關於Prolong的意思和用法的提問

A: Prolong means to like extend the limit. An example would be, "She prolonged the vacation trip because the family was enjoying the beach to much to leave a day early."

A: Something will happen that you can't stop. But you try to delay it from happening.

A: Prolong (延长) ; To make something last a longer time:
We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.

She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.

A: The meeting was prolonged.
This medicine has prolonging effect.

A: We were having such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.

She chewed each delicious mouthful as slowly as she could, prolonging the pleasure.

A: @Lina777: continue sounds a little wrong, like the owners are the source of the suffering. Prolong - pro+long, so when you are increasing the length. It is only used in the sense of time.

A: Essentially they are opposites.
prolong = to make longer
His ignorance prolonged completing the task. (It took longer than it should, but the task was eventually accomplished)
impede = to stop
His ignorance impeded completing the task. (The task was never accomplished)

A: Elongate is for physical objects; prolong is for periods of time.

A: There is not really a difference, although ‘prolong’ is usually used for time phrases, and ‘extend’ is used for objects...

Example: The drive was prolonged because of traffic. Sarah extended the charging cable.

A: Prolong means it has already started and you are making it last longer.
Postpone means it has not started yet, and you are moving the start to a later point in time.

A: Prolong is more specific because it only works when talking about time. It basically means "extend the duration of"

Extend has more meanings. It can mean making an object longer for example. For example "The city extended the road another couple miles to make room for another neighborhood."

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