lengthen

/ˈleŋθən/📚 11737 33 1六级托福

When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it increases in length. ^{使变长; 变长}

verb [vt. 及物动词]使延长；加长

The evening shadows were lengthening.
傍晚的影子正在变长。

verb [vi. 不及物动词]延长；变长

Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened.
假期延长了，工作周变短了。

lengthen

vt. 使延长；加长

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复合词lengthiness/'leŋθɪnɪs/n.冗长

反义词shorten/ˈʃɔːt(ə)n/vt. 缩短；变短；减少

源自length/leŋkθ/n. 长度，长；时间的长短；（语）音长

关联词heighten/ˈhaɪt(ə)n/vt. 提高；加强；增高；使更显著