furlong
furlong 英 [ˈfɜ:lɒŋ] 美 [ˈfɜrlɔŋ]
n. 弗隆（英国长度单位）
名词复数:furlongs
- A furlong is a unit of measurement that's equal to 220 yards. It takes eight furlongs to make a mile. These days, the measurement is mainly used to mark distances in horse racing.
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- n. 弗隆（英国长度单位）
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1. Photograph: Christopher furlong/Getty
照片克里斯多佛·弗隆/ Getty.
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2. It's an "intriguing" conclusion, says geoscientist Kevin furlong of Pennsylvania State University, University Park.
宾夕法尼亚大学帕克分校的地球科学家凯文·弗朗称，这是个“有趣的”结论。
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3. However, "Clearly, things are heading towards the consumer market and that's where Nokia has its strength," Tom furlong, head of Nokia's messaging services, told Reuters.
但诺基亚一名高管对路透表示,诺基亚认为其面向消费者的讯息服务面临良机.
- furlong (n.) measure of distance of roughly 660 feet, from Old English furlang, originally the length of a furrow in a common field of 10 acres, from furh "furrow" (see furrow (n.)) + lang "long" (see long (adj.)). The "acre" of the common field being variously measured, the furlong varied but eventually was fixed by custom at 40 rods. Used from 9c. to translate Latin stadium (625 feet), one-eighth of a Roman mile, and so the English word came to be used for "one-eighth of an English mile," though this led to a different measure for the English mile than the Roman one. Furlong being so important in land deed records (where mile hardly figures) it was thought best to redefine the mile rather than the furlong, which was done under Elizabeth I.
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