prolonging

英 [prəˈlɒŋɪŋ]

美 [prəˈlɔːŋɪŋ]

v.  延长
prolong的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 延长；拉长；拖长
  Toprolongsomething means to make it last longer.
  1. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war...
     切斯勒先生说国外的军事援助拉长了战事。
  2. The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.
     这种药物实际起作用的时间可以大大延长。

双语例句

• Knowing the identity, and order, of the three billion biochemical building blocks which make up man's DNA promised the key to improving health, prolonging life and understanding human nature.
  知道了组成人体器官和构成人类DNA的三十亿个生物学分子的特性和序列，人类就掌握了提高健康、延长寿命、和理解人性的关键。
• It would certainly raise the cost for Mr Putin in prolonging the conflict.
  这无疑将增加普京延长这场冲突的成本。
• Giovanni plied him with questions with the intention of prolonging his stay.
  乔瓦尼一个劲儿地问他问题，想要拖住他。
• It contains an oil gear box which reduces abrasion to the machine during the operation, thus prolonging the life span of the machine, enhancing the utilization ratio of the machine.
  含有油齿轮箱，使机器运转减少磨损，延长机器使用寿命，提高了机器的利用率。
• It reported that heavy fog and low visibility were prolonging the encounter.
  报导说，大雾和能见度很低延长了这次冲突的时间。
• You're just prolonging the agony!
  你这样只能拖延痛苦！
• On the contrary, initial release amount of yellow soil will increase with the prolonging of wet-dry phase.
  黄壤对镉的初始释放量却随干湿交替周期的延长而逐渐上升。
• Prolonging life might provide time to develop new strategies for the future.
  延长生命可以为以后制定新的战略提供时间。
• Prolonging his career was a big motivation: I would like to work for another 10 years.
  他整容的一大动机是延长职业生涯。我希望再工作10年。
• Medicine has never before possessed such a sophisticated arsenal of tools and interventions for curing disease and prolonging life.
  现代医学拥有大量精密工具和干预手段，能够医治疾病和延长寿命。