英语词典 · 单词释义
prolong
英 [prə'lɒŋ] 美 [prəˈlɑːŋ]
这里集中整理“prolong”的音标、翻译、词源、例句和近反义词，方便快速确认词义并顺手做词汇积累。
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词义详解
翻译 · 词源 · 例句- vt. 延长；拖延
延伸内容
词源 · 例句 · 用法词态变化
第三人称单数: prolongs;过去式: prolonged;过去分词: prolonged;现在分词: prolonging;
中文词源
prolong 延长
pro-,向前，long,长的。引申词义延长。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
- 这次手术可使他多活两三年。
来自《权威词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.
- 为了拖延审判，被告装病。
来自辞典例句