length
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side. 長度
It is about a metre in length. 它大約有一米長。
...the length of the fish. …魚的長度。
2. N-VAR The length of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it. 篇幅
...a book of at least 100 pages in length. …一本至少有100頁篇幅的書。
3. N-VAR 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. (事件、活動等) 持續(xù)時間
The exact length of each period may vary. 每一時期的確切持續(xù)時間可能有所不同。
4. N-COUNT 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. 一段 (繩子、佈、木頭等)
...a 30 feet length of rope. …一段30英尺長的繩子。
5. N-UNCOUNT The length of something is its quality of being long. 長度
Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind. 很多人都爲(wèi)他用這麼長的時間才下定決心感到喫驚。
6. →see also full-length
7. at arm's length→see arm
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length /l??kθ/ (lengths)
劍橋詞典
- The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.
- Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
- The metre is the standard unit for measuring length in the SI system .
- The mountains stretch the entire length of the country .
- Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool underwater !
- Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
- The children are too young for a movie of that length.
- How can it take that length of time to get dressed ?
- I can't believe the length of time they spend chatting !
- I asked him to cut the length of his speech .
length noun (DISTANCE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side
長，長度
The boat is ten metres in length. 這條船長10米。
The length of the bay is approximately 200 miles . 海灣的長度約爲(wèi)200英裡。
She planted rose bushes (along) the length of the fence (= the whole distance along it). 她沿著籬笆都栽上了玫瑰花叢。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
a piece of something such as string or pipe
條，根
a length of rope 一條繩子
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
a unit used in describing the distance by which a horse or boat wins a race , equal to the measurement from one end of the horse or boat to the other
（馬的）身位；船身
We won by two lengths. 我們領(lǐng)先兩個身位獲勝。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
遊泳池的長度，泳程
She swims 40 lengths a day . 她每天在泳池裡遊40個泳程。
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length noun (TIME)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the amount of time something lasts
花費的時間
the length of a film /speech /play 電影／縯講／話劇的時長
He is unable to concentrate on his work for any length of time (= for anything more than a short time ). 他根本無法集中精力工作。
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
the amount of writing in a book or document
（書籍或文件的）篇幅
He's written books of various lengths on the subject . 關(guān)於這個題目，他已經(jīng)寫了幾本書，篇幅長短不一。
All of your essays will be about the same length. 你所有的論文篇幅都應(yīng)大致相同。
?at length
for a long time
長久地，長時間地
George went on at great length about his various illnesses . 喬治滔滔不絕地講起他身患的各種疾病。
formal
If something happens at length, it happens after a long period of time .
終於，最終
At length, the authorities allowed her to go home . 儅侷終於允許她廻家了。
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習(xí)語
go to great lengthsthe length and breadth of somewhere 返回 length