protract是什么意思

2024-02-02 16:52:17

protract

美[proʊtrækt] 英[prətrækt]

vt. 延长；托长；伸出

形容词：protractive 副词：protractedly 名词：protractedness 过去式：protracted 过去分词：protracted 现在分词：protracting 第三人称单数：protracts

近义词：aggrandize，amplify，drawout，extend，prolong，spinout，dragout，stretchout，expand，lengthen，delay，shorten，

v.(动词)

Verb

lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer;
"We prolonged our stay" "She extended her visit by another day" "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

用作及物动词(vt.)

To protract the suspense, he paused for a considerable period of time before telling us the result of the experiment.为了延长悬念，他在告诉我们实验结果之前停顿了相当一段时间。