elongate

elongate
[ˈiːlɒŋgeɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]make (something) longer, especially unusually so in relation to its width
    拉长，使伸长，使延长
    ■prolong (a sound)
    拉长（声音），使（声音）变长
    she can sing—notes are elongated and given fullness without a quiver.
    她会唱歌——拉长音符，将每个音都唱得饱满而没有一丝颤抖。
    ■[no obj.](chiefly Biology)grow longer
    (主生)变长
adjective
  1. (chiefly Biology)long in relation to width; elongated
    (主生)狭长的，长形的；拉长的，延伸的
    elongate, fishlike creatures.
    似鱼的细长生物。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'move away, place at a distance'): from late Latin elongat- placed at a distance’, from the verb elongare, from Latin e- (variant of ex-) 'away' + longe 'far off', longus 'long'
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