"lengthen" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 延長
• 加長

Definition

使某物在尺寸或時間上變長；增加長度或持續時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於較正式或中性詞，可用於實物（如衣服、繩子）或抽象概念（如會議、壽命）的延長。常見搭配有 'lengthen a skirt'、'lengthen a meeting'。不常用於僅僅感覺變長的情境。

Examples

Can you lengthen this rope for me?

你可以幫我**加長**這根繩子嗎？

The days slowly lengthen in spring.

春天時白天會慢慢**變長**。

They want to lengthen the meeting by an hour.

他們想把會議**延長**一個小時。

I had to lengthen my stay because of the flight delay.

因為航班延誤，我不得不**延長**逗留時間。

Some people want to lengthen their lifespan with healthy habits.

有些人希望通過健康習慣**延長**壽命。

Can we lengthen this deadline just a little?

我們能把截止日期**延長**一點嗎？