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*long¹ /lɔŋ; lɒŋ/
adj
1 measuring a great length from one end to the other 〔长度、距离〕长的:
long hair 长发
It's a long walk home from here. 从这里到家要走很长一段路。
→ opposite 反义词 SHORT¹
2 continuing or seeming to continue for a great amount of time 长时间的; 漫长的:
a long, boring meeting 冗长无聊的会议
take a long time It took a long time for the little girl to start to relax. 那个小女孩花了很长时间才开始放松下来。
a long day/week (=a boring or tiring day or week) 漫长的一天/一周〔沉闷或疲倦的一天或一周〕
long hours (=more working hours than usual) 工作时间特别长
3 having a particular length 有一定长度的:
The snake was at least 3 feet long. 那条蛇至少有三英尺长。
4 in the long run informal in the future, not immediately 【非正式】 从长远来看，终究:
All our hard work will be worth it in the long run. 我们所有的辛勤工作终究是值得的。
5 a) a long book has a lot of pages〔书〕篇幅长的
b) a long list has a lot of things on it 〔清单〕长的
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