| 单词 | lengthen |
| 释义 | lengthen —lengthener, n. /lengk"theuhn, leng"-, len"-/, v.t. 1. to make longer; make greater in length. v.i. 2. to become greater in length; grow long or longer. [1490-1500; LENGTH + -EN1] Syn. 1. elongate, draw out. LENGTHEN, EXTEND, STRETCH, PROLONG, PROTRACT agree in the idea of making longer. To LENGTHEN is to make longer, either in a material or an immaterial sense: to lengthen a dress. To EXTEND is to lengthen beyond some original point or so as to reach a certain point: to extend a railway line by a hundred miles. To STRETCH is primarily to lengthen by drawing or tension: to stretch a rubber band. Both PROLONG and PROTRACT mean esp. to lengthen in time, and therefore apply to intangibles. To PROLONG is to continue beyond the desired, estimated, or allotted time: to prolong an interview. To PROTRACT is to draw out to undue length or to be slow in coming to a conclusion: to protract a discussion. Ant. 1. shorten. |
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