lengthened

英 [ˈleŋθənd]

美 [ˈleŋθənd]

v.  (使)变长
lengthen的过去分词和过去式

过去式：lengthened　过去分词：lengthened　

BNC.41576 / COCA.39251

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）加长；（使）伸长
  When somethinglengthensor when youlengthenit, it increases in length.
  1. The evening shadows were lengthening...
     残阳下的影子越拉越长。
  2. She began to walk faster, but he lengthened his stride to keep up with her...
     她开始加快步子，但他加大了步幅跟着她。
  3. The runway had to be lengthened.
     跑道需要加长。
• V-ERG （使）（时间）延长；（使…）持续更长时间
  When somethinglengthensor when youlengthenit, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously.
  1. Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened...
     假期延长，工作周就缩短了。
  2. The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities.
     委员会不支持通过延长在校时间来插入其他活动。

英英释义

adj

• drawn out or made longer spatially
  1. Picasso's elongated Don Quixote
  2. lengthened skirts are fashionable this year
  3. the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes
  4. a prolonged black line across the page
  Synonym:elongatedextendedprolonged

双语例句

• In this way, the terrible hours of the morning lengthened out.
  可怕的早晨就这样一个钟头一个钟头地拖过去。
• When we returned from new zealand, the voyage was lengthened by baffling winds.
  我们从新西兰回来时，因风向不稳定而延长了航程。
• The chief exception was lengthened second-stage propellant tanks to increase the payload by 300 kilograms.
  一个主要的例外就在于将第二阶段的推进箱加长，以便增加300千克的载重量。
• Not only this lengthened the customer standby period, also increased the travel agency to have the mistake the possibility.
  这不仅延长了客户的等待时间，也增加了旅行社出现差错的可能性。
• A critical task, if lengthened or delayed, will delay the end of the project.
  如果关键任务的时间被加长或延迟，会使整个项目延迟结束。
• Results: All animals grew well and their mandible were all lengthened at different level.
  结果：所有动物术后生长良好，下颌骨均出现不同程度的延长。
• The silence lengthened as Thorne unnecessarily shuffled some papers.
  索恩整理着一些本无须整理的文件，沉默还在延续。
• Indeed, the menu should be lengthened by inventing new arrangements or revisiting old ones.
  实际上，现在的企业形式清单还应该通过发明新方式或是改进老方式来再加长一点。
• They have lengthened the school day or added days to the year or both.
  他们加长了开学日或补充天至今年或两者兼而有之。
• In his days the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life.
  在他的时代，太阳曾向后退，他因此延长了君王的寿命。