同近义词辨析
suspend, defer, postpone, prolong, delay, put off
这组词都有“推延,延期”的意思,其区别是:
defer正式用词,语气强于postpone,多指故意拖延。
postpone正式用词,语气较强,多指有安排的延期,常指明延期到一定的时间。
prolong指把时间延长至超过正常或通常的限度。
delay普通用词,多指因外界原因推迟或耽误,也可指有意推迟。
put off口语用词,与postpone同义,但较通俗。
enlarge, extend, stretch, prolong, inflate, expand, increase, multiply, lengthen, add, augment, amplify
extend 使…(在空间或时间上)更大,更长;伸长,伸展,延展;舒展(肢体),extend sth
inflate 使(轮胎、气球等)充气,膨胀,inflate sth (with sth)
expand 使…变大,扩大,扩展,expand sth into sth
increase 增加,增大(数目、数量、体积等),increase sth from…to…
augment vt 增多,增大,augment sth
extend, stretch, prolong, lengthen
这组词都有“伸展,延长”的意思,其区别是:
extend指时间或空间的延长,也可指影响和使用范围等的扩大。
prolong通常指时间上延长得超过了一般或正常的限度。
lengthen指把长度或期限拉长或延长,其反义是shorten。
双语例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- How can we endeavor to prolong the brevity of human life?
我们怎样才能延长短促的人生? - The meeting may be prolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.
会议可能要延长到夜里,因为今晚有太多问题要解决。 - Low leakage current helps to prolong battery life.
低漏电流有助于延长电池使用寿命。 - Clear evidence of his intent is to prolong the ritual.
显然他意在拖延典礼时间。 - The defendant feigns illness to prolong the trial.
为了拖延审判,被告装病。 - Don't prolong the agony just tell us the result!
别再让我们著急了--快告诉我们结果吧!
权威例句
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