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lengthen v.加长；延长 (1) 而对于沃尔沃的定价优势，竞争对手也会调整加长豪华车的策略以应对挑战。(2) 惜时即延寿。(3) 这种双向交流可以无限制地延长对话。 Mascara lengthens your eyelashes, and letting out your hem lengthens your jeans. As time goes by, your years of experience lengthen, and if you don't cut your hair or trim your beard, those lengthen as well. Lengthen dates from the 14th century — earlier, the verb was length, from a Germanic root that's also the basis of "long."

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英 ['leŋθən] 美 ['leŋθən] (1) As for the Volvo's pricing advantage, competitors will also lengthen the luxury adjust strategy to meet the challenge.(2) To save time is to lengthen life .(3) The two-way communication can lengthen the dialogue limitlessly. To lengthen is to make something longer, either physically or in time. During the spring and early summer, the days lengthen, as sundown comes later and later. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）加长；（使）伸长 When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it increases in length.   [V]  [V n]The evening shadows were lengthening...残阳下的影子越拉越长。She began to walk faster, but he lengthened his stride to keep up with her...她开始加快步子，但他加大了步幅跟着她。The runway had to be lengthened.跑道需要加长。2[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）（时间）延长；（使…）持续更长时间 When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously.   [V]  [V n]Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened...假期延长，工作周就缩短了。The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities.委员会不支持通过延长在校时间来插入其他活动。

英语单词	lengthen
英美音标	英 ['leŋθən] 美 ['leŋθən]
中文释义	v.加长；延长
英语例句	(1) As for the Volvo's pricing advantage, competitors will also lengthen the luxury adjust strategy to meet the challenge. (2) To save time is to lengthen life . (3) The two-way communication can lengthen the dialogue limitlessly.
中文例句	(1) 而对于沃尔沃的定价优势，竞争对手也会调整加长豪华车的策略以应对挑战。 (2) 惜时即延寿。 (3) 这种双向交流可以无限制地延长对话。
vocabulary简明	To lengthen is to make something longer, either physically or in time. During the spring and early summer, the days lengthen, as sundown comes later and later.
vocabulary扩展	Mascara lengthens your eyelashes, and letting out your hem lengthens your jeans. As time goes by, your years of experience lengthen, and if you don't cut your hair or trim your beard, those lengthen as well. Lengthen dates from the 14th century — earlier, the verb was length, from a Germanic root that's also the basis of "long."
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）加长；（使）伸长 When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it increases in length. [V] [V n] The evening shadows were lengthening... 残阳下的影子越拉越长。 She began to walk faster, but he lengthened his stride to keep up with her... 她开始加快步子，但他加大了步幅跟着她。 The runway had to be lengthened. 跑道需要加长。 2 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）（时间）延长；（使…）持续更长时间 When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously. [V] [V n] Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened... 假期延长，工作周就缩短了。 The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities. 委员会不支持通过延长在校时间来插入其他活动。

Lengthen Time V Erg 及物/不及物动词 [V N Ed 英