prolong

verb

1. 延长
   to make sth last longer
   1. The operation could prolong his life by two or three years.
      这次手术可使他多活两三年。
   2. Don't prolong the agony (= of not knowing sth) ─just tell us who won!
      别卖关子了——快说谁赢了！

1. VERB 延长；拉长；拖长
   To prolong something 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。

1. It's safe to eat foods that have been irradiated to prolong their shelf life.
   食用经过辐射杀菌处理、延长了保质期的食品是安全的。
2. A long drawn out war would likely deepen and prolong the recession.
   一场旷日持久的战争很可能会使衰退程度加剧，时间延长。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. To save time is to prolong life.
   节省时间等于延长寿命。
6. Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
   你要将你的怒气延留到万代吗？
7. DO not want to prolong our talk; it's time to go home.
   我不想延长我们的谈话，该回家了。
8. But the short-run effect could be to prolong the recession.
   但其短期效应可能是延长经济衰退。
9. Government intervention, like modern healthcare, can prolong the inevitable, but only for so long.
   就像现代医疗那样，政府干预可以让不可避免的事晚点发生，但也只能拖这么长时间了。
10. We prolong the cooperation relationship with this supplier voluntarily.
    我们自愿延长和此供应商的合作关系。
11. Using super capacity battery, can effectively increase working time, prolong service life.
    采用超大容量蓄电池组，能够有效的增加工作时间，延长使用寿命。
12. I am not eager to prolong the agony of the past two weeks.
    我再也不想延续前两周的痛苦了。
13. This study aims to investigate whether splenocytes can be used to maintain chimerism and to prolong graft survival.
    这项研究旨在要研究脾细胞是否能够用于维持嵌合状态和延长移植物存活时间。
14. Optimum penetration, adhesion and lubrication, reduced wear and prolong the service life of chain.
    优良的渗透性、粘附性和润滑性，减少链条的磨损，延长使用寿命。
15. This will prolong considerably the term of our contract, because our production capacity will be almost full.
    这将大大延长我们的合同期限，因为我们的生产能力将几乎满。
16. To protect and prolong human life.
    以保护及延长人类生命为名。
17. Lubrication system can low down power consumption and prolong the life.
    自动润滑系统，降低了机械能耗，延长了使用寿命。
18. In this case, we can prolong the life of the batteries by using a motion Sensor.
    在这种情况下，我们可以延长使用运动传感器的电池寿命。
19. The utility model can also prolong the service life of the rubber sealing ring and the pressure cooker.
    大大延长了橡胶密封圈和高压锅的使用寿命。
20. General treatment may prolong patient survival time, but not decrease the mortality.
    综合性治疗使患者的生存时间延长，但不能降低病死率。
21. Do not prolong my suffering.
    不要再让我难过下去了。
22. Economize: prolong much time, the speed can be adujsted, prolong time more than one time;
    节约：延长时间，可调节燃烧速度，延长时间一倍以上；
23. In summary, prevention and treatment of hypertension is important to prolong the survival of kidney transplant recipients.
    治疗和预防高血压是延长移植肾存活的重要内容之一。
24. It discusses how to prolong life of refinery furnace liner with ramming material.
    论述了延长精炼电炉捣打料炉衬寿命的问题。
25. Imported hydraulic pump station, with high quality, improve the reliability and prolong the work time.
    整机采用高质量的进口液压泵站，从而提高了机器的可靠性和使用寿命。
26. Prevent and cure diseases, and prolong life As a result, longevity and life expectancy have increased worldwide.
    因此，在世界各地人们寿命和预期寿命都已延长。
27. When one goes down first, the other can prolong its economic cycle.
    当其中一国先出现问题，另一国的经济周期便可以延长。
28. We know what to do to prevent infections and save or prolong lives.
    我们知道该怎么去做，来预防感染并且拯救或者延长生命。
29. But this new era must not repeat or prolong the mistakes of its predecessor.
    但是这个新纪元必须不能重复或延长其前任的错误。
30. But the light is cruel, and I do not care to prolong our conversation.
    可他的光芒太刺眼了，让我没注意到我们之间对话的延长。

  extend lengthen prolong【导航词义：延长】

  extend v. 延伸，延长

〔辨析〕多指在空间、时间、面积等方面延长或扩展。

  lengthen v. （使）延长，（使）加长

〔辨析〕指在长度或时间上拉长或延长。

  prolong v. 延长，拖延

〔辨析〕通常指时间上的延长，含超过正常限度之意。

verb

1. lengthen in time
   1. We prolonged our stay
   2. She extended her visit by another day
   3. The meeting was drawn out until midnight

   Synonym:    protractextenddraw out

2. lengthen or extend in duration or space
   1. We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible
   2. prolong the treatment of the patient
   3. keep up the good work

   Synonym:    sustainkeep up