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| 1 | C/U a measurement of how long something is in size 长度 |
| Cut the cloth to the required length. 把这块布料裁到所需的长度。 |
| This beautiful bird is small, with a total length of about three inches. 这只美丽的鸟很小，整个体长约为3英寸。 |
| The length of your swimming pool is not important. 你的游泳池的长度并不重要。 |
| of equal/unequal length Use two planks of unequal length. 用两块长短不同的厚木板。 |
| in length The boat was 16 feet in length. 这条船有16英尺长。 |
| | 1a | a measurement of how long something is in time 时间长度 | | The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes. 你的讲话至少要有10分钟长。 | | The average length of stay in hospital is three days. 一般住院时间为3天。 | | length of time You can adjust the length of time that the light remains on. 你可以调整灯亮的持续时间。 | | for any length of time (=for a long period of time) When standing for any length of time, remember to flex your knees. 长时间 | |
| | 1b | a measurement of how big a book or piece of writing is （书或作品的）长度 | | His latest novel is twice the length of his previous one. 他最新的小说是上一本的两倍长。 | |
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| 2 | C usually singular the distance from one end of something to the other 全长；全程 |
| Carter ran half the length of the pitch to score a brilliant goal. 卡特尔跑过半场的距离，射入一记精彩的进球。 |
| along sth’ s length The pier was lit up along its entire length. 水上码头从头到尾都亮着灯。 |
| run the length of sth (=go from one end to the other) A proposed tourist trail will run the length of the river. 从某物的一端到另一端 |
| | 2a | the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other . The distance from one side of a swimming pool to the other is a width . （游泳池的）长度 | |
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| 3 | C a piece of something that is long and thin 一条细长的东西 |
| a length of pipe/rope/string 一条管道/绳子/细绳 |
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| 4 | C a measure of how far one car , horse etc is in front of another in a race , usually equal to the length of one car , horse etc 一车位，一马位等（赛车或赛马等比赛中领先的距离） |
| He still managed to finish seven lengths ahead of the rest. 他最终仍领先其他车手7个车位而获胜。 |
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| - | at length literary
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| after a long time |
| 最后；终于 |
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| At length, the day came on which we were to leave. 终于到了我们要走的那一天。 |
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| - | at (great/some) length
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| for a long time and with a lot of detail |
| 长久地；啰唆地；详尽地 |
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| Austin was questioned at length by detectives. 奥斯汀被侦探们讯问了好长时间。 |
| The matter will be discussed at greater length this evening. 今晚将更详细地讨论此事。 |
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| - | go to great/extreme/any etc lengths
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| to try in a very determined or unreasonable way to achieve something |
| 不遗余力；竭尽所能；不择手段 |
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| They have gone to great lengths to make us feel welcome. 他们尽其所能来款待我们。 |
| The lengths that some people will go to (=the extreme things they will do) to get a ticket! 有些人为了搞到一张票什么事都干得出来！ |
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| - | the length and breadth of sth
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| in every part of a large area |
| 到处；四面八方；各地 |
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| We’ ve searched the length and breadth of the country for a suitable candidate. 我们在全国范围内寻找一名合适的候选人。 |
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