Prolong
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vt. 延長，拉長;拖延，延期;
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pro向前，在前+long長→向前長→延長
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People have all along been seeking to prolong life.
人們一直在尋求長壽之道。
Clear evidence of his intent is to prolong the ritual.
顯然他意在拖延典禮時間。
It was useless to prolong the discussion.
繼續爭下去沒有用。
Paperback editions prolong its life and increase his income.
平裝本延長了著作的壽命，使著作的收入有了增加。
Why should we prolong this painful interview?
我們何必把這次痛苦的談話繼續下去呢？
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【記】※ pr-拼音“仆人”,o-似“蛋”,long-長的:仆人把蛋繼續延長下去
※ p-拼音“婆”,ro-拼音“若”,long-拼音“聾”:婆婆若聾了,就要延長治療時間
※ pr-拼音“仆人”,o-似“蛋”,long-拼音“龍”的拼音:怕熱想用雞蛋來拖延龍的行動
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prolong
v
1 [Tn] make (sth) longer, esp in time; extend 延長（某事物）（尤指時間）; 使延伸
drugs that help to prolong life 延年益壽的藥物
They prolonged their visit by a few days. 他們把訪問時間延長了幾天.
2 (idm 習語) prolong the `agonymake an unpleasant experience, a tense situation, etc last longer than necessary 延長痛苦; 將不愉快的經歷、 緊張局勢等拖長
Don't prolong the agony just tell us the result! 別再讓我們著急了--快告訴我們結果吧!
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向前(pre)拉長(long)就是 延長
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*[pr?u'l??]vt. 延長, 拖延, 拖長【化】 冷凝管
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Today Ellis Island is a museum, showing the roots of America's new citizens, who came from all the corners of the earth.
今天，埃利斯島成了一座博物館，展示著來自世界各地的美國新公民的根源。
He was never seen again.
后來再也見不到這個人了。
I watched Hope secretly for a week, and I even paid a visit to her at work.
我秘密觀察了霍普一個星期，甚至還在她工作時拜訪了她。