| 单词 | protract |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['prɔtrækt] |
| 解释 | v.延长，拖长 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.延长，拖长(to prolong in time or space; continue) 【考】 反义词：curtail(缩 短); cut short(减短)[类比]pr otract : length / throng : number(拖延使长度加 长/群聚使数量增多) 【记】 pro(向前)＋tracts( 拉)→向前拉→延长 【例】 a protracted stay in hospital |
| 字源 | protract (v.) 1530s, a back-formation from protraction and in part from Latin protractus, past participle of protrahere "to draw forth, prolong." Etymologically identical with portray, which was altered in French. Related: Protracted; protracting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (在时间上)延长, 拖长 【记】pro前, tract拉－向前拉－延长时间 【类】protract: length = throng: number拖延使长度加长 = 群聚使数量增多 【反】curtail(v 缩减); cut short(减短); abridge = abbreviate(v 删节) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】pro前 + tract 拖，拉；tractor 拖拉机 |
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