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To prolong something means to make it last longer than it would naturally, usually something difficult or unpleasant that people wish would end sooner — you prolong an illness, a meeting, an argument, or suffering. It usually carries a slightly negative feeling, since you're stretching out something people would rather have finished, though it can also be neutral or positive, like prolonging a life through medical treatment.
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原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prolongverb/pɹəʊˈlɒŋ/
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To extend in space or length.
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To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.
- Complaining prolongs one’s pain.
- The departure was not unduly prolonged. In the road Mr. Love and the driver favoured the company with a brief chanty running. “Got it?—No, I ain't, 'old on,—Got it? Got it?—No, 'old on sir.”
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To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
- The government shouldn't prolong deciding on this issue any further.
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To become longer; lengthen.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。