prolong

vt. postpone,put off使延期，推迟。
△Ado.41.255 (253): “this wedding-day / Perhaps is but pro-longed,have patience and endure.”这次婚礼也许不过只是暂时延期，你耐心忍着吧。
△R.III.3.4.44:“For I myselfam not so well provided / As else I would be,were the day prolonged.”因为我自己还没有准备好，如果日子推迟就会好一点。

prolong[ˈprəlɔŋ]

v.延长，拖延
‖ prolonged firing迟发
prolong life延年益寿
prolong of bill票据延期
prolonged adolescence青少年期延长
prolonged value终价
prolongable adj.可延长的
prolongate[prəuˈlɔŋgeit]v. 延长，伸长
prolongation n.延伸，延长
prolongation of a bill延长汇票期限
prolongation of infancy婴儿期延长