prolongation

Word family adjectiveprolongableverbprolongateprolongnounprolongationprolonger

pro·lon·ga·tion /ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌproʊlɒːŋ-/ noun

1 [singular, uncountableU]LONG TIME the act of making something last longer 延长，拉长；拖延

prolongation of

the prolongation of life

延长生命

2. [countableC]LONG something added to another thing which makes it longer 增加[延长]的部分

Examples from the Corpus

prolongation• Anticipations and extensions are optional components of prolongation regions; when either exists they are weak components relative to the arrival.• The unit of prolongation is the prolongational region.• The preoperative radiotherapy did not result in a significant prolongation of survival time.• They are really a southern prolongation of Ponta de São Lourenço.• Clytemnestra let out an unearthly keening howl, her lips snarling back and her tail a stiff prolongation of her backbone.• From the literature it is not clear whether prolongation of therapy beyond four months yield a higher response rate.

单词	prolongation
释义	prolongation Word family adjectiveprolongableverbprolongateprolongnounprolongationprolonger pro·lon·ga·tion /ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən $ ˌproʊlɒːŋ-/ noun 1 [singular, uncountableU]LONG TIME the act of making something last longer 延长，拉长；拖延 prolongation of the prolongation of life 延长生命 2. [countableC]LONG something added to another thing which makes it longer 增加[延长]的部分 Examples from the Corpus prolongation• Anticipations and extensions are optional components of prolongation regions; when either exists they are weak components relative to the arrival.• The unit of prolongation is the prolongational region.• The preoperative radiotherapy did not result in a significant prolongation of survival time.• They are really a southern prolongation of Ponta de São Lourenço.• Clytemnestra let out an unearthly keening howl, her lips snarling back and her tail a stiff prolongation of her backbone.• From the literature it is not clear whether prolongation of therapy beyond four months yield a higher response rate.
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