She had an operation to lengthen her leg by 3cm.她动了个手术, 把腿拉长了3厘米。

The runway had to be lengthened.跑道必须加长。

He lengthened his stride to keep up with her.他加大步幅, 以便跟上她。

The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities.理事会不支持通过延长教学日来安排其他活动的做法。

the government's attempts to lengthen the working hours of junior doctors政府增加年轻医生工作时间的尝试

Post-operative infection can lengthen recovery time.术后感染有可能延长康复时间。

By stopping smoking she believed she would lengthen her life.她相信戒烟可以让她延年益寿。

The evening shadows were lengthening.影子在黄昏时分越拉越长。

The queue was lengthening.队伍排得越来越长。

The silence lengthened. Bella's expression was inflexible.沉默了良久, 贝拉的表情依然很坚定。

Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened.假期延长了, 工作周则缩短了。