lengthens

英 [ˈleŋθənz]

美 [ˈleŋθənz]

v.  (使)变长
lengthen的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （使）加长；（使）伸长
  When somethinglengthensor when youlengthenit, it increases in length.
  1. The evening shadows were lengthening...
     残阳下的影子越拉越长。
  2. She began to walk faster, but he lengthened his stride to keep up with her...
     她开始加快步子，但他加大了步幅跟着她。
  3. The runway had to be lengthened.
     跑道需要加长。
• V-ERG （使）（时间）延长；（使…）持续更长时间
  When somethinglengthensor when youlengthenit, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously.
  1. Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened...
     假期延长，工作周就缩短了。
  2. The council does not support lengthening the school day to fit in other activities.
     委员会不支持通过延长在校时间来插入其他活动。

双语例句

• Friendship without worldly desires is long. Tranquility lengthens life. We must endeavour to increase international academic exchanges and expand our friendly contacts and co-operation with scientific circles in other countries.
  淡中交友可长久，静里生活寿延长。我们要积极开展国际学术交流活动，加强同世界各国科学界的友好往来和合作关系。
• Thus, there is a duplication of effort that lengthens the.
  因此，这是一个延长程序和增加不必要费用的复制品。
• The application of optical fiber in CATV lengthens the distance of signal transmission, and improves the quality of signal.
  将光纤技术引入CATV系统中，延长了信号中继距离，改善了信号的质量。
• Having strong relationships lengthens life ( even more than quitting smoking!) and cuts the risk of depression.
  坚实的关系会延长寿命（甚至比戒烟都要长），减少抑郁风险。
• Scientists have known since the1930s that the technique lengthens the lives of mice.
  自上世纪三十年代以来，科学家就已经知道这种方法能够延长老鼠的寿命。
• This lengthens the distance the shuttle must travel to get to her, yet allows her to keep her position fairly close to the net.
  这样延长了球飞行的距离，同时又可以让女选手尽量的靠近网前。
• Bright sunlight bleaches the photoreceptors and lengthens the time it takes for your eyes to adjust to the dark.
  强烈的太阳光能让你的光感受器变白，延长你对黑暗的适应时间。
• May form a complete set the choice to give the feed box, increases shaker's effective sieving area for the feed box application, simultaneously lengthens the feed end strainer service life;
  可配套选择给料箱，给料箱的应用增加振动筛的有效筛分面积，同时延长进料端筛网使用寿命；
• Equipped with a complete CIP cleaning system, can clean out and out, lengthens the membrane life effectively.
  配有完整的CIP清洗系统，清洗更彻底，有效地延长膜寿命。
• The company believes its supplement works by stimulating an enzyme that lengthens telomeres, sequences at the ends of chromosomes.
  该公司认为，这种药的功效原理是刺激一种能够延长端粒的酵素，端粒是染色体尾端的序列。