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| 1 | for a long period of time 长久地；长期地 |
| I hope you haven’ t been waiting long. 我希望你没有等太久。 |
| People are living longer nowadays. 如今人们活得更久了。 |
| Smoking has long been linked to lung cancer. 长期以来人们就把吸烟和肺癌联系在一起。 |
| He wanted to stay as long as he could. 他想能待多久就待多久。 |
| Their relationship didn’ t last long. 他们的关系没维持多久。 |
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| 2 | much earlier or later than a particular event or period （比某个事件或时期）早（或晚）得多 |
| long before I knew her long before she became famous. 远在她成名之前我就认识了她。 |
| long after I was born long after my parents got married. 我父母结婚多年后才生下我。 |
| long ago I should have ended the relationship long ago. 我本该在很早以前就结束这段关系。 |
| long since The time for negotiations has long since passed. 进行协商的时机早就过了。 |
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| - | all day/year/week etc long
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| for the whole dayyearweek etc |
| 一整天/年/周等 |
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| I don’ t think I could look after children all day long. 我觉得我没法一整天照顾孩子。 |
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| - | as/so long as
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| used before saying the conditions that will make something else happen or be true |
| 只要 |
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| My parents don’ t care what job I do as long as I’ m happy. 我父母对我从事什么工作无所谓，只要我开心就好了。 |
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| - | be long
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| used for saying or asking whether you will have to wait a long time for someone or something to be ready , arrive , or happen |
| （用于表明或询问某人或某事准备好、到达或发生是否需要很长时间） |
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| Will you be long, or shall I wait? 你要很长时间吗？我要不要等你？ |
| I’ m just going to the shops – I won’ t be long. 我就去一下商店，用不了多少时间。 |
| Dinner won’ t be long now. 晚饭现在快准备好了。 |
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| - | long live sb/sth
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| used for expressing your support for or loyalty to someone or something |
| （用于表明对某人或某事的支持或忠心）愿某人/某事万古长存 |
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| - | no longer/not any longer
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| used when something happened or was true in the past but is not true now |
| 不再；已不 |
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| He no longer plays in an orchestra. 他已不在管弦乐队演奏了。 |
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| - | so long mainly AMERICAN informal
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| used for saying goodbye |
| 再见 |
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