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Prolonged Longer Hour Long Taking Expected 英 Prə'Lɒŋd] 美

英语单词 prolonged
英美音标 英 [prə'lɒŋd] 美 [prə'lɔːŋd]
中文释义 adj.持续很久的
prolong的过去式(分词).
英语例句 (1) The meeting may be prolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.
(2) After prolonged discussion, the representatives hammered out a form of words that was acceptable to everyone.
(3) The crowd burst into prolonged cheering.
(4) After prolonged questioning, she finally confessed.
中文例句 (1) 会议可能要延长到夜里,因为今晚有太多问题要解决。
(2) 代表们经过长时间的讨论之后,终于想出一种大家都能接受的措辞方式。
(3) 人群中爆发出长时间的欢呼声。
(4) 她受到长时间的盘问之后,终于承认了。
vocabulary简明 Something prolonged is long and drawn-out — it's taking longer than it should. A prolonged wait is usually annoying.
vocabulary扩展 If a fan throws a drink on the court during a basketball game and it takes an hour to clean it up, and then another hour to re-wax the floor, and then another hour for the players to warm up again...that's a prolonged delay. Anything prolonged has been stretched out further than it should be. America's war with Vietnam was prolonged much longer than anyone expected. If something is tedious, time-consuming, and feels like it's taking forever, it's prolonged.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]长期的;持续很久的;时间长的 A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...a prolonged period of low interest rates.

    长期的低利率

  • ...a prolonged drought.

    长期的干旱

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