柯林斯詞典lengthen /?l??kθ?n/ (lengthening,lengthened,lengthens) 1. V-T/V-I When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it increases in length. 使變長(zhǎng); 變長(zhǎng) The evening shadows were lengthening. 傍晚的影子正在變長(zhǎng)。2. V-T/V-I When something lengthens or when you lengthen it, it lasts for a longer time than it did previously. 使延長(zhǎng); 延長(zhǎng) Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延長(zhǎng)了，工作周變短了。 返回 lengthened