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

• 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。
• He lengthened his stride to keep up with her.
  他迈大步追上她。
• The oval face was lengthened, his smiling mouth had assumed the firm and marked lines which betoken resolution;
  他那椭圆形的脸已拉长了，那张含笑的嘴出在已刻上了显示意志坚强而沉着的线条；
• The afternoon shadows lengthened.
  下午影子渐渐变长了。
• 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。
• A reclining chair with a lengthened seat that supports the outstretched legs.
  一种带加长的底座以支撑外伸的腿的可斜躺的椅子。
• 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。
• 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。
• Only chosen because the teachers demanded more pay for changes like additional training and a lengthened school day.
  只有选择这项，因为老师们对于像额外的培训以及学校一天的延长要求更高的工资。
• 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。