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; 變長 The evening shadows were lengthening. 傍晚的影子正在變長。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; 延長 Vacations have lengthened and the work week has shortened. 假期延長了,工作周變短了。 返回 lengthened