| 释义 |
lengthen
['leŋk.θən] verb intransitive or transitive
■to make something longer, or to become longer 延长，拉长，加长；变长•I'll have to lengthen this skirt.我必须把这条裙子放长一些。 •lengthening waiting lists越来越长的等候者名单 Opposite shorten If you lengthen something, or it lengthens, it takes longer to happen 推迟；延迟，延期•There is a plan to lengthen the three-year course to four years.计划要将三年的课程延长为四年。 |