lengthen

• vt. 使延長；加長
• vi. 延長；變長

length,長度，-en,使。

lengthen (v.)

late 14c., from length + -en (1). Related: Lengthened; lengthening. Earlier verb was simply length (c. 1300).

1. She had to lengthen her stirrup leathers.

她得放長馬鐙皮帶.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.

他請裁縫把他的外衣放長些.

來自辭典例句

3. Ask the tailor to lengthen this skirt.

請裁縫把這條裙子放長.

來自辭典例句

4. It would lengthen the evening, besides.

而且我還怕今晚又要拖長時間.

來自辭典例句

5. But he could not lengthen his stride and put on speed. It was exasperating.

可是他不敢放開了腿,別扭!

來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子