lengthen

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lengthen
/lєŋθәn/
(过去式: lengthened; 过去完成式: lengthened; 现在进行式: lengthening)
v.t.
To make long or longer. 使长;增长。
v.i.
To grow longer. 延长;增长。
- The shadow lengthen toward evening. 近傍晚时阴影变长。
- 英语>简体中文, 美语词典
lengthen
/ˈleŋkθən; ˈleŋθən/
vt.
1. (in distance) 延长;加长;使伸长
- She had an operation to lengthen her leg by 3cm. 她动了个手术, 把腿拉长了3厘米。
- The runway had to be lengthened. 跑道必须加长。
to lengthen your stride 加大步幅
- He lengthened his stride to keep up with her. 他加大步幅, 以便跟上她。
2. (in duration) (时间上)使延长, 使增加
- The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities. 理事会不支持通过延长教学日来安排其他活动的做法。
- the government's attempts to lengthen the working hours of junior doctors 政府增加年轻医生工作时间的尝试
- Post-operative infection can lengthen recovery time. 术后感染有可能延长康复时间。
- By stopping smoking she believed she would lengthen her life. 她相信戒烟可以让她延年益寿。
vi.
1. (in length) (长度上)变长
- The evening shadows were lengthening. 影子在黄昏时分越拉越长。
- The queue was lengthening. 队伍排得越来越长。
2. (in duration) (时间上)变长
- The silence lengthened. Bella's expression was inflexible. 沉默了良久, 贝拉的表情依然很坚定。
- Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延长了, 工作周则缩短了。
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉大词典
lengthen
/ˈleŋθən/
v. lengthens, lengthening, lengthened
使变长;变长;使延长;延长
- 英语>简体中文, 高中课标词汇
lengthen
v. 延长,(使)变长
【根】long=long(长的)
【根】-en 加上形容词、名词,表“使成~”
- 英语>简体中文, 英文字根词典
lengthen
v.tr.intr.(及物动词和不及物动词) length.ened, length.en.ing, length.ens
To make or become longer. 使延长,使变长:使更长或变得更长
- 英语>简体中文, 美国传统词典
lengthen
vt. 延长,延伸
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉化学大词典
lengthen
v. 延长
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉法学大辞典
lengthen
n. 加长
- 英语>简体中文, 英汉机械大词典
lengthen
vt. & vi.
(时间或空间)延长, 伸长
- In summer, the daylight hour lengthens. 夏天, 白天的时间长。
- 英语>简体中文, 简明英汉词典
lengthen1
(verb 动词)
﹙使﹚变长
The days lengthen in spring. 春天白昼会变长。
You can lengthen the ladder if you need to. 要是需要,你可以把梯子拉长。
SYNONYM 同义词:draw out, enlarge, elongate,expand, extend, get longer, increase, makelonger, prolong, pull out, stretch.
OPPOSITES: SEE 反义词参阅shorten.
- 英语>简体中文, 英语同义词词典
lengthen1
vt.
延长, 伸长, 拉长
- lengthen a vowel 【语】拖长元音
lengthen2
vi.
变长; 延伸; 转为(into)
- Summer lengthens (out) into autumn. 夏去秋来。
- The shadows lengthen. 天色渐黑; 年纪渐老; 死期已近。

继承用法
lengthening
n.
lengthen out
过分延长
英语>简体中文, 现代英汉综合大辞典
lengthen
/ˈlɛŋkθən/
(lengthening, lengthened,lengthens)
1. 及物动词/不及物动词 When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it increases in length. 使变长; 变长
- The evening shadows were lengthening. 傍晚的影子正在变长。
2. 及物动词/不及物动词 When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously. 使延长; 延长
- Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延长了,工作周变短了。
英语>简体中文, 高级英汉双解词典