英语词汇“lengthen”的释义、区别辨析及用法例句-英语同义词词典

单词	lengthen
例句	lengthenlengthen /ˈleŋθən/ verb ► lengthen to make something longer. You use lengthen to talk about making something physically longer, or about making something take a longer period of time: To build a new room, we will have to lengthen this wall by eight feet. The time that the teacher spends with each student will be lengthened. ► get longer to become longer. You use get longer to talk about something becoming physically longer, or about taking a longer period of time: Your hair is getting longer - you need a haircut. The meetings are getting longer and longer. They should last no more than an hour. ► extend (formal) extend means the same as lengthen: The hose extends so that it can reach the backyard. The professor extended the deadline for the paper so we'd have more time to work on it. ► prolong to make something continue for a longer period of time: Let's make a decision instead of prolonging the discussion any more. ► stretch also stretch out to make something longer by pulling: He stretched the rubber band until it almost broke. If you stretch out the rope, it might reach the boat. ANTONYMS ➔ see shorten
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