单词 | long |
释义 | long adj (-er , -est /-NgIst; -NgIst/) 1 having a great or specified extent in space (空间上)长的 How long is the River Nile? 尼罗河有多长? Your hair is longer than mine. 你的头发比我的长. Is it a long way (ie far) to your house? 到你家远吗? These trousers are two inches too long. 这条裤子长出两英寸. Cf 参看 short1 1. 2 having a great or specified duration or extent in time (时间上)长的 He´s been ill for a long time. 他病了很长时间了. How long are the holidays? 假期有多长? They´re six weeks long. 有六周之久. Don´t be too long about it, ie Do it soonor quickly. 时间别太长(早做或快做). =>Usage at long3用法见long3. 3 (phonetics 语音) (of vowel sounds) taking relatively more time to utter than the correspondingshort vowel sound (指元音)长音的 The vowel sound in `caught´ is long; in `cot´ it is short. caught中的元音是长元音; cot中的是短元音. 4 seeming to be longer than it really is 似乎比实际为长的; 漫长的 ten long years, miles, etc 漫长的十年、 十英里等. 5 (of memory) able to recall events distant in time (指记忆)能回忆久远的. 6 (idm 习语) at the `longest not longer than the specified time (时间上)至多, 最长 He´s only away for short periods a week at the longest. 他只是短期外出--至多一周. go `far/go a long `way become very successful 很成功 That girl will go a long way, I´m sure. 我相信那姑娘很有前途. go far/go a long way towards doing sth make a considerable contribution towards sth 对某事物大有裨益 concessions which go a long way towards satisfying his critics 对批评他的人起缓解作用的让步 The new legislation does not go far enough towards solving the problem. 新的法规对解决该问题并无多大帮助. go a long way (a) (of money, food, etc) last a long time (指钱、 食物等)用很长时间, 经花, 经用 She makes a little money go a long way, ie buys many things by careful spending. 她用很少的钱能买很多东西. A little of this paint goes a long way, ie covers a large area. 这种颜料用一点可以涂一片. (b) be as much as one can bear 叫人受不了 A little of his company goes a long way, ie One can tolerate his company for a short time only. 跟他呆上一会儿就叫人受不了. happy as the day is long => happy. have come a long way have made much progress 大有进步 We´ve come a long way since those early days of the project. 这项工作开始以来我们已取得很大进展. have a long `arm be able to make one´s power or authority felt even at a distance 有深远的势力或影响力. in long/short pants => pants. in the `long run ultimately; eventually 从长远看; 终究; 最後 In the long run pricesare bound to rise. 从长远看, 物价肯定要涨. in the long/ short term => term. it´s as broad as it´s long => broad1. (put on, have, wear, etc) a long `face sad expression 拉长脸; 哭丧著脸; 愁眉苦脸. a long `haul long and difficult activity, etc 持久而艰苦的活动等 It´s been a long haul but at last this dictionary is published. 经过千辛万苦这部词典才终於得以问世. a `long shot wild guess or attempt 瞎猜; 姑妄一试. ,long in the `tooth (joc 谑) rather old 年齿渐长; 颇老 He´s getting a bit long in the tooth to be playing football. 他踢足球未免年齿过长了. long time no `see (infml 口) (used as a greeting 用作招呼语) it´s a long time since we last met 好久没见了. not by a `long chalk; Brit not by a `long shot not at all 完全不; 绝不 We´re not beaten yet, (not) by a long chalk. 我们还没有败, 远远没败. take a long (cool/hard) `look at sth consider a possibility, problem, etc carefully and at length 谨慎仔细考虑(可能性、 问题等). take the `long view consider events, effects, factors, etc a long time in the future, rather than the immediate situation 从长远考虑事情、 效果、 因素等. to cut a long story short to get to the point of what one is saying quickly 长话短说; 简而言之; 总之. long n 1 [U] long time or interval (used esp as in the expressions shown) 长时间, 长间歇(尤用於以下示例) This won´t take long. 这要不了多久. Will you be away for long? 你要离开很长时间吗? I hope to write to you before long. 我希望不久就能给你写信. =>Usage at long3 用法见long3. 2 [C] long signal (eg in Morse code); long vowel or syllable (esp in Latin verse) 长信号(如摩尔斯电码); 长元音或长音节(尤指拉丁诗文中) a long and two shorts 一长两短. 3 (idm 习语) the ,long and (the) `short of it all that need be said about it; the general effect or result of it 总的意思; 总的结果. long adv (-er , -est /-NgIst; -NgIst/) 1 for a long time 长久; 长期地 Were you in Rome long? 你在罗马呆的时间长吗? Stay as long as you like. 你愿停留多久皆可. long into the next century 下一个世纪之後很久 I shan´t be long, ie will come, go, etc soon. 我用不了很长时间(就来、 就去等). 2 at a time distant from a specified point of time (used esp in the expressions shown) (距某一时间)很久地(尤用於以下示例) long ago/before/after/since 很久以前[之前很久/之後很久/很久以来] He died not long (ie soon) after (that). (那之後)不久他就死了. =>Usage at recent 用法见recent. 3 (with ns indicating duration 与表示延续的名词连用) throughout the specified time 贯穿某时间: all day long 整天 I´ve waited for this moment my whole life long. 我一生都在等待这个时刻. 4 (idm 习语) as/so long as (used as a conj 用作连词) (a) on condition that; provided that 只要; 如果 As long as it doesn´t rain we can play. 只要不下雨, 我们就能玩. (b) (US) since; inasmuch as 既然; 由於. be not long for this world be likely to die soon 行将谢世; 历日无多. no/any/much `longer after a certain point in time 不再; 已不 I can´t wait any/much longer. 我不能再等了. He no longer lives here. 他已不住在这里. he who laughs last laughs longest => laugh. so long (dated infml 旧, 口) goodbye 再见. long, NOTE ON USAGE 用法 Both long and a long time are used as adverbial expressions of time. *long和a long time都用作表示时间的状语. 1 Long is not used in positive sentences unless it is modified by another adverb, eg too, enough, ago *long只在受另一副词如too、 enough、 ago修饰时才用於肯定句 You´ve been sleeping too long/long enough. 你睡得太久了[你睡的时间够长了]. She waited there (for) a long time. 她在那里等了很长时间. 2 Both can be used in questions 这两者均可用於疑问句 Have you been here long/a long time? 你在这里呆了很久[很长时间]了吗? 3 In negative sentences there can be a difference in meaning. 在否定句中二者意义有别. Compare 试比较 I haven´t been here for a long time (ie It is a long time since I was last here) and I haven´t been here long (ie I arrived here only a short time ago). `我已很久没到这里来了(即离上次我来此已很长时间了)'和`我到这里没多久(即我刚到不久)'. long v [Ipr, It] ~ for sth/~ (for sb) to do sth have an intense desire for sth; want sth very much (对某事物)渴望; 非常想有某事物 The children are longing for the holidays. 孩子们盼望放假. a (much) longed-for rest 巴望著(已久)的休息 She longed for him to ask her to dance. 她巴不得他邀请自己跳舞. I´m longing to see you again. 我盼望再见到你. long, abbr 缩写 = longitude long 23E/W, ie East/West 东[西]经23. Cf 参看 lat. |
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