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lengthen

/ˈlɛŋθən/ 动词 B2

中文: 加长

  1. To make longer, to extend the length of. (transitive) · You need to lengthen the story if you want to have it published.
  2. To become longer. (intransitive) · The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.

He/she/it lengthens · 过去式 lengthened · 过去分词 lengthened · -ing形式 lengthening

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动词形式

原形
lengthen
He/she/it
lengthens
过去式
lengthened
过去分词
lengthened
-ing形式
lengthening

来自图书馆

I went all the way around by the road to lengthen out the time.
《Anne of Green Gables》,第99页 · C1
“My face lengthened at this, Mr.
《The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes》,第11页 · B2
Then it lengthened out until it became a yellow line, and then, without any warning or sound, a gash seemed to open and a hand appeared, a white, almost womanly hand, which felt about in the centre of the little area of light.
《The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes》,第29页 · B2
The baronet’s face perceptibly lengthened.
《The Hound of the Baskervilles》,第180页 · C1

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