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adjectiveadverbverb She had long dark hair. 她留着黑黑的长发。 He walked down the long corridor. 他沿长廊走去。 It was the world's longest bridge. 那座桥当时是世界上最长的。 a long journey/walk/drive/flight长途旅行／步行／驾驶／飞行 We're a long way from anywhere here. 我们这里离任何一个地方都很远。 It's a long way away. 那儿离这里很远。 How long is the River Nile? 尼罗河有多长？ The table is six feet long. 那张桌子长六英尺。 The report is only three pages long. 这份报告仅有三页。 He’s been ill (for) a long time.他生病很久了。 There was a long silence before she spoke. 沉默了很长时间她才开口。 I like it now the days are getting longer (= it stays light for more time each day). 白天越来越长了，我很喜欢。 a long book/film/list (= taking a lot of time to read/watch/deal with)篇幅长的书；放映时间长的电影；一份很长的清单 Nurses have to work long hours (= for more hours in the day than is usual). 护士都不得不长时间地工作。 (North American English) He stared at them for the longest time (= for a very long time) before answering. 他盯着他们看了好长时间才回答。 How long is the course? 这门课程要念多久？ I think it's only three weeks long. 我想只有三个星期长。 How long a stay did you have in mind? 你原打算待多长时间？ I'm tired. It's been a long day. 我累了。这一天可真够长的。 We were married for ten long years. 我们结婚有十年之久了。 She usually wears long skirts. 她通常穿长裙。 a long-sleeved shirt长袖衬衫 There's a list of repairs as long as your arm. 有一份长得要命的修理单。 It will take an hour at the longest. 这事最多花一小时。 At long last his prayers had been answered. 他的祷告终于应验了。 He was the best by a long way. We go back a long way, he and I. 我跟他，我们俩相识很久了。 The new law goes a long way towards solving the problem. 新的法律十分有助于解决这一问题。 She seems to make her money go a long way. 看起来她用钱细水长流。 A small amount of this paint goes a long way (= covers a large area). 这种涂料用一点就可涂一大片。 (ironic) I find that a little of Jerry's company can go a long way (= I quickly get tired of being with him). 我发觉跟杰里待上一会儿就受不了啦。 We've come a long way since the early days of the project. 这项目开始以来我们已取得很大进展。 She still has a long way to go before she's fully fit. 她还需要很长时间才能完全恢复健康。 ‘How long will it take?’ ‘How long's a piece of string?’ “需要多长时间？” “没准儿。” This measure inevitably means higher taxes in the long run. 从长远来看这项措施的结果免不了要多纳税。 Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term (= it will not happen for quite a long time).发生这样的情况看来可能性不大，起码短期之内应当如此。 In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression. He tends to deal with disputes by kicking them into the long grass. 他处理争议的方法往往是置之不理。 There is no escape from the long arm of the law. 法网恢恢，疏而不漏。 He took one look at her long face and said ‘What’s wrong?’ The government is long on ideas but short on performance. 这个政府想法很多但成效太少。 It's a long shot, but it just might work. 没有什么把握，但也许行得通。 It's not over yet—not by a long chalk. 这事还没有了结，还差得远呢。 We need to take a long hard look at all the options. 我们需要十分谨慎地考虑所有的选择。 As pension funds are investing for members’ retirements, they can take the long view. To cut a long story short, we didn’t get home until 3 in the morning!We’ve been friends a long time.我们是老朋友了。 I stayed out in the sun for too long.我在太阳底下待的时间太长了。 You’ve been waiting long enough.你等得够久的了。 Have you been waiting long? 你等了很长时间吗？ I haven’t been here for a long time (= It is a long time since the last time I was here) and I haven’t been here long (= I arrived here only a short time ago)我已很久没来这里了。 At 900 pages, the book is overly long. Economy class can be uncomfortable for those with extra-long legs. His drive to work is fairly long. My hair had grown long. That dress looks a bit long to me. a pair of impossibly long legs an unusually long pause He let out a long slow breath. How long is the film? I haven’t seen him for a long time. I think it’s only about two hours long. I’m tired. It’s been a long day. 我累了。这一天可真够长的。 It took me a long time to accept the situation. Nurses have to work long hours. 护士都不得不长时间地工作。 a long book/film/list篇幅长的书；放映时间长的电影；一份很长的清单 a long corridor/bridge long hair Have you been here long? 你来这里时间长吗？ Stay as long as you like. 你愿待多久就待多久。 The party went on long into the night. 聚会持续到深夜。 This may take longer than we thought. 这事花的时间也许比我们预料的要多些。 I won't be long (= I'll return, be ready, etc. soon). 我一会儿就行。 How long have you been waiting? 你等了多久了？ These reforms are long overdue. 这些改革早就该进行了。 He retired long before the war. 他在战争之前早就退休了。 It wasn't long before she had persuaded him (= it only took a short time). 她没用多久就把他说服了。 We'll be home before long (= soon). 我们很快就要到家了。 The house was pulled down long ago. 那栋房子很久以前就被拆掉了。 They had long since (= a long time before the present time) moved away. 他们早就搬走了。 We had to wait all day long. 我们不得不整天等候着。 The baby was crying all night long. 婴儿整夜在哭。 They stayed up the whole night long. 他们彻夜未眠。 We'll go as long as the weather is good. 只要天气好我们就去。 So long as there is a demand for these drugs, the financial incentive for drug dealers will be there. 只要对这些毒品有需求，就存在着对贩毒者的经济诱因。 Will you be away for long? 你要离开很久吗？ I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long. 真抱歉，我这么长时间未给你写信。 What do I think about it? How long have you got? 这事我是怎么想的？说来话长，你有时间听吗？ I can't wait any longer. 我不能再等了。 He no longer lives here. 他不再住这儿了。 We’ve been friends a long time.我们是老朋友了。 I stayed out in the sun for too long.我在太阳底下待的时间太长了。 You’ve been waiting long enough.你等得够久的了。 Have you been waiting long? 你等了很长时间吗？ I haven’t been here for a long time (= It is a long time since the last time I was here) and I haven’t been here long (= I arrived here only a short time ago).我已很久没来这里了。 long for somebody/something Lucy had always longed for a brother. 露西一直渴望有个弟弟。 long for somebody to do something He longed for Pat to phone. 他期盼着帕特来电话。 long to do something I'm longing to see you again. 我渴望再次见到你。 He hated the city and longed for the mountains. He longed desperately to be back at home. She had always longed to go abroad. She had always longed to travel to other countries. They were the words she had secretly longed to hear. I’m longing to see you again. 我渴望再次见到你。 |