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 minutes lengthened into hours.
  几分钟延长到了几个小时。
• He lengthened his stride to keep up with her.
  他迈大步追上她。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The runway had to be lengthened.
  跑道需要加长。
• The arms are a little short, can they be lengthened?
  袖子有点儿短，能改长点儿吗？
• 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。
• 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 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。