| 单词 | length |
| 释义 | lengthWord family noun length lengthinesslengthmanadjective lengthening lengthy lengthfulverb lengthen adverb lengthwise lengthways lengthilylengthways Horses, Swimming, Measurement length /leŋθ/ ●●● S2 W2 noun 1 size 尺寸 [countableC, uncountableU]LONG the measurement of how long something is from one end to the other 长，长度 → breadth, width We measured the length and width of the living room. 我们量了客厅的长和宽。 a length of 1 metre/2 feet etc Some fish can grow to a length of four feet. 有些鱼可以长到4英尺长。 2 feet/10 metres etc in length →5 see picture at 见图 dimension The hotel pool is 15 metres in length. 酒店的游泳池有15米长。 You’ll need several pieces of string of different lengths. 你需要几根长度不等的绳子。 2 time 时间 [countableC, uncountableU]TIME/HOW LONG the amount of time that you spend doing something or that something continues 时间长度 → duration length of Your pension will depend on your length of employment. 养老金的多少取决于工作年限。 What’s the average length of stay in hospital? 住院时间平均有多长？ (not) for any length of time (=not for very long) 没有多长时间 He wasn’t left alone for any length of time. 他被单独留下来的时间不长。 Register In everyday English, people usually talk about how long something is in space or time, rather than using the noun length: 在日常英语中，人们在提及某事物的长度或持续时间时一般用 how long，而不用名词 length We need to know the length of the table. → We need to know how long the table is.我们得知道桌子有多长。 | He was annoyed by the length of time he had to wait. → He was annoyed by how long he had to wait. 他得等那么长时间，这让他很生气。 3 books/films etc 书/电影等 [countableC, uncountableU]LONG the amount of writing in a book, or the amount of time that a film, play etc continues 〔书的〕篇幅；〔电影、戏剧等的〕长度 length of We had to cut the length of the book by one third. 我们不得不把书的篇幅砍掉三分之一。 of this length Films of this length (=as long as this) are pretty unusual. 这么长的电影很少见。 4 run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something ALL/EVERYTHINGto go or move from one end to the other of something 横跨/延伸/走过某物的整个长度 The wall ran the full length of the garden. 那堵墙从花园这头延伸到那头。 They walked the length of the pier. 他们走完了整条长堤。 Examples from the Corpus run/stretch/walk etc the (full) length of something• I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.• The loft ran the length of the house from front to back, and it was lit by two unshaded forty-watt bulbs.• Next door, the living room is large and beautifully proportioned, running the length of the house.• Then Red runs the length of the court, grabs a pass, drives to the basket and sinks one.• A faint scar ran the length of his left cheek.• I would have to walk the length of the shed to reach him. 5 shoulder-length/knee-length etc reaching down as far as your shoulders etc 齐肩/齐膝等的 shoulder-length hair 齐肩的头发 an ankle-length dress 长及脚踝的连衣裙 6 go to some/great/any lengths (to do something) TRY TO DO OR GET somethingDETERMINEDto try very hard or to do whatever is necessary to achieve something that is important to you 千方百计/竭尽全力(做某事) He went to great lengths to keep their name out of the papers. 他想方设法不让他们的名字见报。 Bella would go to any lengths to fulfil her ambition. 贝拉会想尽一切办法去实现她的抱负。 Examples from the Corpus go to some/great/any lengths (to do something)• Yet Phillips climbed the wall anyway, went to great lengths to hurt his ex-girlfriend.• Both want to steal the show and they are going to great lengths to do it.• Furthermore, bats go to great lengths to avoid confrontations with people.• George Bush went to great lengths to keep out of his way on the campaign trail.• The Medieval church went to some lengths to specify the roles of particular stones in religious imagery.• Who knows whether Oppenheimer went to any lengths to find anyone who had anything good to say about Stewart.• When uninterrupted by unforeseen or unrecognized obstacles, parents will go to great lengths to provide these advantages for their children.• Dealers, sometimes surreptitiously encouraged by their firms, would go to great lengths to extract information from employees of rival firms. 7 at (some/great etc) length a) LONG TIMEif you talk at length about something, you talk about it for a long time 长时间地 speak/talk etc at length The young people spoke at length about their experiences. 年轻人畅谈各自的经历。 We’ve already discussed the subject at great length. 这个话题我们已经讨论了很长时间。 b) literaryAFTER after a long time 长时间后，最后，最终 ‘I don’t agree, ’ she said at length. “我不同意。” 最后她说道。 Examples from the Corpus at (some/great etc) length• This argument is both diversionary and, at length, immobilizing.• Moreover, they were journalists from a premier worldwide newsgathering organization, playing themselves and at great length in a feature-film fantasy.