"prolonging" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 延長

Definition

讓某事持續比通常或預期更久。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於正式或中性場合，常見於如「延長壽命」、「延長會議」。通常與時間或事件相關名詞連用，不用於實物。

Examples

He is prolonging his visit by one more day.

他正在**延長**他的訪問一天。

The rain is prolonging the construction work.

雨正在**延長**施工時間。

Doctors are prolonging her life with new treatments.

醫生們用新療法**延長**她的生命。

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

我討厭在我們可以求同存異時**延長**爭論。

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

老師**延長**了截止日期，給我們更多時間完成。

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

她一直在**拖延**告別，好像真的捨不得離開。