prolong
prolong
英[prəˈlɒŋ]美[prəˈlɔːŋ]
vt.延长，拉长，拖延，延期；
第三人称单数：prolongs;
过去式：prolonged;
过去分词：prolonged;
现在分词：prolonging;
例句
Might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely?有可能无限延长寿命吗？
Doctors commented that some patients deliberately prolong their treatment.医生说有些病人故意延长治疗时间。
Paperback editions prolong its life and increase his income.平装本延长了著作的寿命,使著作的收入有了增加.
The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.为了拖延审判，被告装病。
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.
The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.这次手术可使他多活两三年。
Chronic pain can exacerbate or prolong the function disability of the patients.慢性疼痛可加重或延长脑外伤病人的功能残疾.
It's safe to eat foods that have been irradiated to prolong their shelf life.食用经过辐射杀菌处理、延长了保质期的食品是安全的。
英语六级真题
Clinging to racism prolongs inequity and discrimination.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文The prolonging of patients' suffering.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文Trees need more water as temperatures rise, but the prolonged droughts have robbed them of moisture, making whole forests easily cleared of trees and turned into farmland.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
延长；拉长；拖长
To prolong something means to make it last longer.
例句
Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war...切斯勒先生说国外的*事援助拉长了战事。The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.这种药物实际起作用的时间可以大大延长。英汉词典释义
vt.
延长; 拉长; 拖延
Two countries prolonged signing an agreement until details could be agreed on.两国推迟签约直到就细节达成协议。英英词典释义
Verb
1. 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"2. lengthen or extend in duration or space;
"We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible""prolong the treatment of the patient""keep up the good work"行业词典
法律： 延长；
