prolong是什么意思_prolong怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer;"We prolonged our stay"
"She extended her visit by another day"
"The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

lengthen or extend in duration or space;"We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible"
"prolong the treatment of the patient"
"keep up the good work"

中英词源

prolong 延长

pro-,向前，long,长的。引申词义延长。

prolong (v.): early 15c., back-formation from prolongation or else from Old French prolonguer, porloignier (13c.), from Late Latin prolongare "to prolong, extend," from Latin pro- "forth" (see pro-) + longus "long" (adj.); see long (adj.). Related: Prolonged; prolonging; prolongable.

词态变化

第三人称单数 prolongs;
过去式 prolonged;
过去分词 prolonged;
现在分词 prolonging;

权威造句

1. A long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession.: 一场旷日持久的战争很可能会使衰退程度加剧，时间延长。

2. The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.: 这次手术可使他多活两三年。

3. He has decided to prolong his visit through the weekend.: 他已决定把他的访问延长到过完周末.

4. Doctors commented that some patients deliberately prolong their treatment.: 医生说有些病人故意延长治疗时间.

5. The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.: 为了拖延审判，被告装病。

近反义词

prolong the period of validity 延长有效期

prolong life 延年益寿

相似短语

prolong a bill 【法】延长票据付款期

prolong the period of validity 延长有效期

prolong one"s last gasp 苟延残喘

long for 盼望,渴望,向往

not long phr. 不长时间

be long to 希望，渴望

as long as 1.只要，如果，既然，由于2.长达，达…之外3.（表示条件）只要

for long 长时间地,很久

as long as /so long as 只要，如果

elongate with long axis 沿长轴伸展

单词分析

这些动词或短语动词均有“推延，延期”之意。
delay普通用词，多指因外界原因推迟或耽误，也可指有意推迟。
postpone正式用词，语气较强，多指有安排的延期，常指明延期到一定的时间。
defer正式用词，语气强于postpone，多指故意拖延。
suspend指暂时中断以待某种条件的实现。
prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
put off口语用词，与postpone同义，但较通俗。这些动词含有“伸展，延长”或“延伸”之意。
extend指时间或空间的延长，也可指影响和使用范围等的扩大。
lengthen指把长度或期限拉长或延长，其反义是shorten。
stretch指长度的延伸以及宽度的增加。
prolong通常指时间上延长得超过了一般或正常的限度。

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