protract
/prəˈtrækt/
v.
一句话记住
延长;拖延
释义与例句
v.
延长;拖延
to make something last longer, especially longer than necessary
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Bad weather protracted the journey by several hours.
恶劣天气使旅程延长了好几个小时。
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They decided not to protract the negotiations any further.
他们决定不再拖延谈判。
展开其余 3 条例句
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A long illness protracted his stay in hospital.
一场久病延长了他住院的时间。
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The lawyer tried to protract the trial with repeated objections.
律师试图用反复的反对来拖延审判。
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Protracted discussions finally produced a compromise.
旷日持久的讨论最终促成了一个妥协。
词源与构词
pro-(向前)+ tract(拉),把时间一直往前拉长,就是延长、拖延。
pro-
前缀 · forward,向前
tract
词根 · to pull,拉
记忆钩子
pro(向前)+ tract(拉):把时间一直往前拉,就是拖延、延长。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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abstract 抽象的;理论上的Abstract ideas are easier to understand with concrete examples. 抽象概念借助具体例子会更容易理解。
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attract 吸引;招引The exhibition attracted thousands of visitors. 这个展览吸引了数千名参观者。
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attractive 有吸引力的;诱人的The city offers an attractive mix of old and new. 这座城市兼具古老与现代,很有吸引力。
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contract 合同;契约They signed a two-year contract. 他们签了一份两年的合同。
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distract 分散(注意力);使分心Don't distract the driver. 不要分散司机的注意力。
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extract 提取;拔出;摘录The dentist extracted the bad tooth. 牙医拔掉了那颗坏牙。
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subtract 减去;扣除Subtract five from ten and you get five. 十减五等于五。
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traction 牵引力;抓地力The tyres lose traction on wet roads. 轮胎在湿滑路面上会失去抓地力。
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tractor 拖拉机;牵引车The farmer drove the tractor across the field at dawn. 农民在黎明时开着拖拉机穿过田野。
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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protracted 拖延的;漫长的protract + -ed,常作形容词,如 protracted war。
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protraction 延长;拖延protract + -ion,名词形式。
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protractor 量角器pro-(向前)+ tract(拉)+ -or,把角度拉出来测量的工具。
同义词
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prolong 延长prolong 中性,常指延长有益或不可避免的事;protract 常含贬义,指不必要地拖长。Regular exercise can prolong your life. 经常锻炼可以延长寿命。
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drag out 拖延;使拖长drag out 是口语短语,强调拖得令人厌烦;protract 更正式,多用于谈判、审判等。Don't drag out the meeting longer than necessary. 不要把会议不必要地拖长。
反义词
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shorten 缩短They agreed to shorten the meeting to one hour. 他们同意把会议缩短到一小时。
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curtail 缩短;削减The company curtailed its spending on travel. 公司削减了差旅开支。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
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protect 保护protect 来自 protegere(在前遮护),与“拉”无关;protract 是 pro-(向前)+ tract(拉)。Sunglasses protect your eyes from strong light. 太阳镜保护你的眼睛免受强光伤害。
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retract 撤回;缩回re-(向后)+ tract(拉)是往回拉、撤回;protract 是向前拉、把时间拉长。The newspaper retracted the story the next day. 报社第二天撤回了那篇报道。
常见搭配
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protract negotiations 拖延谈判Neither side wanted to protract the negotiations. 双方都不想拖延谈判。
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protracted dispute 旷日持久的争端The protracted dispute damaged both companies. 这场旷日持久的争端损害了两家公司。
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protracted illness 久病A protracted illness left him weak and tired. 久病使他虚弱疲惫。