Lengthen
[ 'lɛŋθən ]
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vt.& vi. 延长;伸长;
💡 词根助记
length长度+en变成 →使延长，伸长
📝 例句
Ask the tailor to lengthen this skirt.
请裁缝把这条裙子放长。
The farmers try hard to lengthen the service life of their farm tools.
农民们想尽一切办法延长农具的使用年限。
shorten [lengthen] one's grip
短握 [长握] 球棒
Ask the tailor to lengthen my coat because it is too short for me.
让裁缝把我的大衣放长些,我穿着太短了。
Ask the tailor to lengthen this skirt.
请裁缝把这条裙子放长。
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📖 牛津释义
lengthen
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become longer （使某物）变长
The days start to lengthen in March. 三月份白昼开始变长.
lengthen a skirt 把裙子放长. Cf 参看 shorten.
🔁 扩展释义
*['leŋθәn]vt. 加长, 使延长vi. 变长【机】 延长
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Your wife would not be pleased to hear you say that.
你的妻子听到你那么说是会不高兴的。
You can imagine how useful this is, particularly in countries like China and Japan, which use written characters not letters.
你可以想像得到，特别是在中国和日本这些使用文字而不是字母的国家，这是多么有用处！
Experts believe that there are about 40,000 different types of job in the world. Choosing the right one is a difficult job in itself.
专家们认为世界上大约有4万个不同种类的工作。要从中选择一个适合自己的工作是很困难的。