• The distinctions between kinds of complex idea are considered at some length in the Essay.• An example may, in consequence, be worth considering at some length.• All the torments of the one class and the joys of the other are described at length.• Their objections, based on religious grounds, are discussed at length in the opinion.• The criteria employed for the weeding process are discussed at some length in Chapter 11.• Standing in the farmyard, Giles Aplin also spoke to Seb at some length. 8 the length and breadth of the area/country/land etc EVERYWHEREin or through every part of a large area 各处，到处 The police searched the length and breadth of the country. 警方搜遍了全国各地。 Examples from the Corpus the length and breadth of the area/country/land etc• But the Jaipur is hoping that eventually passengers will be eating their food the length and breadth of the country.• They dogged him the length and breadth of the country, wherever the small troupe of players appeared. 9 piece 段、根 [countableC]LONG a piece of something long and thin 细长的一段[一根，一条] a length of rope/pipe/wire etc 一段绳子/管子/电线等 10 in races 在比赛中 [countableC]DSH the measurement of a horse, boat etc from one end to the other – used when saying how far the horse, boat etc is ahead of another 一马位；一艇位〔比赛中超出对手的长度〕 The horse won by three lengths. 这匹马领先三个马位获胜。 11 swimming 游泳 [countableC]DSS the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other 游泳池的长度 → hold something at arm’s length at arm1(8), → keep/hold somebody at arm’s length at arm1(9), → full-length1do/swim a length She does at least 20 lengths a day. 她每天在游泳池里至少游20趟。 n COLLOCATIONS verbs measure the length of something The children measured the length of their shadows at three different times of day. have a length of 1 metre/2 feet etc These leaves have a length of about 7 cm. grow to/reach a length of 2 metres/8 feet etc A blue whale can reach a length of 100 feet. run the length of something (=exist along the whole length of something) adjectivesA long corridor ran the length of the building. the total length The total length of the completed railway line will be almost 650 kilometres. an average length These worms grow to an average length of about 1 metre. the whole/full/entire length of something The camera looks down the full length of the street. medium length All the girls had short or medium length hair. equal/unequal length She drew two lines of equal length. a maximum/minimum length This species of fish can reach a maximum length of 12 inches. Examples from the Corpus length• These fish can grow to a length of four feet.• The average length of a stay in the hospital has dropped sharply.• Actually, no-one has legs of exactly equal length.• The service developments which followed the Home Support Project will be discussed at greater length in the final chapter.• The leaves reach 20-25 cm in length.• The two pieces or rope were unequal in length.• For most of its length it didn't look hard enough and then, with its final roll, it fell in.• Bear in mind that all sections must add up to the overall length measurement.• Try these trousers, they look about the right length.• Do you want your hair at the back to be the same length as the sides?• Ron swims several lengths every morning.• Thread a small length of round elastic through the base of the puppet.• At ten lengths the furthest Pfalz turned to meet the attack, far too late.• In silence, they watched the man's progress along the length of the corridor.• Greene's book is less than half the length of most novels.• I like the length of this skirt.• Measure the length of all three sides of the triangle.• This in turn led to criticism of the length and complexity of documents that customers were being asked to sign.• Aksar won by three lengths.• The windows stretch across the whole length of the wall. length of• The leaves reach a length of about 4 inches.• a length of rope of this length• A review of this length can only touch on its range. a length of rope/pipe/wire etc• Being Vinnie that means two blondes, a length of rope and a tiger skin.• The man in the cradle was whistling to himself and coiling a length of rope.• Together the two of them set out for Lamri, leading the goat on a length of rope.• She too was calm and stood patiently while he attached the chain to a length of rope around her neck.• Left: Waterfalls can chill your water in the winter, unless you divert the flow with a length of pipe. Old English lengthu, from lang; → LONG1 |
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