lengthen

/'leŋθәn/

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中文翻译

vt. 加长, 使延长

vi. 变长

英文解释

v. make longer

v. become long or longer

词态变化

现在分词:lengthening

过去式:lengthened

过去分词:lengthened

第三人称单数:lengthens

常见例句

n the act of continuing an activity without interruption n a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it n a Gestalt principle of organization holding that there is an innate tendency to perceive a line as continuing its established direction n the consequence of being lengthened in duration

lengthen and slow down or draw out

v lengthen and slow down or draw out

n a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels v lengthen and slow down or draw out

A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency in length. v