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TIME

long /lɒŋ/ (longer/ˈlɒŋgə/)

1. ADV Long means a great amount of time or for a great amount of time. 长时间地
Repairs to the cable did not take too long. 维修电缆没花太长时间。
Have you known her parents long?
你认识她的父母很久了吗？
I learned long ago to avoid these invitations. 我很早以前就学会了回避这些邀请。
2. PHRASE The expression for long is used to mean "for a great amount of time." 长久
"Did you live there?"—"Not for long."
“你以前住在那里吗？”—“没住多久。”
3. ADJ A long event or period of time lasts for a great amount of time or takes a great amount of time. 长时间的
We had a long meeting with the attorney general. 我们和首席检察官开了一个长会。
She is planning a long holiday in Europe. 她正打算去欧洲度一次长假。
4. ADV You use long to ask or talk about amounts of time. 长久地
How long have you lived around here?
你在这附近住多久了？
He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember. 从他的朋友能记得时开始，他就一直在节食。
5. ADJ Long is also an adjective. 长久的['how' ADJ, amount ADJ]
So how long is your commute?
那么你上下班路程要花多长时间？
6. ADJ A long speech, book, film, or list contains a lot of information or a lot of items and takes a lot of time to listen to, read, watch, or deal with. (篇幅) 长的
He was making quite a long speech. 他当时正在发表一个相当长的演讲。
7. ADJ If you describe a period of time or work as long, you mean it lasts for more hours or days than is usual, or seems to last for more time than it actually does. 长的 (时间)
Go to sleep. I've got a long day tomorrow. 去睡吧。我明天要工作很长时间。
She was a TV reporter and worked long hours. 她曾是个电视记者，长时间工作。
8. ADJ If someone has a long memory, they are able to remember things that happened far back in the past. (记性) 好的
Mr. Assad, who has a long memory, will not have forgotten that meeting. 好记性的阿萨德先生不会忘记那次会面的。
9. ADV Long is used in expressions such as all year long, the whole day long, and your whole life long to say and emphasize that something happens for the whole of a particular period of time. 整个 (时间段)[n ADV] [强调]
We played that CD all night long. 我们整晚都在播放那张CD。

DISTANCE AND SIZE

long /lɒŋ/ (longer/ˈlɒŋgə/)

ADV
1. ADJ Something that is long measures a great distance from one end to the other. (长度) 长的
...a long table. …一张长桌子。
Lucy was 27, with long dark hair. 露西27岁，留着长长的黑发。
2. ADJ A long distance is a great distance. A long journey or route covers a great distance. (路程) 长的
These people were a long way from home. 这些人离家遥远。
The long journey tired him. 漫长的旅程使他疲倦。
3. ADJ A long piece of clothing covers the whole of someone's legs or more of their legs than usual. Clothes with long sleeves cover the whole of someone's arms. (衣服) 长的[ADJ n]
She is wearing a long black dress. 她穿着一件黑色长裙。
4. ADJ You use long to talk or ask about the distance something measures from one end to the other. (某长度) 长的
An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long. 一个8周大的胎儿仅1英寸长。
How long is the tunnel?
这隧道有多长？
5. COMB in ADJ Long is also a combining form. (某长度) 长的
...a three-foot-long gash in the tanker's side. …油轮侧面一条3英尺长的裂缝。

PHRASES

long /lɒŋ/ (longer/ˈlɒŋgə/)

COMB in ADJ
1. PHRASE If you say that something is the case as long as or so long as something else is the case, you mean that it is only the case if the second thing is the case. 只要
He said he would still support them, as long as they didn't break the rules. 他说只要他们不违反规则，他仍然会支持他们。
2. PHRASE If you say that someone won't be long, you mean that you think they will arrive or be back soon. If you say that it won't be long before something happens, you mean that you think it will happen soon. (某人) 很快就来; (某事) 即将发生
"What's happened to her?"—"I'm sure she won't be long."
“她出什么事了？”— “我肯定她马上就到了。”
3. PHRASE If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or it happened soon. 不久
German interest rates will come down before long. 德国的利率不久就会降下来。
4. PHRASE Something that is no longer the case used to be the case but is not the case now. You can also say that something is not the case any longer. 不再
Food shortages are no longer a problem. 食物短缺不再是个问题。
She could no longer afford to keep him at school. 她再也供不起他上学了。
5. PHRASE You can say so long as an informal way of saying goodbye. 再见
Well, so long, pal, see you around. 好了，再见，伙计，回头见。
6. at long last→see last
7. in the long run→see run
8. a long shot→see shot
9. in the long term→see term
10. to go a long way→see way

VERB USES

long /lɒŋ/ (longing,longed,longs)

PHRASE
1. V-T/V-I If you long for something, you want it very much. 渴望; 极想念
Steve longed for the good old days. 史蒂夫怀念过去的好时光。
I'm longing to meet her. 我正渴望着见她。
2. →see also longing

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剑桥词典

long adjective (TIME)

Passengers could face long delays .
She had a long career in films .
She gave him a long, lingering kiss .
They had a long and happy marriage .
After a long, awkward pause someone asked a question .

long adjective (DISTANCE)

He noticed her long delicate fingers .
It's a heck of a long way to the nearest shop from here.
I love going on long journeys .
There's a long flight of steps ascending to the cathedral doors .
The island has long golden beaches fringed by palm trees .

long adjective (MANY WORDS)

I got a lovely long newsy letter from Bec.
His speech was long and dull .
He is well known to the police and has a long criminal record .
Your conclusion is good, but the final sentence is too long and complicated .
It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book .

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