1 ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n] 长期的;长远的 Something that is long-term has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future. 长期的;长远的
2 N-SING 长期;长远 When you talk about what happens in the long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event. 长期;长远
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In the long term the company hopes to open in Moscow and other major cities.
公司的长期目标是希望在莫斯科和其他大城市开门营业。
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Over the long term, such measures may only make the underlying situation worse.
长远来看,这些措施可能只会使潜在问题恶化。