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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• The arms are a little short, can they be lengthened?
  袖子有点儿短，能改长点儿吗？
• The runway had to be lengthened.
  跑道需要加长。
• 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 the case of McQueen, his tragic demise has almost certainly lengthened the queues.
  在麦昆的例子里，几乎可以肯定，他带有悲剧色彩的逝世延长了参观者的队伍。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。