long

[lɔŋ]

adj.长的, 冗长的, 久的, 长音的
adv.长期地, 久地, 用于名词后强调某事发生在某整段时间
v.渴望
n.长时间, 长音节,囤积商品者

a.

1. 长的; 远的

The railway is 1000 miles long.

这条铁路长一千英里。

2. 长久的

She was abroad for a long time.

她在国外呆了很久。

3. 冗长的; 过久的

He gave a long, tiring report.

他的报告冗长, 令人厌倦。

4. (记忆力)能记得久远的

She had a long memory.

她记性很好。

5. 希望渺茫的

6. 【语】长音的

ad.

1. 长久地

You can keep my book as long as you like.

我的书你要借多久都随你的便。

2. 始终

She worked all day long.

她工作了一整天。

n.

1. 长时间; 长时期[U]

I am not going away for long.

我离开的时间不会太长。

2. 【语】长音节[C]

3. 长裤[P]

词形变化

形容词比较级: longer | 形容词最高级: longest | 动词过去式: longed | 动词过去分词: longed | 动词现在分词: longing | 动词第三人称单数: longs |

词义辨析

同义:

a.长的; 无聊的

lengthy  extensive  far-reaching  

反义:

a.ad.长的; 长久地

short  shortly  

英英释义

动词 long:

desire strongly or persistently

同义词：hanker, yearn

形容词 long:

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

of relatively great height

good at remembering

同义词：retentive, recollective, tenacious

holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

(of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

involving substantial risk

planning prudently for the future

同义词：farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, longsighted

having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"

副词 long:

for an extended time or at a distant time

for an extended distance

短语词组

before long

1. 不久

The dictionary will be published before long.

这本词典不久就要出版。

补充

longlong英:[lɔŋ] 美:[lɔŋ, lɑŋ]adj.1.(距离, 长度)长的2.长时间的, 长期的It's an hour long.这有一个钟头之久。The pupils have two long holidays every year.学生们每年有两次长假。adv.1.长久地, 长期地Have you been working here long?你在这儿工作很久了吗?2.很久地, 久远地I heard about him long before I saw him.我在没见过他之前就听说过他。n.1.长时间, 长时期The work won't take long.这工作不会花太长时间。vi.1.渴望; 极想We are longing to see you.我们极想见到你。

