Prolong

(verb.) lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; 'We prolonged our stay'; 'She extended her visit by another day'; 'The meeting was drawn out until midnight'.

(verb.) lengthen or extend in duration or space; 'We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible'; 'prolong the treatment of the patient'; 'keep up the good work'.

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• The charm is so great that we like to prolong it. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• She felt an intense longing to prolong, to perpetuate, the momentary exaltation of her spirit. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Why should I prolong the hard trial of saying farewell by one unnecessary minute? 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• We seldom consider what life would be without our wonderful methods of illumination which turn night into day, and prolong the hours of work and pleasure. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• It must be by your management then, gallant yeoman, said Ivanhoe; for each hint I have essayed to give him serves only to induce him to prolong it. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• The queen's dextrous management was employed to prolong these absences, and gather together accusations. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• He employs two different mixtures, one a feebly explosive mixture, and the other a strongly explosive mixture, used to operate on the piston and thus prolong the explosions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• In ordinary talk they might have passed unheeded; but following on her prolonged pause they acquired a special meaning. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Mr. Spenlow and I falling into this conversation, prolonged it and our saunter to and fro, until we diverged into general topics. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• After a prolonged pause, he again asked, Is the shadow _quite_ gone? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The contest,' said Pott, 'shall be prolonged so long as I have health and strength, and that portion of talent with which I am gifted. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• After a prolonged pause, he replied: 'I don't know that. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• In the summer of 1911, prolonged drought in North Carolina lowered the rivers to such an extent that towns dependent upon them suffered greatly. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• As stated at the outset the psychology of scientific discovery must be the subject of prolonged investigation, but some data are already available. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• What more could I hope to do by prolonging the interview? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• When an oil well ceases to flow, it is rejuvenated by being shot, which is quite contrary to the ordinary conception of prolonging life. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He lingered a moment, as though to give her the opportunity of prolonging the conversation if she wished. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Riderhood quite petted his reply; saying a second time, and prolonging a negative roll of his head, 'n--n--not a inch sooner, governor. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Mrs. Dorset was pale with temper, and her antagonist felt a certain pleasure in prolonging her distress. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The Secretary had no reason or excuse for prolonging the conversation, and it ended here. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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