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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In recent years, some airlines have lengthened their intervals.
  近几年来一些航空公司延长了每一次深度清洁的间隔时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit.
  他要把上衣放长一些。
• The runway had to be lengthened.
  跑道需要加长。
• 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。
• 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；