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。
• 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。
• The afternoon shadows lengthened.
  下午影子渐渐变长了。
• Skirts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on.
  裙子被修长或剪短；领圈被拉低或抬高，等等。
• 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。
• A noncritical task can be lengthened or delayed without affecting the end of the project.
  非关键任务可以被加长或延迟，而不影响项目的结束。
• 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 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。
• Below what circumstance can be the getting deadline of unemployed insurance gold lengthened?
  失业保险金的领取期限在什么情况下可延长？