| 单词 | long |
| 释义 | long¹ 1.(in extent)(长度、距离)长的 a long table长桌子 A long line of people formed outside the doctor's office.人们在医生办公室外排成一列长队。 a very long piece of string一段很长的细绳 Trains to London emerge from a long tunnel.开往伦敦的列车开出了长长的隧道。 I went for a long walk.我散步走了很远。 Long grass is important for wildlife.长长的草对野生动物很重要。 Her legs were long and thin.她的腿又长又细。 The long journey tired him.长途旅行令他疲惫不堪。 In the roots of the olives, you could find centipedes as long as a pencil.在橄榄树的根部可以找到像铅笔一样长的蜈蚣。 She's got long hair.她有一头长发。 how long?多长？ How long is the tunnel?隧道有多长？ a long way很长的路 His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.他的目的地是乔伯姆公地, 那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。 It's a long way to the school.去学校要走很长一段路 We walked a long way.我们走了很长一段路。 a long way away遥远的 The house was a long way away.那座房子离这里很远。 2.+ skirt, dress(裙摆)长的 She is wearing a long black dress.她身穿一袭黑色长裙。 3.(in time)(持续时间)长的 She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America.她正计划到埃及和美国度一个长假。 This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes.这是一部三小时零七分钟的电影长片。 a long timeora long while很长时间 It takes a long time.这需要很长时间。 for a long timeora long timeorfor a long whileora long while很久 They sat looking at each other for a long while.他们坐着, 对视了很久。 I've been waiting a long time.我等了很久了。 how long is it?需要多久？ How long is the usual stay in hospital?通常要住院多久？ How long is the course?这门课上多久？ How long is the flight?这次航班飞多久？ a long time ago很久以前 He must have started writing his book a long time ago.他一定很久以前就开始写这本书了。 4.(after units of length, duration;in length)有…长的 (in duration)有…久的 An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long.8星期大的胚胎只有1英寸长。 The room is 6 metres long.这个房间有6米长。 to be three hours long长达三个小时 The film is three hours long.这部电影长达3个小时。 5.(long-seeming)漫长的；似乎比实际用时长的 This has been the longest week of my life.这是我一辈子过的最长的一个星期。 It was five long miles to the nearest pub.离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。 Go to sleep. I've got a long day tomorrow.睡觉吧。我明天还得忙呢。 She was a TV reporter and worked long hours.她是个电视台记者, 总是工作到很晚。 6.+ speech, book, list篇幅长的 He was making quite a long speech.他的讲话颇为冗长。 a long book篇幅长的书 7.+ memory(较一般或预期)更为久远的, 更为长久的 He's got a long memory.他记性很好。 8.(longer; of alternatives)(二者或多者中)较长的 He arose and took the long way back.他站起来, 从较远的路返回。 the long version of the play这出戏的较长版本 9.(longer than usual)超过一般长度(或数量、时间)的 a long match漫长的比赛 10.(thorough)充分的；彻底的 I will be having a long think about it.我会好好想一想这件事情。 He gave her a long look.他深深地看了她一眼。 11.to be long on sth (have plenty of)长于…；富于… The school was long on prestige but short on endowment.这座学校享有盛名但缺乏捐助。 12.【言语】+ speech sound(语音)拖长的, 拉长的 13.【言语】(longer than other vowels)长元音的 14.+ English vowels长音的(如单词mate, mete, mite, moat, moot及mute中的元音) 15.(lengthwise)纵长的 16.(unlikely to win or happen)不太有把握的；不大可能发生(或成功)的 There's still a long chance we might be spotted by the naked eye.我们被人看见的机会极小。 Three against one seemed pretty long odds.三对一的可能性极小。 17.【诗】+ vowel长的；重读的 18.【诗】+ syllable包含重读元音的 19.【诗】(stressed)包含重读音节(或强音)的 20.【金融】多头的 a long position多头地位 21.【板】+ position(防守位置)靠近边界的 22.(tall and thin)(人)瘦高的 What a long baby!真是个高挑纤丽的宝贝儿！ idiom long² ◆at long last终于；到底 And so, at long last, the project came to an end.就这样, 这项工程终于结束了。 Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for.他终于等到了这一刻。 ◆to be long进展缓慢；耗时长 Don't be long!不要慢吞吞的！ It won't be long before the policy is introduced nationwide.用不了多久这项政策就会在全国范围内推行。 