length

length　英 [leŋθ] 　美 [leŋθ]

n. 长度，长　

名词复数:lengths　

The river is 300 miles in length.　这条河长 300 英里。

Did you see the length of his hair?　你看见他头发有多长吗？

Length is a measurement of how long something is in time or space. You can measure the length of a table or the length of a movie.

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n. 长度，长

1. The river is 300 miles in length.

这条河长 300 英里。
2. Did you see the length of his hair?

你看见他头发有多长吗？
3. Each class is 45 minutes in length.

每一节课为 45 分钟。
4. Her novels vary in length.

她的小说篇幅长短不一。
5. shoulder-length hair

长及肩的头发
6. He swims 50 lengths a day.

他每天游 50 个游泳池那么长的距离。
7. a length of rope，a length of string

一根绳子╱细线

length (n.) Old English lengðu "property of being long or extended in one direction; distance along a line," from Proto-Germanic *langitho, abstract noun from *langaz "long" (root of Old English lang; see long (adj.)) + *-itho, abstract noun suffix (see -th (2)). Cognate with Old Norse lengd, Old Frisian lengethe, Dutch lengte.

length ★ / leŋθ ; NAmE leŋθ / noun size/measurement 大小；度量 1 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the size or measurement of sth from one end to the other 长；长度 ◆ This room is twice the length of the kitchen. 这个房间的长度是厨房的两倍。 ◆ The river is 300 miles in length. 这条河长 300 英里。 ◆ The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm. 蛇一般长达 100 厘米。 ◆ He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other). 他从海滩一头跑到另一头。 ◆ Did you see the length of his hair? 你看见他头发有多长吗？ ☞compare breadth (1 ) , width (1 ) time 时间 2 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the amount of time that sth lasts （持续）时间的长短 ◆ We discussed shortening the length of the course. 我们就缩短这门课程的时间进行了讨论。 ◆ He was disgusted at the length of timehe had to wait. 他非常讨厌要等那么长时间。 ◆ She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). 她读书时间长了就头疼。 ◆ Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company. 退休金的多少部份取决于为公司服务时间的长短。 ◆ Each class is 45 minutes in length. 每一节课为 45 分钟。 of book/movie 书；电影 3 ★ [uncountable , countable ] the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc; the amount of time that a film/movie lasts （书或文件等的）篇幅；（电影的）片长 ◆ Her novels vary in length. 她的小说篇幅长短不一。 -length …长度 4 ( in adjectives 构成形容词 ) having the lengthmentioned 有…长度的 ◆ shoulder-length hair 长及肩的头发 ☞see also full-length , knee-length of swimming pool 游泳池 5 [countable ] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other 游泳池长度（一端至另一端的距离） ◆ He swims 50 lengths a day. 他每天游 50 个游泳池那么长的距离。 ☞compare width (3 ) in race 赛跑 6 [countable ] the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race （马或船的）自身长度 ◆ The horse won by two clear lengths. 那匹马以整整领先两个马身的优势获胜。 long thin piece 细长的段 7 [countable ] a long thin piece of sth 细长的一段（或一节、一根等） ◆ a length of rope/string/wire 一根绳子╱细线╱金属线 ☞see also long adj. IDIOMS at ˈlength | at… length 1 for a long time and in detail 长时间；详尽地 ◆ He quoted at length from the report. 他大段大段地引用报告中的话。 ◆ We have already discussed this matter at great length. 我们已经十分详尽地讨论了这个问题。 2 ( literary) after a long time 经过一段长时间以后；最后 ◆ ‘I'm still not sure,’ he said at length. “我还是没把握。”他最后说道。 go to any, some, great, etc. ˈlengths (to do sth) to put a lot of effort into doing sth, especially when this seems extreme 竭尽全力；不遗余力 ◆ She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private. 她竭尽全力让自己的私生活不受干扰。 the length and ˈbreadth of… in or to all parts of a place 到处；处处；各地 ◆ They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts. 他们为举行音乐会走遍了欧洲各地。 ☞more at arm n. length lengths length / leŋθ ; NAmE leŋθ /

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