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单词 long on
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long onn.

Brit. /ˌlɒŋ ˈɒn/, U.S. /ˌlɔŋ ˈɔn/, /ˌlɑŋ ˈɑn/
Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: long field on n. at long field n. Compounds
Etymology: Short for long field on n. at long field n. Compounds. Compare mid-on n.
Cricket.
A fielding position at some distance behind the bowler on the on side; (also) a fielder occupying this position.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > cricket ground > [noun] > side
leg side?1801
offside1816
leg1833
on-side1833
off1836
on1836
long on1843
long off1854
society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > fielding > [noun] > fielding position > specific
bat's end1742
midwicket1744
middle wicket1772
long-stop1773
long field?1801
third man1801
point1816
slip1816
backstop1819
cover1836
long field on1837
short stopc1837
long on1843
middle-on1843
short leg1843
cover-point1846
square leg1849
long off1854
mid-off1865
leg slip1869
mid-on1870
cover-slip1891
box1911
gully1920
1843 ‘Wykhamist’ Pract. Hints Cricket Frontispiece p. i The ‘long on’, or long field to the on-side, is for the most part done away with.
1861 J. G. Wood Athletic Sports & Recreations for Boys 15 ‘Cover’ being comparatively unnecessary, he is brought up as an additional long on, about ten yards behind the bowler.
1930 Morning Post 9 Aug. 14/1 Woolley..made a low skimming drive over the ring at long-on for 6 off S. Staples.
2000 Times 7 Aug. (Sport Monday section) 4/6 The dangerous Blackwell clubbed him for a straight six but, trying to repeat the stroke, was beaten in the flight and caught at long-on.
2010 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 May 3 Shakib soon had three men on the leg-side boundary to Andrew Strauss.., including a long on.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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long on
j. colloquial (originally U.S.). long on: well supplied with, having plenty of. Also in extended use: having great knowledge or command of (a subject, etc.). Cf. sense A. 16, short on at short adj. 18h, short of at short adj. 18e.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [adjective]
well-learedeOE
well-learned1425
ripe1458
well-informeda1500
well-studied1530
travailed1551
great1552
learned1556
read1574
well-read1574
long on1875
the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > well-provided or supplied > with, in, or for something
richc1175
repletec1384
strongc1450
ripe1579
wealthy1608
well off1775
rife1787
plus1808
well to pass1809
long on1929
1875 Rep. Commissioners Freedman's Savings & Trust Company 81 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (43rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Misc. Doc. 16) I He is long on his deposits and short on his cash.
1882 G. W. Peck Peck's Sunshine 48 Millions of Bibles were shipped to this country by the firm that was ‘long’ on Bibles.
1913 R. Kipling Diversity of Creatures (1917) 286 He was long on Kings. And Continental crises.
1929 W. R. Burnett Little Caesar iv. vi. 147 You're long on regard yourself, ain't you Rico?
1938 S. Chase Tyranny of Words vii. 78 Governor Lehmann, deficient in logic but long on human understanding, commuted the sentence.
1969 Guardian 22 Jan. 1/7 The new team is admittedly long on business management and short on statesmanship.
2008 New Yorker 24 Nov. 126/3 She's..a skilled ham, long on humor, spritz, and vigor, but hardly a visionary.
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n.1843
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