例句

1. A long line of people formed outside the doctor's office.人们在医生办公室外排成一列长队。 2. a very long piece of string一段很长的细绳 3. Trains to London emerge from a long tunnel.开往伦敦的列车开出了长长的隧道。 4. I went for a long walk.我散步走了很远。 5. long grass is important for wildlife.长长的草对野生动物很重要。 6. Her legs were long and thin.她的腿又长又细。 7. The long journey tired him.长途旅行令他疲惫不堪。 8. In the roots of the olives, you could find centipedes as long as a pencil.在橄榄树的根部可以找到像铅笔一样长的蜈蚣。 9. She's got long hair.她有一头长发。 10. How long is the tunnel?隧道有多长？ 11. His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.他的目的地是乔伯姆公地, 那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。 12. It's a long way to the school.去学校要走很长一段路 13. We walked a long way.我们走了很长一段路。 14. The house was a long way away.那座房子离这里很远。 15. She is wearing a long black dress.她身穿一袭黑色长裙。 16. She is planning a long holiday in Egypt and America.她正计划到埃及和美国度一个长假。 17. This is a long film, three hours and seven minutes.这是一部三小时零七分钟的电影长片。 18. It takes a long time.这需要很长时间。 19. They sat looking at each other for a long while.他们坐着, 对视了很久。 20. I've been waiting a long time.我等了很久了。 21. How long is the usual stay in hospital?通常要住院多久？ 22. How long is the course?这门课上多久？ 23. How long is the flight?这次航班飞多久？ 24. He must have started writing his book a long time ago.他一定很久以前就开始写这本书了。 25. An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long.8星期大的胚胎只有1英寸长。 26. The room is 6 metres long.这个房间有6米长。 27. The film is three hours long.这部电影长达3个小时。 28. This has been the longest week of my life.这是我一辈子过的最长的一个星期。 29. It was five long miles to the nearest pub.离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。 30. Go to sleep. I've got a long day tomorrow.睡觉吧。我明天还得忙呢。 31. She was a TV reporter and worked long hours.她是个电视台记者, 总是工作到很晚。 32. He was making quite a long speech.他的讲话颇为冗长。 33. a long book篇幅长的书 34. He's got a long memory.他记性很好。 35. He arose and took the long way back.他站起来, 从较远的路返回。 36. the long version of the play这出戏的较长版本 37. I will be having a long think about it.我会好好想一想这件事情。 38. He gave her a long look.他深深地看了她一眼。 39. The school was long on prestige but short on endowment.这座学校享有盛名但缺乏捐助。 40. There's still a long chance we might be spotted by the naked eye.我们被人看见的机会极小。 41. Three against one seemed pretty long odds.三对一的可能性极小。 42. a long position多头地位 43. What a long baby!真是个高挑纤丽的宝贝儿！ 44. And so, at long last, the project came to an end.就这样, 这项工程终于结束了。 45. Here, at long last, was the moment he had waited for.他终于等到了这一刻。 46. Don't be long!不要慢吞吞的！ 47. It won't be long before the policy is introduced nationwide.用不了多久这项政策就会在全国范围内推行。 48. It wasn't long before I started to get irritated.没过多久我就被激怒了。 49. I won't be long我马上就回来 50. Aren't I a bit long in the tooth to start being an undergraduate?我现在去上大学年纪是不是大了点？ 51. Have you known her parents long?你认识她父母很久了吗？ 52. I won't stay long.我不会待很长时间。 53. Have you been here long?你来这儿很久了吗？ 54. She reflected no longer than a second before she decisively slit the envelope.她稍想了一下, 就果断地撕开了信封。 55. How long have you lived around here?你在这一带住多久了？ 56. How long can you stay?你能待多长时间？ 57. How long did you stay there?你在那儿待了多久？ 58. How long have you been here?你来这儿多久了？ 59. Repairs to the cable did not take long.电缆维修没花太长时间。 60. It won't take long.这花不了多长时间。 61. I learned long ago to avoid these invitations.我很久以前就学会了避开这样的邀请。 62. I left long before her.她走的时候我早就走了。 63. The railway had obviously been built long after the house.显然, 铁路比这座房子晚很长时间才建成。 64. not long after our arrival我们抵达后不久 65. She got home not long after.她随后就到家了。 66. They're bound to catch him before long.他们肯定很快就会抓住他的。 67. Before long we were all safely back home.不久以后, 我们都安全回到了家中。 68. We played that record all night long.我们把那张唱片放了一整晚。 69. People save all year long for their holidays.人们为了度假整整存了一年钱。 70. Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.国际象棋很早就被认为是评定智力水平的一种标准。 71. Buddhists have long understood the dangers of too much pride in ownership.佛教徒很早就认识到轻慢之心的危险。 72. to go long做多头 73. Tiles can be fixed to any surface as long as it's flat.只要表面是平的, 瓷砖就能贴上。 74. Detergent cannot harm a fabric, so long as it has been properly dissolved.