- To lengthen is to make something longer, either physically or in time. During the spring and early summer, the days lengthen, as sundown comes later and later.
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- vt. 使延长；加长
- vi. 延长；变长
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1. The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.
老师让她把论文加长。
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2. It is deep enough. She begins to widen, lengthen and shape the trench.
已足够深了，她开始将它扩展、延长并做成想要的样子。
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3. As lifespans lengthen, a person could still retire at, say, 66, but with a smaller annual benefit.
因为寿命延长，所以人们能在66岁退休，但获得相对少一些的年薪。
length·en / ˈleŋθən ; NAmE ˈleŋθən / verb [intransitive , transitive ] to become longer; to make sth longer （使）变长 ◆ The afternoon shadows lengthened. 下午影子渐渐变长了。 lengthensth ◆ I need to lengthen this skirt. 我需要把这条裙子放长。 OPP shorten lengthen lengthens lengthened lengthening length·en / ˈleŋθən ; NAmE ˈleŋθən /
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