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

• Financial Development under Function angle of View Very Prolongation
  功能观视角下的金融发展理论及其延伸
• 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？
• There was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks.
  和谈被不确定的延长了。
• Test research provided experimental basis for useful life assessment and prolongation of disk.
  试验研究为轮盘定寿、延寿提供了试验依据。
• 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。
• Class III anti-arrhythmic drugs ( such as amiodarone) act ia prolongation of the action potential.
  III类抗心律失常药物（例如胺碘酮）是通过延长动作电位来发挥作用的。
• The problem with this triumphant prolongation of life is that the gains in U.
  美国国民寿命在延长，这一值得骄傲的进步在最近五年变得缓慢了。
• A recent phase III trial of the combination of gemcitabine with erlotinib was associated with a significant prolongation of survival.
  一项最新的III期试验显示吉西他滨联合厄罗替尼布可以显著延长生存期。
• 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。