lengthen
verb /ˈleŋkθən/
/ˈleŋkθən/
[intransitive, transitive]Word Family
- long adjective adverb
- length noun
- lengthy adjective
- lengthen verb
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they lengthen | /ˈleŋkθən/ /ˈleŋkθən/ |
| he / she / it lengthens | /ˈleŋkθənz/ /ˈleŋkθənz/ |
| past simple lengthened | /ˈleŋkθənd/ /ˈleŋkθənd/ |
| past participle lengthened | /ˈleŋkθənd/ /ˈleŋkθənd/ |
| -ing form lengthening | /ˈleŋkθənɪŋ/ /ˈleŋkθənɪŋ/ |
- to become longer; to make something longer
（使）变长 - The afternoon shadows lengthened.
下午影子渐渐变长了。 - lengthen something I need to lengthen this skirt.
我需要把这条裙子放长。
Collocations DictionaryLengthen is used with these nouns as the subject:- odds
- shadow
- silence
- …
- The afternoon shadows lengthened.