| 单词 | long |
| 释义 | long UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective TIME 时间 ESSENTIAL ■continuing for a large amount of time 长时间的，长久的 •a long film/meeting很长的电影／会议 •I've been waiting a long time •It's a long time since I worked there.我不在那里工作已经很久了。 •Apparently the sessions are an hour long.显然这些会议都长达一个小时。 Common Learner Errors a long timeTo talk about something continuing for a large amount of time, don't say 'long time', say a long time :✗ I had to wait long time for the bus.I had to wait a long time for the bus. UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective DISTANCE 距离 ESSENTIAL ■being a distance between two points which is more than average or usual （距离）长的 •long hair长发 •long legs长腿 •a long dress长裙 •There was a long queue at the post office.邮局里排起了长队。 •We're still a long way from the station.我们离车站还很远。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective MANY WORDS 许多字 ESSENTIAL ■describes a piece of writing which has a lot of pages or words （文章）长的，字数多的 •a long letter/book/report长信／大部头的书／长篇报告 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective be long in the tooth informal ■to be old, often too old to do something 年老；（常指）年纪太大（而无法做某事） •He's a bit long in the tooth to be wearing jeans, don't you think?他年纪有些大，穿不了牛仔裤了，你说是不是？ UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective before (very/too) long (also before much longer) ADVANCED ■soon 很快，不久 •They'll be home before very long.他们很快就要到家了。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective go a long way (also go far) ■If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful. 走得很远，有很大成就 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective go a long way towards doing sth ■to be very helpful 对…很有帮助 •The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine.筹集到的资金将会为保障基本食物和药品的供应发挥巨大作用。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective go back a long way ■If people go back a long way, they have known each other for a long time. 相识很久，是老相识 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective have come a long way ■to have advanced to an improved or more developed state 取得进步，取得进展 •Information technology has come a long way in the last twenty years.资讯技术在过去20年里取得了长足的进步。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective it's a long story ■something that you say when someone has asked you about something that has happened and you do not want to explain it to them because it would take too long 说来话长（用于别人向你询问某事时，表示你不想解释，因为要花很长时间） •'So why was Carlo knocking on your door at midnight?' 'It's a long story.'“那为甚么卡罗在午夜时分去敲你的房门呢？”“那可就说来话长了。” UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective the long arm of the law literary ■the police 警方，员警 •You can't escape the long arm of the law (= The police will catch you if you have done something illegal).法网难逃。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective (as) long as your arm informal ■very long 很长的 •There was a list of complaints as long as your arm.投诉足可以列一个很长的单子。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective a long face ■If you have a long face, you look sad 表情悲伤的；哭丧着脸的 •'Why've you got such a long face?' 'My boyfriend doesn't want to see me any more.'“你为甚么哭丧着脸？”“我男朋友不理我了。” UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective long live sb/sth ! ■said to show support for the person or thing mentioned …万岁！ •Long live the President!总统万岁！ UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective long on sth and short on sth ■having too much of one quality and not enough of another 以…见长，但缺乏… •I've always found his films long on style and short on content.我一直觉得他的电影风格独特但内容空洞。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective long story short US ■to not tell all the details 长话短说 •Long story short, I got fired.长话短说，我被解雇了。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective Long time no see. saying ■said when you meet someone who you haven't seen for a long period of time 好久不见。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective a long way to go ■a lot of work to do or improvements to make 很长的路要走，很多工作要做 •He has a long way to go before he can present the scheme to the public.在将该计划公诸于众之前，他还有很多工作要做。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective no longer (also not any longer) ADVANCED ■in the past but not now 不再，再也不 •The cinema is no longer used.这座电影院已经不用了。 •She doesn't work here any longer.她已经不在这里工作了。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective not by a long chalk/shot informal ■not in any way 丝毫不，一点也不 •It wasn't as good as his first book - not by a long chalk.这本书不如他的第一本书好——差远了。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective not long for this world old-fashioned ■If someone is not long for this world, they will die soon. 行将就木的，将不久于人世的 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective so long informal ■goodbye 再会，再见 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective take a long , hard look at sth ■to examine something very carefully in order to improve it in the future （为了将来改进）审视；仔细考虑 •We need to take a long, hard look at the way we control gun ownership.我们需要认真审视一下我们对枪械拥有权的管控方式。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adjective take the long view ■to think about the effects that something will have in the future instead of in the present 考虑…的长期影响；以长远的眼光看… •If you take the long view, of course, you can regard staff training as an investment for the company.当然，长远来看，员工训练可以被视为公司的一种投资。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adverb TIME 时间 ESSENTIAL ■used to mean '(for) a long time', especially in questions and negative sentences （尤用在疑问句和否定句中）长久地，长时间地 •Have you been waiting (for) •I'm just writing a letter but it won't take long.我在写信，很快就写完了。 •How long have you been in England?你留在英格兰多久了？ •Don't rush - take as long as you like.别着急——慢慢来。 •We've been walking all day long.我们走了整整一天。 •I've known her longer than you have.我认识她的时间比你长。 •I won't be staying much longer.我不会逗留很久。 ■used with the past participle or the -ing form of the verb to mean that a state or activity has continued for a long time （与过去分词或动词的 ing 形式连用表示持续了很久的状态或活动）•a long-awaited letter期盼已久的来信 •long-serving employees老雇员 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] adverb IF 如果 as/so long as IMPROVER ■used to say that something must happen before something else can happen 只要，如果 •I can come as long as I can leave by 4.00.只要我能在四点钟之前出发，我就能来。 •Bring your friends by all means - just so long as I know how many are coming.一定要把你的朋友们带来——只要让我知道来多少人就行。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] verb formal long for sth ; long to do sth ■to want something very much 渴望…；渴望做… •She longed to see him again.她很想再见到他。 •I'm longing for news of him.我正在盼望着得到他的消息。 UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] noun uncountable written abbreviation for ■longitude UK [lɒŋ] US [lɑ:ŋ] noun uncountable the long and the short of it informal ■said when you want to explain the general situation without giving details 总之，总的来讲，总而言之 •The long and the short of it is that they are willing to start the work in January.总之，他们愿意在一月份开工。 |
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