延长；拉长
protracts — third person singular of protract
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。
To draw out or extend, especially in duration; to prolong.
延长；拉长,尤指持续时间上的延伸。
To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.
使用量角器。
To use a protractor.
按比例尺绘制；用比例尺和量角器标出线条和角度；标绘。
To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.
拖延；推迟；延期。
To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer.
伸出；突出。
To extend; to protrude.
一般现在时
Delays protract the project unnecessarily.
拖延使项目不必要地延长。
一般过去时
The meeting protracted well into the night.
会议一直拖到深夜。
现在完成时
The dispute has protracted for months.
争端已持续数月。
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。
The meeting was protracted by endless questions from the audience.
由于听众无休止的提问，会议被延长了。
用法提示：protracted 是 protract 的过去分词，用于被动语态，表示“被延长”。
They decided not to protract the debate any further.
他们决定不再延长辩论。
用法提示：protract 用作动词不定式，表示“延长、拖长”。
His illness protracted the project for several months.
他的病情使这个项目拖延了好几个月。
用法提示：protracted 是过去式，作及物动词，表示“使拖延”。
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