Word · Frequency #35855
protract
/prəuˈtrækt/
verb
延长;拉长
To draw out or extend, especially in duration; to prolong.
- 1.
To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
延长;拉长,尤指持续时间上的延伸。
- 2.
To use a protractor.
使用量角器。
- 3.
To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
按比例尺绘制;用比例尺和量角器标出线条和角度;标绘。
- 4.
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
拖延;推迟;延期。
- 5.
To extend; to protrude.
伸出;突出。
推迟;延期;伸出;突出;使用量角器;按比例绘制;标绘;延长;拉长,尤指持续时间上的延伸。
In use
The meeting was protracted by endless questions from the audience.
They decided not to protract the debate any further.
His illness protracted the project for several months.
Verb forms
base protract · third person protracts · -ing protracting · past protracted · past participle protracted
protract 为正式用词,常指在时间上不必要地延长;过去式和过去分词均为 protracted。
Connections
Word family
- protracts
- third person singular
- protracted
- past, past participle
- protracting
- present participle
Learner notes
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