| 单词 | lengthening |
| 释义 | lengthening (once / 3728 pages) n WORD FAMILY lengthening: lengthenings+/length: lengthen, lengths, lengthy/lengthen: lengthened, lengthening, lengthens/lengthy: lengthier, lengthiest, lengthily, lengthiness/long: length, longed, longer, longest, longing, longingly, longish, longly, longness, longs/longest: longests/longing: longings USAGE EXAMPLESIn the Chicago Public Schools, we implemented the largest expansion in school time — lengthening the school day and expanding the school year by 10 days. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Despite the 4pm darkness outside the London offices of this paper, the days are in fact, on average, lengthening. Economist(Dec 08, 2016) His longevity allowed the younger brother to consolidate control, perhaps lengthening the revolution well past both men’s lives. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) n the act of prolonging something Syn|Hyper perpetuation, prolongation, protraction continuance, continuation the act of continuing an activity without interruption |
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