lengthens

英 [ˈleŋθənz]

美 [ˈleŋθənz]

v.  (使)变长
lengthen的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）加长；（使）伸长
  When somethinglengthensor when youlengthenit, it increases in length.
  1. The evening shadows were lengthening...
     残阳下的影子越拉越长。
  2. She began to walk faster, but he lengthened his stride to keep up with her...
     她开始加快步子，但他加大了步幅跟着她。
  3. The runway had to be lengthened.
     跑道需要加长。
• V-ERG （使）（时间）延长；（使…）持续更长时间
  When somethinglengthensor when youlengthenit, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously.
  1. Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened...
     假期延长，工作周就缩短了。
  2. The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities.
     委员会不支持通过延长在校时间来插入其他活动。

双语例句

• What sadness lengthens romeo's hours?
  有什么事让罗密欧如此的忧愁？
• Each server hit lengthens the process and disorients users as the new page loads.
  每次到服务器的请求都会延长过程的处理时间并且当新页面加载时也会让用户迷失方向。
• Conserve energy to enhance speed endurance and lengthens work distance;
  节省能量，达到提高速度耐力和延长工作距离；
• May form a complete set the choice to give the feed box, increases shaker's effective sieving area for the feed box application, simultaneously lengthens the feed end strainer service life;
  可配套选择给料箱，给料箱的应用增加振动筛的有效筛分面积，同时延长进料端筛网使用寿命；
• As Citi points out, this reduces service and lengthens queues.
  正如花旗（citi）所指出的，这样做削减了服务，延长了结账队伍。
• Bright sunlight bleaches the photoreceptors and lengthens the time it takes for your eyes to adjust to the dark.
  强烈的太阳光能让你的光感受器变白，延长你对黑暗的适应时间。
• This lengthens the distance the shuttle must travel to get to her, yet allows her to keep her position fairly close to the net.
  这样延长了球飞行的距离，同时又可以让女选手尽量的靠近网前。
• This movement lengthens your spine and tones the spinal nerves
  这一动作舒展脊椎，使脊神经更加强健。
• Scientists have known since the1930s that the technique lengthens the lives of mice.
  自上世纪三十年代以来，科学家就已经知道这种方法能够延长老鼠的寿命。
• A lateral cut in the resistor material by the laser narrows or lengthens the current flow path and increases the resistance value.
  用激光束横向切除电阻的材料或延长线路长度都是增加阻值。