length

[leŋθ]

n.长度, 时间长短, 距离, 一段, 距离的测量单位

n.

1. (距离、尺寸的)长度[U][C]

The fish is two feet in length.

这条鱼有两英尺长。

2. (时间的)长短, 期间[U][C]

The length of the movie is two hours.

影片长两小时。

3. 全长; 全程[the S][(+of)]

We walked the length of the street.

我们从街这头走到那头。

4. (作为长度单位的)物体的长度, 动物的体长[C]

The horse won the race by two-and-a-half lengths.

这匹马以两个半马身赢得了比赛。

5. (一)段, (一)节[C][(+of)]

We need a length of pipe.

我们需要一节管子。

词形变化

名词复数：lengths

词义辨析

同义:

n.长度; 全程; 延伸

extent  measure  duration  span  reach  stretch  distance  

同义参见:

measurement  range  way  flight  

反义:

n.长度

width  breadth  

英英释义

名词 length:

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place

continuance in time

同义词：duration

the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end

size of the gap between two places

同义词：distance

a section of something that is long and narrow

短语词组

at full length

1. 全身伸展地

The boy lay at full length on the grass.

男孩伸直身体躺在草地上。

at length

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。

go to great lengths

1. 竭尽全力; 无所顾忌

He'll go to great lengths to get the job done.

他将不遗余力去完成这项工作。

补充

lengthlength英:[leŋθ] 美:[lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ]n.1.一段, 一节We'll need several lengths of string to tie the package.我们需要几段绳子用来打包。2.长, 长度; 距离All these sticks are of uniform length.所有这些手杖的长度都是一样的。Take two pieces of string of different lengths.拿两条长度不同的带子。

例句

1. It grows to a length of three or four metres.它能长到三四米长。 2. The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft.这架飞机翼展34英尺, 长22英尺。 3. It is 2 metres in length.它的长度为两米。 4. They travelled the length of the island.他们穿越了整个岛屿。 5. I looked along the length of the building.我的目光横扫过整座大楼。 6. The book was 600 pages in length.这本书有600页。 7. The length of the article meant it had to be serialized.这篇文章的篇幅意味着它得以连载方式出现。 8. The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.段落的长度取决于其传递的信息。 9. The exact length of each period may vary.每个阶段的确切时长可能会不一样。 10. The sheer length of his films demands a lot of the viewer.他的影片单从长度上讲就对观众要求很高。 11. The film is over two hours in length.这部电影时长两个多小时。 12. the length of time it takes to train hospital staff培训医院职工所需的时间 13. He hated to be away from her for any length of time.他一刻也不愿离开她身边。 14. a 30ft length of rope一根30英尺长的绳子 15. You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.你可以在玻璃后面挂几段织物。 16. three lengths of cloth3段布 17. a short length of steel chain一根短钢链 18. I noticed the length of her fingers.我注意到她手指很长。 19. I was surprised at the length of time it took him to make up his mind.我很惊讶他竟用了那么长的时间才下定决心。 20. I swam 50 lengths today.我今天游了25个来回。 21. Harvard won by four lengths.哈佛大学以四个船身的优势获胜。 22. He answered at length.他详细地给出了回答。 23. At length my father went into the house.我爸爸终于进了屋。 24. 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。 25. it can reach over two feet in length .它可以延伸到两英尺长以上。 26. the length of the coast track.岸边路的长度。 27. delivery must be within a reasonable length of time.必须在合理的时间内送到。 28. the length of the waiting list.等候者名单的长度。 29. the muscles running the length of my spine.这些延展我整个脊椎骨的肌肉。 30. the length of her skirt.她衬衫的长度。 31. fifty lengths of the pool.游泳池50个来回。 32. the mare won the race last year by seven lengths.去年那匹母马以七个马身优势赢得比赛。 33. he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car.他费劲地弯下身钻进小车。 34. a stout length of wood.粗粗的一段木头。 35. they go to great lengths to avoid the press.他们费尽心机躲开新闻媒体。 36. Lewis tended to bowl short of a length.刘易斯老是投球不到位。 37. these aspects have been discussed at length.这些方面都已详细讨论过了。 38. at length she laid down the pencil.很长时间之后，她放下铅笔。 39. women from the length and breadth of Russia.来自全俄罗斯的妇女。 40. to measure the length of a room测量房间的长度 41. It took an hour to walk the length of Oxford Street.在牛津街从头走到底得花一个小时。 42. This snake can grow to a length of two metres.这种蛇可以长到两米长。 43. the length of a class/speech/film课时╱演讲╱电影的长度 44. I can swim a length in thirty seconds.我能在三十秒钟内从这一头游到那一头。 45. a length of material/rope/string一块材料；一段绳索；一根细绳 46. We discussed the matter at great length.我们详谈了此事。 47. I went to great lengths to find this book for you.我不遗余力为你找到这本书。 48. They travelled the length and breadth of India.他们走遍了印度。 49. “What is its length?” [=how long is it?] “It measures 10 inches in length.” [=it is 10 inches long]“它的长度是多少？”“它的长度是10英寸。” 50. We walked the entire length of the beach. [=we walked from one end of the beach to the other]我们走完了整个海滩。 51. "The length of the table is six feet, and its width is three feet."桌子长六英尺，宽三英尺。 52. These pins are available in one- and two-inch lengths.现有的大头钉有一英寸长的，有两英寸长的。 53. The adult animals reach a maximum length of two meters.这种动物成年时身长最长可达两米。 54. Your essay should be no more than 250 words in length.你的文章应该控制在250词以内。 55. five pages in length [=five pages long]五页纸的篇幅 56. a book-length poem [=a very long poem; a poem that has the same number of pages as some books]长达一本书的长诗 57. Don't be put off by the book's length. [=(less commonly) lengthiness]别因为这本书篇幅长而放弃。 58. I was amazed by the length of the ape's arms. [=by how long the ape's arms were]类人猿手臂之长令我惊叹。 59. They want to extend the length of the school year. [=to make the school year longer; to lengthen the school year]他们想延长学年时间。 60. the length of a movie电影时长 61. "If you're in town for any length of time [=for more than just a short time], be sure to see the museum."你如果在镇上待一段时间，一定要参观博物馆。 62. Our horse won the race by a length. [=by a distance equal to the length of one horse]我们的马以超出一马身的长度赢得了这场比赛。 63. They were two car lengths behind us.他们以两车身的距离跟在我们后面 64. I managed to swim four lengths of the pool. [=to swim from one end of the pool to the other end four times]我勉强在泳池里游了四个来回。 65. a length of pipe/chain/yarn水管/链子/纱线的一段 66. the length of a skirt裙子的长度 67. a waist-length jacket [=a jacket that reaches only to your waist]及腰的夹克 68. chin-length hair长及下巴的头发 69. We talked at length about the ceremony.我们就这个庆典谈论了很久。 70. 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。 71. 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。 72. The topic will be treated at length in the next chapter.这个话题会在下一章详尽论述。 73. 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。 74. "At length [=finally, in the end, at last], we decided to return home."最后，我们决定回家。 75. She'll go to any length to avoid doing work. = She'll go to any lengths to avoid doing work.她会想方设法逃避干活。 76. He went to great lengths to learn the truth.他竭尽全力了解真相。 77. "I've been/traveled the length and breadth of the canyon, but I still haven't found the caves I'm looking for."我已经走遍整个峡谷，但还是没有发现我想要寻找的那些洞穴。