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

• 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 runway had to be lengthened.
  跑道需要加长。
• Not only this lengthened the customer standby period, also increased the travel agency to have the mistake the possibility.
  这不仅延长了客户的等待时间，也增加了旅行社出现差错的可能性。
• He wanted to have his coat lengthened a bit.
  他要把上衣放长一些。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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 chief exception was lengthened second-stage propellant tanks to increase the payload by 300 kilograms.
  一个主要的例外就在于将第二阶段的推进箱加长，以便增加300千克的载重量。
• 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。
• 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。