It wasn't long before I started to get irritated.没过多久我就被激怒了。 I won't be long我马上就回来 ◆in the long runSeerun¹ ◆long in the tooth<非正式>年纪大的；年长的 Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate?我现在去上大学年纪是不是大了点？ 1.(for a long time)长久地；长期地 Have you known her parents long?你认识她父母很久了吗？ I won't stay long.我不会待很长时间。 Have you been here long?你来这儿很久了吗？ no longer than不超过… She reflected no longer than a second before she decisively slit the envelope.她稍想了一下, 就果断地撕开了信封。 how long?多久？ How long have you lived around here?你在这一带住多久了？ How long can you stay?你能待多长时间？ How long did you stay there?你在那儿待了多久？ How long have you been here?你来这儿多久了？ not to take long用不了多久；花不了很长时间 Repairs to the cable did not take long.电缆维修没花太长时间。 It won't take long.这花不了多长时间。 long ago很久以前 I learned long ago to avoid these invitations.我很久以前就学会了避开这样的邀请。 long before sb/sth在…之前很久 I left long before her.她走的时候我早就走了。 long after sb/sth在…之后很久 The railway had obviously been built long after the house.显然, 铁路比这座房子晚很长时间才建成。 not long after our arrival我们抵达后不久 not long after随后；之后不久 She got home not long after.她随后就到家了。 before long很快；不久以后 They're bound to catch him before long.他们肯定很快就会抓住他的。 Before long we were all safely back home.不久以后, 我们都安全回到了家中。 2.all night long整夜；通宵 We played that record all night long.我们把那张唱片放了一整晚。 all year long一整年；一年到头 People save all year long for their holidays.人们为了度假整整存了一年钱。 3.<正式>(for a considerable time)长期以来 Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.国际象棋很早就被认为是评定智力水平的一种标准。 Buddhists have long understood the dangers of too much pride in ownership.佛教徒很早就认识到轻慢之心的危险。 4.【金融】做着多头 to go long做多头 idiom long³ ◆as long as sthorso long as sth (expressing a condition)只要… Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat.只要表面是平的, 瓷砖就能贴上。 Detergent cannot harm a fabric, so long as it has been properly dissolved.只要充分稀释, 洗涤剂不会损伤织物。 I'll come as long as it's not too expensive.只要不是太贵, 我就会来。 (when)当… You can't turn the heating off as long as the system is on.系统开着的时候, 你无法关掉暖气。 for as long as sth从…时起 He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember.在所有朋友的记忆中, 他一直都在节食。 ◆long live万岁 Long live freedom!自由万岁！ ◆long may但愿… It is a free world where we are all entitled to our opinions. Long may it remain so.这是一个自由世界, 我们都可以有自己的观点, 但愿一直是这样。 ◆so long<非正式>再见；再会 Well, so long, pal, see you around.好了, 再见, 伙计, 后会有期。 1.(a long time)长时间 not for long不太久 Britain will not remain outside the euro for long.英国不会留在欧元区之外太久。 I'm an active person who can't sit down for long.我是个好动的人, 不太能坐得住。 Did you live there? —Not for long.你以前住在那里吗？——没住多久。 for too long很久 For too long there was a huge gap in the market.很长的一段时间内, 市场上曾存在着巨大的缺口。 before long不久；即将 German interest rates will come down before long.德国利率不久就会下调。 Before long he took over the editing of the magazine.不久之后他接管了那家杂志的编辑工作。 2.(long signal)(莫尔斯电码等的)长信号 3.(clothing size)(裤子等服装的)特长号 4.【言语】(vowel, syllable)长元音；长音节 5.【金融】(bull)做多头的人 6.【音】(note)长音符(中世纪常用音符, 现已弃用) idiom ◆the long and the short of it总的情况；要点 Anyway, the long and the short of it is that we got our money back in the end.不管怎样, 重要的是我们最终拿回了自己的钱。 See alsolongs long⁴ 1.(yearn)渴望 to long for sth渴望得到…；盼望… They longed for green trees and open spaces.他们向往成片的绿树和开阔的空地。 Steve longed for the good old days.史蒂夫怀念往昔的美好岁月。 He longed for the winter to be over.他盼望冬天早日结束。 to long to do sth渴望做…；盼望做… I'm longing to meet her.我渴望见到她。 I'm longing to see my boyfriend again.我盼望着再次见到我的男友。 2.<古>(belong)归属；适合；相称 |
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