单词
prolong
读音
prəˈlɔːŋ
美式
英式
词根
"Prolong" 的词根是 "long"，来源于拉丁语 "longus"，意思是“长的”或“远的”。其他根据此词根派生出的单词有：longitude（经度），longevity（长寿），longing（渴望）等。
释义
vt. 延长；拖延 [ 第三人称单数 prolongs 现在分词 prolonging 过去式 prolonged 过去分词 prolonged ]
例句
In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor.
在政府实验室和其他地方，科学家们正在寻找一种能够延长寿命、让人保持年轻活力的药物。
Extreme high-performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life.
极限高强度运动可能会带来最佳的心血管功能，但这些运动肯定无法延长寿命。
The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
这次手术可使他多活两三年。
In government laboratories and elsewhere, scientists are seeking a drug able to prolong life and youthful vigor.
在政府实验室和其他地方，科学家们正在寻找一种能够延长寿命、让人保持年轻活力的药物。
Extreme high-performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life.
极限高强度运动可能会带来最佳的心血管功能，但这些运动肯定无法延长寿命。
The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
这次手术可使他多活两三年。
强化记忆
可以把 "prolong" 分成 "pro-" 和 "-long" ，理解为"长期的专业（pro）"。"Prolong" 这个单词最早出现在 15 世纪，它到现在的含义并无多大改变。
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are less drastic but more chronic.They can also prolong the evilsthat they were intended to solve.
Two hundred and eighty million.Child marriages prolong the vicious cycleof poverty, poor health, lack of education.
and that stuff can help millions of people,millions of people, prolong their lives.You don't want to do that?
because obviously, we don't.What we do is prolong people's lives,and delay death,
and social ties with the people around us,not just on medicine's ability to prolong life.We, like the Torajans,
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大学,出国,专升本-自考,专四专八,其他
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