prolongation

英 [ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌproʊlɔːŋˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  延长; 延伸

复数：prolongations　

医学

BNC.26661 / COCA.31111

牛津词典

noun

• 延长；延伸
  the act of making sth last longer
  1. the artificial prolongation of human life
     对人类寿命的人为的延长

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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of prolonging something
  1. there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
  Synonym:protractionperpetuationlengthening
• the consequence of being lengthened in duration
  Synonym:lengthinesscontinuationprotraction
• amount or degree or range to which something extends
  1. the wire has an extension of 50 feet
  Synonym:extensionlengthiness

双语例句

• That's a prolongation of the being in love which involves alterations which happen in human beings giving our nature, giving our physiology over the course of many years.
  这是恋爱期的延长，包括发生在人类间的改变，给我们自然，给我们生理学，过去多年的课程。
• So can anything be done to avoid the immediate and long-term costs of a further prolongation of the slump?
  那么，我们能否做出一些努力，来避免低迷进一步持续的短期和中期成本？
• Germination examination indicated that the germination ability of mature chlamydospores reduced rapidly with prolongation of storage period.
  萌发试验表明，成熟的厚垣孢子会随着保存时间的延长萌发率急剧下降。
• It is to lighten that pathological damage of testes of cryptorchidism with prolongation of reset time.
  随着复位时间的延长，隐睾组织的病理损害有恢复的趋势。
• Financial Development under Function angle of View Very Prolongation
  功能观视角下的金融发展理论及其延伸
• In this case, prolongation of life should trump reproduction.
  既然这样，延长寿命就要重于繁衍后代。
• Research strongly suggests that we can contribute to the prolongation of healthy life by altering our diets.
  研究有力证明我们通过改变饮食来达到健康生命的延长。
• On request of prolongation of time limits the applicant pays fees.
  请求延长该等期限时，申请人应缴纳费用。
• Our study addressed the question of whether prolonging chemotherapy after disease response or stabilization is associated with a prolongation of survival and time to progression.
  我们的研究是为了解决这个问题：在肿瘤生长被控制以后，延长化疗过程是否有助于延长患者的生存期。
• Fluoroquinolones and macrolide antimicrobial agents have both been associated with prolongation of the QT interval.
  氟代喹诺酮和大环内酯抗菌剂都与QT间期的延长有关。