Equipment failures protracted a survey planned for six weeks into a campaign that lasted most of the year.
设备故障把原定六周的勘测拖成了持续大半年的工程。
Which choice best defines “protract”?
A — To prolong or draw out.. “protract” means To prolong or draw out..
Which word means “To prolong or draw out.”?
C — protract. “protract” means To prolong or draw out..
protract — To prolong or draw out.. In Chinese: 延长;拖延;拉长.
protract is pronounced //prəˈtrækt//.
Equipment failures protracted a survey planned for six weeks into a campaign that lasted most of the year. (设备故障把原定六周的勘测拖成了持续大半年的工程。)
prolong, extend, lengthen — all close in meaning to protract (To prolong or draw out.).
shorten, curtail — each the opposite of protract (To prolong or draw out.).
Yes. protract is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pro(向前) + tract(拉,tractor) → 向前拉长 → 延长。