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length
[英] [leŋθ] [美] [lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ] 生词本

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1. N-VAR 长度；距离 The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side. 

  • It is about a metre in length.

    它长约1米。

  • ...the length of the fish...

    鱼的身长

  • The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft.

    这架飞机的翼展长34英尺，机身长22英尺。

2. N-VAR （文章等的）篇幅 The length of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it. 

  • ...a book of at least 100 pages in length...

    一百多页厚的书

  • The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.

    段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。

3. N-VAR （持续）时间的长短 The length of an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens. 

  • The exact length of each period may vary...

    每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。

  • His film, over two hours in length, is a subtle study of family life.

    他这部片长逾两个小时的电影对家庭生活进行了巧妙的剖析。

4. N-COUNT （绳、布、木头等的）一段，一节，一截 A length of rope, cloth, wood, or other material is a piece of it that is intended to be used for a particular purpose or that exists in a particular situation. 

  • ...a 30ft length of rope...

    一根30英尺长的绳子

  • You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.

    你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。

5. N-UNCOUNT （与短相对的）长 The length of something is its quality of being long. 

  • Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind...

    他居然花了那么长时间才拿定主意，许多人都对此感到吃惊。

  • I noticed, too, the length of her fingers.

    我也注意到她的手指很长。

6. N-COUNT （游泳池的）池长 If you swim a length in a swimming pool, you swim the distance from one end to the other. 

  • I swim 40 lengths a day.

    我每天游20个来回。

7. N-COUNT （赛艇中的）艇位；（赛马中的）马位，马身长度 In boat racing or horse racing, a length is the distance from the front to the back of the boat or horse. You can talk about one boat or horse being one or more lengths in front of or behind another. 

  • Harvard won by four lengths.

    哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。

8. N-SING 全程；全长 If something happens or exists along the length of something, it happens or exists for the whole way along it. 

  • I looked along the length of the building...

    我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。

  • The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career.

    由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。

9. See also: full-length;  
10. PHRASE 终究；终归；最终 If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time. 

  • At length my father went into the house.

    我父亲最后还是进了屋。

11. PHRASE 长久地；详尽地 If someone does something at length, they do it for a long time or in great detail. 

  • They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.

    他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。

12. PHRASE 不遗余力；竭尽全力；千方百计 If you say that someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it. 

  • Greta Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and photographers.

    葛丽泰·嘉宝想方设法躲开记者和摄影师。

13.   at arm's length→see: arm;  the length and breadth of→see: breadth; 
Noun

1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;

  • "the length of the table was 5 feet"

2. continuance in time;

  • "the ceremony was of short duration"
  • "he complained about the length of time required"

3. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;

  • "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"

4. size of the gap between two places;

  • "the distance from New York to Chicago"
  • "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

5. a section of something that is long and narrow;

  • "a length of timber"
  • "a length of tubing"

体育

  • 1.时间的长短
  • 2.长度

医学

  • 1.长度，长：表示物体的最长径线或两个点之间的测值

数学

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  • 1.长度

物理学

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计算机

  • 1.(字，记录，块)长(度)[L]
1. A book is not judged only on its length.
不能只根据篇幅长短来评价一本书。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. A hall ran the length of the upper floor of the house.
走廊的长度等于房子上层的长度。

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. According to the law, the accuser, the accused, and the judge were each allowed to talk for the same length of time.
按照法律，每一原告、被告及法官都准许有等长的时间发言。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. All these sticks are of uniform length.
所有这些手杖的长度都是一样的。

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. An aisle ran the length of the house.
过道的长度等于房子的长度。

来自《简明英汉词典》

6. An inch is a measure of length.
对是长度的度量单位。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

7. Arrangements were well advanced for linking up this newly operated length with the Lancaster bypass.
已经提前做出安排使新投入使用的这段高速公路与兰开斯特支线衔接。

来自《简明英汉词典》

8. Astronomers can accurately foretell the date,time,and length of future eclipses.
天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长。

来自《简明英汉词典》

9. At length he returned.
他最后还是回来了。

来自《简明英汉词典》

10. At length the young lady raised her head and looked steadily at his intelligent face.
那个年轻妇女终于抬起头，目不转睛地盯着他心领神会的脸。

来自《简明英汉词典》

11. At length, weary with wandering, they fell asleep.
最后，因为游逛得很疲乏，他们都睡着了。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

12. Full-length coats are vogue today.
如今流行长外套。

来自《简明英汉词典》

13. Give me a piece of rope, any length will do.
给我一根绳子，多长都行。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

14. He fell full length.
他直挺挺地跌倒在地上。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

15. He is the queer old duck with the knee-length gaiters and walrus mustache.
他穿着高及膝盖的皮护腿，留着海象般的八字胡，真是个古怪的老家伙。

来自《简明英汉词典》

16. He recited his own sufferings at full length.
他详尽地叙述了自己的苦处。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

17. He skated the length of the rink without stopping.
他一下子滑过了整个溜冰场。

来自《简明英汉词典》

18. He talked at length about his work and his family.
他详谈他的工作和家庭。

来自《简明英汉词典》

19. He traveled the length and breadth of the country raising funds for the party.
他走遍全国为该政党筹集经费。

来自《简明英汉词典》

20. He went into the subject at full length.
他详细地研究了这个问题。

来自《简明英汉词典》