prolong

[prə'lɔŋ]

vt.延长, 拖延

例句与用法：

Peter: Now you must rest and take it easy. Sonia: Now he worries about me now, when it's too late. All my life he drives me to this point and now he wants to prolong the agony.

彼得：你现在必须休息，别着急。索尼娅：他现在为我担心了，可现在太迟了。我这一辈子被他逼到了这个地步，现在他还想继续折磨我。

How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?

我们怎样才能延长短促的人生？

The meeting may be prolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.

会议可能要延长到夜里，因为今晚有太多问题要解决。

词形变化：

名词: prolonger | 动词过去式: prolonged | 动词过去分词: prolonged | 动词现在分词: prolonging | 动词第三人称单数: prolongs |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 延长, 拉长; 拖延

People have all along been seeking to prolong life.

人们一直在寻求长寿之道。

2. 拖长(音节等)的发音