| 单词 | prolongation |
| 释义 | prolongation From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprolongationpro‧lon‧ga‧tion /ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌproʊlɒːŋ-/ noun1 [singular, uncountable]LONG TIME the act of making something last longerprolongation ofthe prolongation of life2 [countable]LONG something added to another thing which makes it longerExamples from the Corpusprolongation• Anticipations and extensions are optional components of prolongation regions; when either exists they are weak components relative to the arrival.• The unit of prolongation is the prolongational region.• The preoperative radiotherapy did not result in a significant prolongation of survival time.• They are really a southern prolongation of Ponta de São Lourenço.• 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. |
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