"prolonging" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 延长

Definition

让某事持续比通常或预期更久。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或中性场合，常见于表达如“延长生命”、“延长会议”。通常接与时间或事件相关的名词，不用于具体物品。

Examples

He is prolonging his visit by one more day.

他正在**延长**他的访问一天。

The rain is prolonging the construction work.

雨正在**延长**施工时间。

Doctors are prolonging her life with new treatments.

医生们用新疗法**延长**她的生命。

I hate prolonging arguments when we can just agree to disagree.

我讨厌在我们可以求同存异时**延长**争论。

By prolonging the deadline, the teacher gave us more time to finish.

老师**延长**了截止日期，给我们更多时间完成。

She kept prolonging saying goodbye, like she didn’t really want to leave.

她一直在**拖延**告别，好像真的舍不得离开。