elongate

/ɪˈlɒŋ.ɡeɪt/· v.

科学/科研/医疗C1

elongate
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Chinese meaning

拉lā长cháng;伸shēn长cháng

变biàn得dé更gèng长zhǎng、被bèi拉lā长cháng

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火huǒ星xīng云yún带dài逐zhú渐jiàn向xiàng外wài延yán伸shēn变biàn长zhǎng,直zhí到dào超chāo过guò一yī千qiān英yīng里lǐ

Example

The wispy formation appears near the volcano Arsia Mons and gradually elongates until it reaches over 1,000 miles...

这zhè团tuán纤xiān细xì的de云yún出chū现xiàn在zài阿ā尔ěr西xī亚yà山shān火huǒ山shān附fù近jìn,并bìng逐zhú渐jiàn拉lā长cháng,直zhí到dào超chāo过guò一yī千qiān英yīng里lǐ。

Source: Ars Technica · 24 Oct 2026

Background ✎

火huǒ星xīng阿ā尔ěr西xī亚yà山shān附fù近jìn,每měi天tiān清qīng晨chén会huì出chū现xiàn一yī条tiáo细xì长cháng的de云yún带dài,逐zhú渐jiàn拉lā长cháng到dào超chāo过guò一yī千qiān英yīng里lǐ后hòu消xiāo散sàn,这zhè样yàng的de循xún环huán会huì持chí续xù数shù月yuè。自zì2018年nián探tàn测cè器qì首shǒu次cì记jì录lù以yǐ来lái,科kē学xué家jiā一yì直zhí解jiě释shì不bù了liǎo它tā的de成chéng因yīn。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 elongare,e-(出)+ longus(长)

  • e-(向外)+ long(长)+ -ate(动词后缀)

Collocations

  • elongate gradually / an elongated shape / elongated cloud

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