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long TIMEHlBN, $lB:Nadj-er, -est being an amount of time which is more than average or usual时间长的In England in the summer the days are very long and it is light until about eleven at night on the longest day, which is around 21 June.英国夏天白昼很长，6月21日左右白昼最长，直到晚上11点钟左右天才暗下来。I've been hoping for this result for a long time.我已经等这个结果很长时间了。It's a long time/while since I left that company.我离开那家公司已有很长时间了。It was a long time/while before I received a reply.我等了很长时间才得到答复。It was a fitting reward for long service.对于长期的效劳，这个酬劳是合适的。There was a long argument and then a longer period of hostile silence.先是漫长的争论，然后是更长一段时间充满敌意的沉默。"How long are the sessions?" "Each session is an hour long." [after n]“会议有多长？”“每次一个小时。”With all these problems it has been the longest day/month/year I can remember (= it seemed to last for a large amount of time because of the difficulties).由于问题如此之多，这显得是我有生以来最长的一天/一个月/一年。So long is another way of saying goodbye再见So long, and do come again!再见，以后请再来！Before (very/too) long or Before much longer means soon.很快They'll be home before very long.他们不久就会回家。No longer/Not any longer means in the past but not now.不再We no longer travel as much as we used to.我们不再像过去那样经常去旅行。We don't shop there any longer.我们不再在那儿买东西了。The cinema is no longer used.该电影院已经不再被使用了。She doesn't work here any longer.她不再在这儿工作了。(infml) The long and the short of it (= Without giving details, the general situation) is that they are willing to start the work in January.总的说来他们愿意明年一月开始这项工作。If you call someone long in the tooth you are saying that they are old.老的He's a bit long in the tooth to be wearing jeans, don't you think?你不认为他这把年纪穿牛仔裤已经不配了吗？If something is long-lasting it stays fresh for a long time or lasts for a large period of time.持久的long-lasting beauty经久不衰的美his long-lasting popularity他始终深得人心Long-life products have been made or treated in such a way that they last for a large period of time.保质期长的long-life milk保鲜牛奶long-life light bulbs使用寿命长的灯泡She arrived at the premiere with her long-time companion (= her companion for many years) Peter Graham.她和长期伙伴彼得· 格雷厄姆观看了首次公演。(Br and Aus) The long vacation (infml long vac ) is three months in the summer when college and university students do not have classes.暑假A long weekend is Saturday and Sunday with at least one additional day of holiday added, either Friday or Monday.长周末We took a long weekend in April.我们4月有一个长周末。We spent a long weekend with my parents.我们和父母一起度过了一次长周末。(saying) 'Long time no see'means I haven't seen you for a long period of time.长远不见; 久违了"A Long Day's Journey into Night" (title of a play by Eugene O'Neill, 1940)《进入黑夜的漫长旅程》（尤金·奥尼尔剧名）
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