=very long)· Despite protracted negotiations, the two sides have failed to reach agreement.
· We have just had a long spell of unusually dry weather.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· There is a tendency for illnesses to become more prolonged, less intense and for the recovery to be slower.· Song not unlike Meadow Pipit, but more prolonged and musical and often delivered at greater height.· Thirdly, more prolonged treatment might have shown a late effect.· But a piece of bread lying in almost liquid mud will demand a more prolonged cleaning process.· In the meantime more prolonged screening beyond 30 years will be required in a number of at risk individuals.
NOUN
· Sometimes foundations are shaken to the core by the premature death or prolonged absence of the main attachment figure.· And how do you propose to explain your prolonged absence?· Her prolonged absence had affected his concentration, and he'd made a hash of the signature of Percy Bysshe Shelley.
· However, prolonged drought, and in Matebeleland armed conflict, have limited its effectiveness.· This is commonly blamed on a prolonged drought during the amelioration of climate following the last glaciation.· This summer, the situation has been exacerbated by prolonged drought.
· The true effect on wild dolphin populations of prolonged exposure to chemical pollutants is hard to measure.· Everyone suffered from that daily and prolonged exposure to a Baldersdale winter - swollen faces and aching joints were commonplace.· It does make sense that the lateral line would be adversely affected by prolonged exposure to unusually high voltage.· However, laboratory tests show that Gore-Text can be penetrated by prolonged exposure to rain.· It also brought prolonged exposure to the values and beliefs of the world's most powerful and prosperous capitalist nation.· In fact, I think that we all get affected by it through prolonged exposure.
· A prolonged period of family life permits the growing offspring to add individual learning experiences to their inborn behaviour programming.· Corticosteroids, if used for a prolonged period, can cause a type of dependency.· This problem is most prevalent during prolonged periods of hot, dry weather.· Don't leave your tent pitched all day for a prolonged period - this will degrade the flysheet.· It would be surprising if prolonged periods of psychological morbidity are not reflected in declining physical health.· Visits will be made to a small number of contrasting forces for a fairly prolonged period.· It may reflect some prolonged period of stress at any level of being; physical, mental or emotional.· If this treatment changes the fundamental disease process, a prolonged period of remission might be expected in these patients.
· The prolonged recession wrecked Government finances, as income from taxation fell and spending on social security rose.· Is he worried that it has taken such a deep and prolonged recession to reduce inflation to its current level?· But prolonged recession and high unemployment knocked his popularity down to rock-bottom.· Economists worry that even higher rates would make a prolonged recession much more likely than at present.· Large firms have the expectation that prolonged recession will provoke assistance from at least some parts of the bureaucracy.· In either case United Kingdom-linked companies are best avoided, as prolonged recession would result in more company failures and dividend cuts.
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