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| 1 | lasting for a large amount of time 长时间的;长期的;长久的 |
| It’ s a long time since I saw Rachel. 自我见到雷切尔以来已有很长一段时间了。 |
| There was a long pause before he spoke. 他讲话之前停顿了好久。 |
| Many people face a long wait for surgery. 许多人要等很长时间才能动手术。 |
| I haven’ t spoken to him for a long while. 我和他讲了没多长时间。 |
| He has a long history of mental illness. 他有很长的精神病史。 |
| | 1a | seeming to last for a very long time , especially because you are bored or tired （尤指因无聊或疲倦而感到时间）很长的，漫长的 | | It had been a long week. 这可是漫长的一周。 | |
| | 1b | if you work long hours, or a long day , you work more than usual （工作时间）比平时长的 | |
| | 1c | if you have a long memory , you remember even small things that happened many years ago （记忆）保持长久的；记性好的 | |
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| 2 | measuring a large amount from one end to the other （长度）长的 |
| a woman with long blonde hair 披着金色长发的女子 |
| There was a long queue outside the bank. 银行外面排着长队。 |
| We walked into a long narrow hall. 我们走进了一个长而狭窄的大厅。 |
| It’ s the longest tunnel in Europe. 这是欧洲最长的隧道。 |
| | 2a | covering a large distance （距离）远的 | | We went for a long walk. 我们去散步，走了很远。 | | It’ s a long way to Tokyo from here. 这儿离东京很远。 | |
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| 3 | used for saying or asking how far it is from one end of something to the other （用于表明或询问某物有多长） |
| 10 metres/2 centimetres/7 inches etc long The room was 3 metres long. 这房间有3米长。 |
| how long...? How long do you think the table is? 你认为这张桌子有多长？ |
| | 3a | used for saying or asking about the amount of time that something lasts （用于表明或询问某事物持续多长时间） | | 2 hours/an hour etc long The journey was about an hour long. 这次旅程历时约一小时。 | | how long...? How long was the film? 这部电影有多长时间？ | |
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| 4 | a long book , letter , report etc has a lot of pages （书、信、报告等）篇幅长的 |
| | 4a | a long list has a lot of things on it （清单）有众多项的，一长串的 | |
| | 4b | a list that is as long as your arm is very long （清单）很长的 | | He has a list of qualifications as long as your arm. 他的资历很深。 | |
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| 5 | long dresses, trousers , sleeves etc cover your arms or legs （衣裤、袖子等）长的 |
| a shirt with long sleeves 长袖衬衣 |
| She came down to dinner in a long skirt. 她穿着一条长裙下来吃晚餐。 |
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| 6 | a long drink is one that is served in a tall glass （饮料）用深杯子盛的，大杯的 |
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| 7 | linguistics a long vowel is a vowel that is pronounced for a longer time than most other vowels （元音）长音的 |
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| 8 | in sport , if a ball is long , you kick or hit it so it travels over a large distance , or you kick or hit it beyond a line （体育运动中将球）投得远的，射得远的，出界的 |
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| - | at long last
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| if something happens at long last , it happens after you have been waiting for it for a long time |
| 终于；最终 |
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| The train’ s here at long last. 火车终于到这儿了。 |
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| - | go a long way
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| if you say someone will go a long way , you think they will be successful in their life or career |
| （生活或事业）将会成功 |
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| - | go a long way towards doing sth
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| if something goes a long way towards doing something , it helps someone to achieve something |
| 对成就某事有帮助；对做某事有益处 |
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| The money raised will go a long way towards paying for Freddie’ s medical treatment. 所筹得的钱对支付弗雷迪的医疗费用有帮助。 |
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| - | have come a long way
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| to have achieved a lot of things and made progress |
| 获得很大的成就；大有进步 |
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| Technology has come a long way since the days of telegrams. 自电报时代以来，科技已有很大的进步。 |
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| - | have a long way to go
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| to need to do a lot more before you are successful |
| （在成功之前）还需要多多努力，还有很长的路要走 |
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| We’ ve raised £100 so far, but we still have a long way to go. 我们迄今已筹集了100英镑，但我们仍需筹得更多的钱。 |
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| - | how long is a piece of string? BRITISH spoken
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| used for saying that it is impossible to answer a question about how big something is or how much time something will take |
| 很难说（用于表明很难回答某物有多大或做某事需要多长时间这类问题） |
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| - | in the long run/term
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| not immediately but at some time in the future |
| 从长远来看 |
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| Cutting jobs could be more expensive in the long run if we have to hire freelancers. 如果我们不得不聘请自由职业者的话，精简职位的代价从长远来看可能更高。 |
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| - | it’ s a long story spoken
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| used for saying that the answer to a particular question would be long and complicated |
| 说来话长（用于表明某个问题的答案可能很长很复杂） |
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| ‘Why was Martin wandering around the streets at 2 o’ clock in the morning?’ ‘It’ s a long story’ . “马丁为何凌晨两点钟在街上游荡呢？”“说来话长。” |
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| - | the long arm of the law
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| the power of the police and legal system , used for saying that they will usually catch people who commit a crime |
| 法制的力量（用于表明罪犯终究逃不过法律的惩罚） |
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| - | long in the tooth humorous
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| rather old |
| 年齿渐长；年纪大；过于破旧 |
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| I’ m a bit long in the tooth to be looking for a girlfriend. 我找女朋友未免年纪过大了。 |
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| - | long odds informal
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| if you say that it’ s long odds that something will happen , you mean that it is not very likely |
| 极小的可能性 |
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| - | long on sth
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| having or doing too much of one thing |
| 对某事经验有余的；对某事做得过多的 |
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| a politician who is long on talk and short on action 长于空谈而缺乏实际行动的政客 |
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| - | a long shot informal
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| an attempt or guess that is not likely to be successful but that is worth trying |
| 姑妄一试；大胆猜测 |
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| It’ s a long shot, but I’ ll ask her. 这只是瞎猜，但我会去问问她。 |
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| - | long time no see spoken
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| used when you meet someone you have not seen for a long time |
| 好久不见 |
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| - | not by a long shot/chalk/way informal
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| used for saying that something is not true at all |
| 远远没有，绝对没有（用于表明某事一点也不属实） |
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| They’ ve achieved a lot, but they haven’ t finished yet – not by a long shot. 他们取得了很大的成绩，但他们还未最后完成，远远没有。 |
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| - | not long for this world mainly literary
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| likely to die soon |
| 行将谢世；来日无多 |
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| - | take a long hard look at sb/sth
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| to think about a problem or issue very carefully in order to find out what is wrong or find a better way of dealing with it |
| 认真考虑对待某人/解决某事的方法 |
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| We should take a long hard look at the way we deal with refugees in this country. 我们应该认真地考虑一下我们对待该国难民的方式。 |
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| - | take the long view (of sth)
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| to think about the effects that something will have in the future rather than worrying about the present situation |
| 从长远考虑（某事的）效果 |
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| - | to cut/make a long story short
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| used for saying that you will tell the end or the main point of a story without giving all the details |
| 长话短说；简而言之；总之 |
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| To cut a long story short, we both spent the night in jail. 简而言之，我们俩那一夜是在监狱中度过的。 |
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