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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary length·en DATE 14th century transitive verb : to make longer intransitive verb : to grow longer Synonyms: see extend English Etymology lengthen early 16c., from length. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 lengthen length·en / 5leNWEn / verb to become longer; to make sth longer (使)变长: ▪ [V] The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。 ▪ [VN] I need to lengthen this skirt. 我需要把裙子放长。 OPP shorten Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged length·en \-thən\ verb (lengthened ; lengthened ; lengthening \-th(ə)niŋ\ ; lengthens) transitive verb 1. : to extend in length : make longer : elongate , prolong , protract < lengthened their skirts halfway to their shoe tops — Mary Austin > < overhauls and renewals which would undoubtedly have lengthened her life — F.W.Crofts > 2. a. obsolete : to eke out (provisions) : stretch b. : to increase by diluting < standing by the counter lengthening out a short supply of wine — Charles Dickens > intransitive verb : to grow longer < fall lengthened out into winter — Laura Krey > < faces lengthened as the news became more certain > Synonyms: see extend |
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