at length 详细解释

at length

adv. 终于(最后, 详细地)

1. 最后, 终于

At length, we began to understand what she wanted.

最后, 我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。

2. 详细地

He talked at length about his work.

他详细地谈了他的工作。

词义辨析

同义参见:

along  

英英释义

副词 at length:

after a long period of time or an especially long delay

同义词：finally, eventually

in a lengthy or prolix manner

同义词：lengthily

补充

at lengthat length1.充分地; 详尽地He went into the subject at full length.他详细地研究了这个问题。Well, we have discussed the matter at length.这件事我们已经仔细讨论过了。He talked at length about his work and his family.他详谈他的工作和家庭。2.最后, 终于At length he returned.他最后还是回来了。At length the young lady raised her head and looked steadily at his intelligent face.那个年轻妇女终于抬起头, 目不转睛地盯着他心领神会的脸。

例句

1. He answered at length.他详细地给出了回答。 2. at length my father went into the house.我爸爸终于进了屋。 3. They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.他们讲了很长时间, 回顾了事件的全过程。 4. We talked at length about the ceremony.我们就这个庆典谈论了很久。 5. The speaker went on at considerable/great/some length.演讲者滔滔不绝地讲了相当长/很长/好些时间。 6. No one was questioned at any length about it. [=no one was questioned for a long period of time]没有人被长时间询问。 7. The topic will be treated at length in the next chapter.这个话题会在下一章详尽论述。 8. The book doesn't discuss the topic at any length. [=the book only discusses the topic briefly]这本书只是简短地讨论了这个话题。 9. "at length [=finally, in the end, at last], we decided to return home."最后，我们决定回家。

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