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单词 long-haul
释义
long-haulˈlong-haul adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • long-haul routes between Europe and Asia
  • It's so much nicer to fly business class on long-haul flights.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.
  • Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
  • It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.
  • Mamet has never pretended to be a long-haul writer and sees time the way the early Elizabethans did, as a destroyer.
  • Now he hisses and spins in jumps while powder ice clings to the air but by trade he's a long-haul skater.
  • Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.
  • The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
  • The other main sector of interest given in Table 11.8 is the long-haul category.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatortravelling or reaching over a long distance
: long-range missile/gun/bomber etc a weapon that can hit something far away: · There are fears that the country has produced long-range missiles capable of reaching across the border.
: long-distance trade/transport/telephone call etc between places that are a long way away from each other: · Long-distance phone calls have gotten so much cheaper.· A long-distance bus service now links the cities.· The development of long-distance commerce led to greater cultural contacts between continents.
: long-haul flight/aircraft etc travelling long distances: · It's so much nicer to fly business class on long-haul flights.· long-haul routes between Europe and Asia
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.· By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.· The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
· Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.
  • Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.
  • It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.
  • Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.
  • The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.
long-haul flight/route/destination etc a long-haul flight etc is over a very long distance OPP  short-haul
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