只要充分稀释, 洗涤剂不会损伤织物。 75. I'll come as long as it's not too expensive.只要不是太贵, 我就会来。 76. You can't turn the heating off as long as the system is on.系统开着的时候, 你无法关掉暖气。 77. He has been on a diet for as long as any of his friends can remember.在所有朋友的记忆中, 他一直都在节食。 78. long live freedom!自由万岁！ 79. It is a free world where we are all entitled to our opinions. long may it remain so.这是一个自由世界, 我们都可以有自己的观点, 但愿一直是这样。 80. Well, so long, pal, see you around.好了, 再见, 伙计, 后会有期。 81. Britain will not remain outside the euro for long.英国不会留在欧元区之外太久。 82. I'm an active person who can't sit down for long.我是个好动的人, 不太能坐得住。 83. Did you live there? —Not for long.你以前住在那里吗？——没住多久。 84. For too long there was a huge gap in the market.很长的一段时间内, 市场上曾存在着巨大的缺口。 85. German interest rates will come down before long.德国利率不久就会下调。 86. Before long he took over the editing of the magazine.不久之后他接管了那家杂志的编辑工作。 87. Anyway, the long and the short of it is that we got our money back in the end.不管怎样, 重要的是我们最终拿回了自己的钱。 88. They longed for green trees and open spaces.他们向往成片的绿树和开阔的空地。 89. Steve longed for the good old days.史蒂夫怀念往昔的美好岁月。 90. He longed for the winter to be over.他盼望冬天早日结束。 91. I'm longing to meet her.我渴望见到她。 92. I'm longing to see my boyfriend again.我盼望着再次见到我的男友。 93. I long to pass a short holiday.我渴望度一个短假。 94. a long corridor.长长的走廊。 95. long black hair.长长的黑发。 96. the queue for tickets was long.买票的队伍很长。 97. a boat 150 feet long.150英尺长的船。 98. how long is the leash?.这皮带有多长？。 99. I went for a long walk.我走了很长一段路。 100. a sweater with long sleeves.长袖毛衣。 101. shaped like a torpedo, long and thin.形状像鱼雷，又细又长。 102. he tried to head a long ball from Jones back to the keeper.他试图将琼斯的长传球用头顶回给守门员。 103. a long and distinguished career.长久而出色的职业。 104. she took a long time to dress.她打扮了很长时间。 105. the debates will be 90 minutes long.辩论将历时90分钟。 106. serving long hours on the committee.在委员会中工作很长的时间。 107. write a long report.写了个很长的报告。 108. a long list of candidates.很多的选手。 109. the statement was three pages long.三页长的讲话。 110. winning against long odds.获胜机会很小。 111. you're taking a long chance.你的机会很渺茫。 112. an industry that seems long on ideas but short on cash.一个主意很多但现金很少的行业。 113. see you before long.很快再见。 114. it will not be for long.不会太久的。 115. two longs and a short.两个长音一个短音。 116. we hadn't known them long.我们刚刚认识他们。 117. an experience they will long remember.他们会长久记住的经历。 118. his long-awaited Grand Prix debut.他等了很久的国际汽车大奖赛开幕式。 119. how long have you been working?.你工作多久了？。 120. it was abandoned long ago.它很久以前就不用了。 121. the work was compiled long after his death.他死后很久作品才被编出来。 122. he couldn't wait any longer.他不能再等了。 123. it rained all day long.整天都下雨。 124. the Cambridge side played the ball long.剑桥队把球开得老远。 125. he threw the ball long.他把球扔得太远了。 126. they have been there as long as anyone can remember.大家都记得他们一直在那里。 127. as long as you fed him, he would be cooperative.只要你喂他，他就会跟你合作。 128. it won't be long before you're hooked.想要钓你上钩不用太久。 129. sit down, tea won't be long.请坐，茶马上就到。 130. it saves money in the long run.这长期看来是省钱的。 131. the long and short of it is, I must make something or be miserable.总之，我必须做点儿什么，要不就很惨。 132. we're not there yet, not by a long shot.我们还没去那里，绝不可能去。 133. she longed for a little more excitement.她渴望多点儿刺激。 134. [with infinitive]we are longing to see the new baby.我们很想看看那新生儿。 135. She has lovely long hair.她留有一头美丽的长发。 136. a very long journey/book/corridor很长的旅程╱书╱走廊 137. Nurses work very long hours.护士的工作时间很长。 138. The insect was only 2 millimetres long.这只昆虫只有2毫米长。 139. a five-mile-long traffic jam五英里长的堵塞车流 140. It will take a week at the longest.这最多花一个星期。 141. She didn't stay long.她没有久留。 142. You shouldn't have to wait long.你应该不用等多久。 143. I hope we don't have to wait much longer.我希望我们不必再等很久。 144. Just wait here -- I won't be long.你就等在这儿，我很快就回来。 145. ‘How long will it take to get there?’ ‘Not long.’“到那儿要多久时间？”“不久。” 146. All that happened long ago.这一切都发生在很久以前。 147. As long as no problems arise we should get the job finished by Friday.只要不出现问题，我们应该可以在星期五前完成工作。 148. They no longer live here.他们现在不住在这里了。 149. They don't live here any longer.