英语词汇“elongation”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

elongateelongate /ɪˈlɔŋgeɪt, i-/ verb [intransitive, transitive]

ETYMOLOGYelongate

Origin: 1500-1600 Latin elongatus, past participle of elongare to make longer

VERB TABLE

elongate

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	elongate
	he, she, it	elongates
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	elongated
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have elongated
	he, she, it	has elongated
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had elongated
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will elongate
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have elongated

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

to become longer, or make something longer than normal: Wearing high-heeled shoes elongates the leg.—elongation /ɪˌlɔŋˈgeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]