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lengthens

/ˈleŋθənz/ /ˈleŋkθənz/

Meanings
verb

加长, 延长

To make longer, to extend the length of.

Examples :

"The tailor lengthens the pants because they are too short. "
裁缝把裤子加长了，因为裤子太短了。
action process

Related Words

Illustration lengthened

lengthened verb

/ˈleŋθənd/ /ˈleŋθəndɛd/

加长，延长。

"The tailor lengthened the pants because they were too short. "

裁缝把裤子加长了，因为裤子太短了。

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

因为，由于。

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

因为天气很好，所以我去了公园。

Illustration make

make noun

/meɪk/

牌子，型号

"What make of car do you drive?"

你开的是什么牌子的车？

Illustration extend

extend verb

/ɛkˈstɛnd/

延伸，扩展.

"The school's library hours were extended to 8 PM on weekdays. "

学校图书馆的工作日开放时间延长到了晚上八点。

Illustration shadows

shadows noun

/ˈʃædəʊz/ /ˈʃædoʊz/

阴影，影子。

"My shadow lengthened as the sun began to set."

随着太阳开始西落，我的影子也变长了。

Illustration began

began verb

/bɪˈɡæn/

开始，起始，着手

"I began playing the piano at the age of five.   Now that everyone is here, we should begin the presentation."

我五岁的时候就开始弹钢琴了。既然大家都到了，我们应该开始演示了。

Illustration become

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

到达，来到。

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

学生们将在早上九点到达学校图书馆。

Illustration longer

longer adjective

/ˈlɑŋ.ɡɚ/ /ˈlɒŋ.ɡə/ /ˈlɔŋ.ɡɚ/

更长，较长

"The new desk is longer than the old one, so I have more space to work. "

新书桌比旧书桌更长，所以我有了更多的工作空间。

Illustration short

short noun

/ʃoːt/ /ʃɔːt/ /ʃɔɹt/

短路

"The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "

故障的电线导致了短路，整个房子顿时陷入一片黑暗。

Illustration tailor

tailor noun

/ˈteɪlə/ /ˈteɪlɚ/

裁缝，缝纫师。

"He works as a tailor on Swanston Street."

他/她在史旺斯顿街当裁缝。

Illustration pants

pants noun

/pænts/

裤子, 长裤

"My son wore blue pants to school today. "

今天我儿子穿着蓝色裤子上学了.

Illustration length

length noun

/lɛn(t)θ/

长度，长短。

"The length of the classroom is 20 meters. "

教室的长度是二十米。