lengthened
past simple and past participle oflengthen
| 单词 | lengthened |
| 释义 | lengthened past simple and past participle oflengthen lengthen verb[IorT] uk/ˈleŋ.θən/us/ˈleŋ.θən/C1 to make somethinglonger, or tobecomelonger: I'll have to lengthen thisskirt. lengtheningwaitinglists If you lengthen something, or it lengthens, ittakeslongertohappen: There is aplanto lengthen the three-yearcourseto fouryears. Opposite shorten Enlarging and inflating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Becoming bigger Continue & last Examplesoflengthenedlengthened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The second mora of the right-aligned bimoraic trochee (the final rhyme is extrametrical) can be filled with a consonant or with thelengthenedvowel. From theCambridge English Corpus To avoid stressing a light syllable - which would mean stressing a domain-final mora - the syllable's vowel islengthenedto make it heavy. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, there is a predictable process by which the penultimate vowel of a phonological phrase becomeslengthened. From theCambridge English Corpus Then crawling a few steps was commenced, keeping the same relaxed,lengthenedposture. From theCambridge English Corpus If final stress cannot be avoided (due to underlying stress or an iambic stress system), final stress is not made more prominent by beinglengthened. From theCambridge English Corpus The result could have been better for all joints in all configurations if the training time had beenlengthened. From theCambridge English Corpus Finnish childrenlengthenedthe consonant correctly in 157 of 202 words. From theCambridge English Corpus If all radiology examinations werelengthenedby 2 minutes, then the additional annual cost of radiographer staff time would be approximately £41,000. From theCambridge English Corpus Similarly, very heavy attacklengthenedthe crop cycle by 2-11%. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, the scene in question onlylengthenedthe work without adding much interest to what it already offered. From theCambridge English Corpus The time islengthenedif a donor must be contacted, examined, and tested before finally having his/her stem cells harvested. From theCambridge English Corpus Thelengthenedpenult would be the head of the final iamb. From theCambridge English Corpus As well as the change of title and alteration of the central role, the play waslengthenedinto two acts. From theCambridge English Corpus This morpheme is a weak syllable that is rarelylengthened. From theCambridge English Corpus Thislengthenedher journey to work, and she found that she returned home so late that she was unable to continue evening classes. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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