prolongation

英 [ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌproʊlɔːŋˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  延长; 延伸

复数：prolongations　

医学

BNC.26661 / COCA.31111

牛津词典

noun

• 延长；延伸
  the act of making sth last longer
  1. the artificial prolongation of human life
     对人类寿命的人为的延长

柯林斯词典

• VERB 延长；拉长；拖长
  Toprolongsomething means to make it last longer.
  1. Mr Chesler said foreign military aid was prolonging the war...
     切斯勒先生说国外的军事援助拉长了战事。
  2. The actual action of the drug can be prolonged significantly.
     这种药物实际起作用的时间可以大大延长。

英英释义

noun

• the act of prolonging something
  1. there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
  Synonym:protractionperpetuationlengthening
• the consequence of being lengthened in duration
  Synonym:lengthinesscontinuationprotraction
• amount or degree or range to which something extends
  1. the wire has an extension of 50 feet
  Synonym:extensionlengthiness

双语例句

• So can anything be done to avoid the immediate and long-term costs of a further prolongation of the slump?
  那么，我们能否做出一些努力，来避免低迷进一步持续的短期和中期成本？
• Class III anti-arrhythmic drugs ( such as amiodarone) act ia prolongation of the action potential.
  III类抗心律失常药物（例如胺碘酮）是通过延长动作电位来发挥作用的。
• In this case, prolongation of life should trump reproduction.
  既然这样，延长寿命就要重于繁衍后代。
• This paper makes a study and analysis on the calculating methods of engineering prolongation which is under the affection of double factors.
  对双方因素作用下工程延期的计算问题进行了探讨分析，建立了数学模型，给出了计算步骤。
• The provisions of Rule XI shall be applied to the prolongation of the voyage occasioned by such removal.
  因此项转移而引起的航程延长，适用规则十一的规定。
• Our study addressed the question of whether prolonging chemotherapy after disease response or stabilization is associated with a prolongation of survival and time to progression.
  我们的研究是为了解决这个问题：在肿瘤生长被控制以后，延长化疗过程是否有助于延长患者的生存期。
• It is to lighten that pathological damage of testes of cryptorchidism with prolongation of reset time.
  随着复位时间的延长，隐睾组织的病理损害有恢复的趋势。
• Extend a set there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
  延长一盘比赛的时间和谈被不确定的延长了。
• This is not a recipe for resolution of global imbalances, but for their indefinite prolongation.
  这种配方不能解决全球失衡，反而会无限期地延长这些失衡。
• There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
  和谈被不确定的延长了。