英语词汇“long”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-出国留学网

词汇

long

释义

*long¹

/lɒŋ; US lɔ:ŋ ||; lɔŋ/adj (longer /ˈlɒŋgə(r) ||; ˈlɔŋgɚ/ longest /ˈlɒŋgɪst ||; ˈlɔŋgɪst/)

1 measuring or covering a large amount in distance or time （距离或时间）长的: She has lovely long hair. 她留有一头美丽的长发。We had to wait a long time. 我们要等很长时间。a very long journey/book/corridor 很长的旅程╱书╱走廊I walked a long way today. 我今天走了许多路。Nurses work very long hours. 护士的工作时间很长。

2 used for asking or talking about how much something measures in length, distance or time （用于提出或答复有关长度、距离或时间的问题）: How long is the film? 这影片有多长？The insect was only 2 millimetres long. 这只昆虫只有2毫米长。a five-mile-long traffic jam 五英里长的堵塞车流 ☞noun length 名词为length [OPP] short 反义词为short

a long shot a person or thing that probably will not succeed, win, etc 不大可能成功、获胜等的人或物 at (long) last→LAST²at the longest not longer than the stated time （时间上）最久，最长，最多: It will take a week at the longest. 这最多花一个星期。 go a long way (used about money, food, etc) to be used for buying a lot of things, feeding a lot of people, etc （指金钱、食物等）经用，维持很久 have a long way to go to need to make a lot more progress before sth can be achieved 还须取得大得多的进展（才能实现目标） in the long run after a long time; in the end 最终；长远来说 in the long/short term→TERM¹

*long²

/lɒŋ; US lɔ:ŋ ||; lɔŋ/adv (longer /-ŋgə(r) ||; -ŋgɚ/ longest /-ŋgɪst ||; -ŋgɪst/)

1 for a long time 长时间地；长期地；长久: She didn't stay long. 她没有久留。You shouldn't have to wait long. 你应该不用等多久。This shouldn't take long. 这应该不用花很长时间。I hope we don't have to wait much longer. 我希望我们不必再等很久。They won't be gone for long. 他们不会去很久。Just wait here -- I won't be long. 你就等在这儿，我很快就回来。‘How long will it take to get there?’ ‘Not long.’ “到那儿要多久时间？”“不久。”

Long and a long time are both used as expressions of time. In positive sentences a long time is usually used They stood there for a long time. Long is only used in positive sentences with another adverb, for example ‘too’, ‘enough’, ‘ago’, etc We lived here long ago. I've put up with this noise long enough. I'm going to make a complaint.Both long and a long time can be used in questions Were you away long/a long time?In negative sentences there is sometimes a difference in meaning between long and a long time I haven't been here long(= I arrived only a short time ago). I haven't been here for a long time(= it is a long time since I was last here). long和a long time都用于形容时间。在肯定句中，通常用a long time： They stood there for a long time.他们在那里站了很久。long在肯定句中只与另一个副词连用，如too、enough、ago等：We lived here long ago.我们很久以前住在这里。 · I've put up with this noise long enough. I'm going to make a complaint.这噪音我已经受够了，我要去投诉。 long和a long time同样可用于疑问句： Were you away long／ a long time?你离开了很长一段时间吗？在否定句中， long和a long time有时意思上是有差别的：I haven't been here long.我到这里没多久。 · I haven't been here for a long time.我已很久没到这里来了。

2 a long time before or after a particular time or event （距某一时间或事件）很久: We got married long before we moved here. 我们搬来这里以前早已经结婚了。Don't worry -- they'll be here before long. 别担心，他们快到了。All that happened long ago. 这一切都发生在很久以前。

3 for the whole of the time that is mentioned （所谈及的）整段时间: The baby cried all night long. 婴孩整晚哭个不停。

as/so long as on condition that; provided (that) 只要；如果: As long as no problems arise we should get the job finished by Friday. 只要不出现问题，我们应该可以在星期五前完成工作。 no/not any longer not any more 不再: They no longer live here. 他们现在不住在这里了。They don't live here any longer. 他们不再住在这里了。

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/lɒŋ; US lɔ:ŋ ||; lɔŋ/verb [I] long for sth;long (for sb) to do sth to want sth very much, especially sth that is not likely 渴望；极想得到: She longed to return to Greece. 她渴望回希腊。 ➔longing noun [C,U] a longing for peace 对和平的渴望 ➔longingly adv

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