他们不再住在这里了。 150. She longed to return to Greece.她渴望回希腊。 151. long hair长发 152. long legs长腿 153. a long corridor长廊 154. The bridge is the longest in the world.这是世界上最长的桥。 155. We drove a long distance.我们开车走了很长一段路。 156. the long/longer side of the building建筑物（较）长的一侧 157. The pants are a little (too) long for me. [=they should be shorter in order to fit me]这条裤子我穿着有点（太）长了。 158. one meter long一米长 159. The whale was 50 feet long.这条鲸长50英尺。 160. “How long was the race?” “The race was five miles long.”“比赛的赛程是多长？”“五英里。” 161. a long pause/wait长时间的停顿/等待 162. They've had a long and happy marriage.他们的婚姻长久而幸福。 163. She finds it hard to sit still for long periods of time.她发现长时间坐着不动十分困难。 164. It's a long movie.这部影片很长。 165. The company has a long tradition of serving its customers well.这家公司一贯秉承为顾客提供周到服务的传统。 166. I've known them for a long time. [=many years]我认识他们很多年了。 167. I haven't seen them for/in a (very) long time. = (US) I haven't seen them for the longest time.我已很久没有见到他们了。 168. The changes took a long time to come. = The changes were long in coming. [=the changes did not happen quickly]这些变化姗姗来迟。 169. It happened a long time ago. [=far in the past; not at all recently]这件事发生在很久以前。 170. The test should take an hour at the longest. [=it should not be longer than an hour]这次测试最长不超过一小时。 171. She is used to working long hours. [=she often works for many hours at a time]她习惯了一连工作好多个小时。 172. He has a very long memory. [=he remembers things that happened far in the past]他能记得很久以前发生的事。 173. someone with long experience in the UN [=someone who has been in the UN many years]在联合国工作多年的人 174. She gave him a long look. [=she looked at him for many seconds]她看了他很长时间。 175. It's been a long day. [=a difficult day in which time seems to go by slowly]这一天过得特别漫长。 176. We took Friday off and went to the coast for a long weekend. [=a weekend with an extra day added to it]我们周五请了一天假，去海滨过了一个长周末。 177. The movie is three hours long. [=it lasts three hours]这部电影的时长为三小时。 178. A day is 24 hours long.一天是24小时。 179. a long book/essay/list篇幅长的书/文章；项目多的清单 180. The team has had a long streak of wins.这个队多次连胜。 181. The book is 300 pages long.这本书长达300页。 182. The team's winning streak is 12 games long.这个队已连胜12场。 183. a shirt with long sleeves长袖衬衣 184. long pants长裤 185. a long skirt长裙 186. "His second serve was long, so he lost the point."他的第二次发球出界了，所以失了分。 187. long and short vowels长元音和短元音 188. the long “a” in “make”单词make中发长音的字母a 189. the long “e” in “sweet”单词sweet中发长音的字母e 190. the long “i” in “ice”单词ice中发长音的字母i 191. the long “u” in “use”单词use中发长音的字母u 192. Why the long face? [=you look sad; why are you sad?]为什么愁眉苦脸的呀？ 193. He grew up a long way from here.他是在离这里很远的一个地方长大的。 194. Their house is a long way (away) from here.他们的住所离这里很远。 195. "We've done a lot of work, but we have a long way to go. [=we still have a lot of work to do]"我们已经做了大量工作，但还有很多要做。 196. These changes will go a long way toward/towards making the system more efficient. [=these changes will do a lot to make the system more efficient]这些改变会对提高系统效率有很大作用。 197. The company has really come a long way [=the company has made a lot of progress] since/from its humble beginnings.这家公司起步很艰难，至今已有了很大发展。 198. These problems go back a long way. [=these problems have existed for a long time]这些问题由来已久。 199. She and her business partner go back a long way (together). [=she and her business partner have known each other for a long time]她和她的商业伙伴相识已有多年。 200. I had a list of things to do that was as long as your/my arm.我有好多事情要做。 201. He was long on criticism [=he said many critical things] but short on useful advice.他提出了许多批评意见，但有用的建议却很少。 202. Well hello there! long time no see!嗨，你好！好久不见了！ 203. The extra food she brought did not last long.她额外带来的食物没吃多久。 204. Will he be away (very) long?他要离开很久吗？ 205. They'll have to wait a bit longer.他们只得再等上一段时间。 206. The mall has long been a popular hangout for teenagers.这个购物中心长期以来一直是青少年喜欢待的地方。 207. They have long been devoted friends.他们老早就是知心朋友了。 208. It's been so long since we've seen each other.我们相识已久。 209. It's been much too long since we've seen each other.我们相识已久。 210. That meeting was way too long.