prolongation

英 [ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌproʊlɔːŋˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  延长; 延伸

复数：prolongations　

医学

BNC.26661 / COCA.31111

牛津词典

noun

• 延长；延伸
  the act of making sth last longer
  1. the artificial prolongation of human life
     对人类寿命的人为的延长

柯林斯词典

• VERB 延长；拉长；拖长
  Toprolongsomething 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of prolonging something
  1. there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks
  Synonym:protractionperpetuationlengthening
• the consequence of being lengthened in duration
  Synonym:lengthinesscontinuationprotraction
• amount or degree or range to which something extends
  1. the wire has an extension of 50 feet
  Synonym:extensionlengthiness

双语例句

• So can anything be done to avoid the immediate and long-term costs of a further prolongation of the slump?
  那么，我们能否做出一些努力，来避免低迷进一步持续的短期和中期成本？
• Our study addressed the question of whether prolonging chemotherapy after disease response or stabilization is associated with a prolongation of survival and time to progression.
  我们的研究是为了解决这个问题：在肿瘤生长被控制以后，延长化疗过程是否有助于延长患者的生存期。
• Objective To observe the glycerin Bupivacaine mixture for the prolongation of epidural analgesia.
  目的观察甘油丁哌卡因溶液连续硬膜外注射延长局麻作用时间的效果。
• In this case, prolongation of life should trump reproduction.
  既然这样，延长寿命就要重于繁衍后代。
• Based on pilot enterprises, promote the prolongation of industrial chain, so as to build strong economic blocks.
  依托龙头企业，带动产业链条延伸，打造强势经济板块。
• Long-QT syndromes are heritable diseases associated with prolongation of the QT interval on an electrocardiogram and a high risk of sudden cardiac death due to ventricular tachyarrhythmia.
  QT延长综合征属遗传性疾病，与心电图QT间期延长有关，也是室性快速性心律失常所致心源性猝死的高危因素之一。
• There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
  和谈被不确定的延长了。
• It is to lighten that pathological damage of testes of cryptorchidism with prolongation of reset time.
  随着复位时间的延长，隐睾组织的病理损害有恢复的趋势。
• Extend a set there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
  延长一盘比赛的时间和谈被不确定的延长了。
• Fluoroquinolones and macrolide antimicrobial agents have both been associated with prolongation of the QT interval.
  氟代喹诺酮和大环内酯抗菌剂都与QT间期的延长有关。