prolonged
prolonged
英[prəˈlɒŋd]美[prəˈlɔːŋd]
adj.持续很久的，延长的，拖延的；
例句
Every father should insure himself against premature death or prolonged illness for the sake of his wife and children.为了妻子和孩子,每位父亲应该为自己英年早逝或久病不愈保险。
After prolonged questioning she finally confessed.经过长时间的盘问之后,她终于承认了。
Government sources said there would be no prolonged pause in the war.据官方消息,这场战争的时间不会长。
Two countries prolonged signing an agreement until details could be agreed on.两国推迟签约直到就细节达成协议。
Many countries have gained national independence after prolonged struggles.许多国家经过长期斗争而获得了民族独立。
A prolonged drought had necessitated the introduction of water rationing.由于持续干旱，用水需要实行配给了。
They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment.他们因长期失业而一贫如洗.
The general trend under heaven is that there is bound to be unification after prolonged division and division after prolonged unification.天下大势,分久必合,合久必分.
Goodyear could be vulnerable in a prolonged economic slump.经济长期疲软可能会对固特异公司造成影响。
The fall in inflation is the silver lining of the prolonged recession.通货膨胀的下降是长期经济衰退中的一线转机。
反义词
prolonged的反义词之：
brief英语六级真题
Trees need more water as temperatures rise, but the prolonged droughts have robbed them of moisture, making whole forests easily cleared of trees and turned into farmland.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文In the past 12 months, Nigeria has suffered from a shrinking economy, a sliding currency, and a prolonged fuel shortage.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section A柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
ADJ-GRADED
长期的；持续很久的；时间长的
A prolonged event or situation continues for a long time, or for longer than expected.
例句
...a prolonged period of low interest rates.长期的低利率...a prolonged drought.长期的干旱英汉词典释义
adj.
持续很久的,长时间的, 持久的, 长期的
Government sources said there would be no prolonged pause in the war.据官方消息,这场战争的时间不会长。After prolonged questioning she finally confessed.经过长时间的盘问之后,她终于承认了。Every father should insure himself against premature death or prolonged illness for the sake of his wife and children.为了妻子和孩子,每位父亲应该为自己英年早逝或久病不愈保险。英英词典释义
Adjective
1. relatively long in duration; tediously protracted;
"a drawn-out argument""an extended discussion""a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law""a prolonged and bitter struggle""protracted negotiations"2. drawn out or made longer spatially;
"Picasso's elongated Don Quixote""lengthened skirts are fashionable this year""the extended airport runways can accommodate larger planes""a prolonged black line across the page"3. (of illness) developing slowly or of long duration