那次会议持续的时间太长了。 211. She's been away so long. [=for such a long time]她离开这里很长时间了。 212. We had to leave long before we were ready to go.我们还远没准备好，就不得不动身了。 213. long live the King/Queen! [=may the King/Queen live for many years]国王/女王万岁！ 214. her long-awaited new novel她让人期待已久的新小说 215. a long-anticipated announcement期望已久的公告 216. The children played all day long. [=throughout the day]孩子们玩了一整天。 217. We talked all night long.我们彻夜交谈。 218. all summer/week long整个夏天/星期 219. events that occurred long before the discovery of America发现美洲之前很久发生的事 220. He remembered that day long after it had faded from her memory.她早就不记得那一天了，可他还记得。 221. The book wasn't published until long after she had died.她死后很久这本书才出版。 222. "He went to bed at 10 o'clock. Not long after/afterward, the phone rang."他10点上床睡觉。没多久，电话响了。 223. The quarterback threw the ball long.四分卫将球抛得很远。 224. "As long as I'm here, we may as well begin."既然我在这里，不如我们现在就开始。 225. "As long as you're up, would you mind getting me a drink?"既然你起来了，拿一杯饮料给我好吗？ 226. So long as you feel that way I'll leave.既然你有那种感觉，那我就离开这里。 227. I'll go with you as long as you'll drive.只要你开车，我就跟你一起去。 228. "They can do anything they want, so long as they follow the rules."只要遵守规章，他们想做什么都可以。 229. "As long as she's allowed to go first, she's happy."只要允许她先走，她就高兴。 230. The economy will remain strong as long as there are jobs to go around.当人人都有工作可做时，经济就会保持强劲。 231. "“Will you be long?” “No, I'll be ready soon.”"“你需要很长时间吗？”“不，我很快就准备好。” 232. "I'm going out now, but I won't be long. [=I will return soon]"我现在要出去，但不会太久。 233. "“Have you finished yet?” “No, but I won't be long.” [=I will finish soon]"“你做完了吗？”“没有，但会很快就做完。” 234. "“Will you be much longer?” “No, I'm almost ready.”"“你还需要更久吗？”“不，我差不多准备好了。” 235. "We've been waiting since morning, but it won't be long now. [=what we have been waiting for will happen/come soon]"我们从早晨一直等到现在，好在快等到了。 236. It can't be much longer before they give up. [=they will probably give up soon]要不了多久他们就会放弃。 237. events that happened long ago很久以前发生的事 238. The announcement was made not long ago. [=the announcement was made recently]这个通告是不久前才发布的。 239. It wasn't so/very long ago that this place was empty field.不久前这个地方还是荒凉的旷野。 240. Those buildings are long gone now.那些建筑早就不在了。 241. questions that have long since been answered [=questions that were answered long ago]早已回答过的问题 242. an animal that has long since disappeared from this region这一地区绝迹已久的一种动物 243. I long since gave up trying to change her mind.我早就放弃了让她改变主意的念头。 244. They could wait no longer. = They couldn't wait any longer. [=it was not possible for them to continue waiting]他们不能再等了。 245. I can no longer afford the car. [=I could afford the car at some time in the past but I cannot afford it now]我现在买不起那款汽车了。 246. So long (for now)! Have a safe journey home!再见！回家一路平安！ 247. She said so long to her friends and family and headed off to college.她告别了朋友和家人，就出发上大学去了。 248. the time of year when we say so long to winter coats [=when we stop wearing winter coats]换下冬装的时节 249. It won't take long to make dinner.做顿饭用不了很长时间。 250. This is taking longer than I thought (it would).这件事花的时间比我预想的要长。 251. They said they would be finished before long.他们说很快就可以完成。 252. Before long the light rain had turned into a heavy downpour.顷刻之间，毛毛细雨变成了倾盆大雨。 253. We expect them to arrive before long. [=before much longer]我们预计他们很快就到。 254. I haven't known him for long.我刚认识他不久。 255. Her life did not remain peaceful for long.她平静的生活没有持续多久。 256. He won't be away for (very) long. [=for (very) much longer]他不会离开很久。 257. He didn't work here for long.他在这里工作的时间不长。 258. She's been away for so long. [=for such a long time]她已经离开这里很久了。 259. "I could give you a lot of reasons for my decision, but the long and short of it is that I just don't want to go."对于我的决定，我可以给你说出一大堆理由，但总而言之是我根本就不想走。 260. We all long for peace. = We all long to live in peace.我们都渴望和平。 261. I'm longing for the time when I will see you again. = I'm longing to see you again. = How I long to see you again!我期待着再次与你见面。 262. He began to feel that the longed-for day of her return would never come.他开始感到自己永远盼不到她归来的那一天了。