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  4. lengthen the meeting

lengthen the meeting

/ˈlɛŋθən ðə ˈmiːtɪŋ/
延长会议

The manager decided to lengthen the meeting to discuss the new policy.

经理决定延长会议以讨论新政策。


正式

延长或拖长会议的时间

We need to lengthen the meeting by 30 minutes to cover all the agenda items.

我们需要将会议延长30分钟以涵盖所有议程项目。

The chairperson suggested to lengthen the meeting due to unresolved issues.

主席建议延长会议,因为还有未解决的问题。

常用于工作或会议场景,表示人为延长原定时间。

搭配

lengthen the meeting by将会议延长(具体时间)unnecessarily lengthen the meeting不必要地拖长会议

同义词

prolong the meetingextend the meetingdrag out the meeting

反义词

shorten the meetingcut short the meetingabbreviate the meeting

相关短语

run over the meeting短语
会议超时
meeting adjourned短语
会议休会/结束

专业提示

区分 'lengthen' 和 'extend'

'lengthen' 强调延长长度或持续时间(如会议、假期),而 'extend' 更侧重于延伸范围或额外增加(如合同、服务)。在商务场景中,'lengthen' 更常用于时间延长。

黄金法则

会议时间管理

1. 提前设定议程时间分配;2. 若需延长,应提前通知参会者并说明原因;3. 避免无谓拖延,确保会议效率。

词源

'lengthen' 源自古英语 'lengan'(使变长),由形容词 'long'(长)+ 后缀 '-en'(使动)构成。'meeting' 源自古英语 'mōtung'(集会),与 'meet'(会面)同源。短语整体为现代英语构造,无特殊历史背景。

用法说明

1. 多用于正式场合,如商务会议、学术讨论等;2. 延长会议通常因议程未完成或需要更多讨论,但过度延长可能引发效率问题;3. 避免与 'postpone'(推迟)混淆,后者指改期而非延长时长。

单词拆解

lengthen
使变长或延长时间
verb
+
the meeting
这次会议
noun phrase
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