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单词 protract
释义 pro·tract
I. \prō.ˈtrakt, prə.ˈ-\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere to draw before, protract, from pro- pro- (I) + trahere to draw — more at trace
1. archaic : to put off to a later time : delay, defer
 < attempted, however, to prevent, or at least to protract, his ruin — Edward Gibbon >
2. : to draw out or lengthen in time or space : continue, prolong
 < the trial must not be protracted in duration by anything that is obstructive or dilatory — R.H.Jackson >
3. : to draw to a scale : lay down the lines and angles of with scale and protractor : plot
Synonyms: see extend
II. transitive verb
: to extend forward or outward
 < the mandible is protracted and retracted in chewing >
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