prolongation

英 [ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌproʊlɔːŋˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  延长; 延伸

复数：prolongations　

医学

BNC.26661 / COCA.31111

牛津词典

noun

• 延长；延伸
  the act of making sth last longer
  1. the artificial prolongation of human life
     对人类寿命的人为的延长

柯林斯词典

• VERB 延长；拉长；拖长
  Toprolongsomething means to make it last longer.
  1. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war...
     切斯勒先生说国外的军事援助拉长了战事。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of prolonging something
  1. there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
  Synonym:protractionperpetuationlengthening
• the consequence of being lengthened in duration
  Synonym:lengthinesscontinuationprotraction
• amount or degree or range to which something extends
  1. the wire has an extension of 50 feet
  Synonym:extensionlengthiness

双语例句

• Bone transplantation and prolongation is useful and safety treatment for bone defects.
  骨迁移延长术是治疗肢体大段骨缺损安全有效的方法。
• This paper makes a study and analysis on the calculating methods of engineering prolongation which is under the affection of double factors.
  对双方因素作用下工程延期的计算问题进行了探讨分析，建立了数学模型，给出了计算步骤。
• The equivalent definitions of the first prolongation and the prolongational set of a set are discussed.
  利用拓扑分析方法给出延伸集与延伸极限集的等价定义及它们是连通的条件。
• There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
  和谈被不确定的延长了。
• So can anything be done to avoid the immediate and long-term costs of a further prolongation of the slump?
  那么，我们能否做出一些努力，来避免低迷进一步持续的短期和中期成本？
• This is not a recipe for resolution of global imbalances, but for their indefinite prolongation.
  这种配方不能解决全球失衡，反而会无限期地延长这些失衡。
• Our study addressed the question of whether prolonging chemotherapy after disease response or stabilization is associated with a prolongation of survival and time to progression.
  我们的研究是为了解决这个问题：在肿瘤生长被控制以后，延长化疗过程是否有助于延长患者的生存期。
• Based on some relevant facts about the prolongations of a valuation on a module, this paper obtains two necessary and sufficient conditions for a valuation on a module to have a prolongation.
  基于一些有关模上赋值的拓展的事实，模上赋值在扩模上存在拓展的两个充分必要条件被获得。
• Fluoroquinolones and macrolide antimicrobial agents have both been associated with prolongation of the QT interval.
  氟代喹诺酮和大环内酯抗菌剂都与QT间期的延长有关。
• Based on pilot enterprises, promote the prolongation of industrial chain, so as to build strong economic blocks.
  依托龙头企业，带动产业链条延伸，打造强势经济板块。