prolong
verb /prəˈlɒŋ/
/prəˈlɔːŋ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they prolong | /prəˈlɒŋ/ /prəˈlɔːŋ/ |
| he / she / it prolongs | /prəˈlɒŋz/ /prəˈlɔːŋz/ |
| past simple prolonged | /prəˈlɒŋd/ /prəˈlɔːŋd/ |
| past participle prolonged | /prəˈlɒŋd/ /prəˈlɔːŋd/ |
| -ing form prolonging | /prəˈlɒŋɪŋ/ /prəˈlɔːŋɪŋ/ |
- prolong something to make something last longer
延长 - The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
这次手术可使他多活两三年。 - Don't prolong the agony (= of not knowing something)—just tell us who won!
别卖关子了，快说谁赢了！
- Might it be possible to prolong life indefinitely?
有可能无限延长寿命吗？ - We do not want to prolong the meeting unnecessarily.
我们不想不必要地延长开会时间。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- significantly
- indefinitely
- artificially
- …
词源late Middle English: from Old French prolonguer, from late Latin prolongare, from pro- ‘forward, onward’ + longus ‘long’. - The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.