lengthen [length n. 長度；-en=>“ to come to have length; gain length 獲得長度”→]v. become long; grow longer 變長；長起來/His legs have lengthened a great deal since he was five years old. 他的兩條腿比五歲時長了好多。

下面看看-en作為形容詞后綴的例子。

wooden [ wood n. 木頭；-en a. →] a. made of wood 木制的 / The goods are packed in sea-worthy wooden cases. 貨裝在適合海運的木箱里。

ashen [ash n. 灰；-en=>“having the look of ashes 有灰的樣子”→] a. like ashes; of the colour of ashes; pale 像灰一般的；灰色的； 蒼白的 / His ashen face showed how much the news had shocked him. 他面如土色，可見這消息使他大為震驚。

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