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long 1 L0238200 (lông, lŏng)adj. long·er, long·est 1. a. Extending or traveling a relatively great distance.b. Having relatively great height; tall.c. Having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several: the long edge of the door.2. Of relatively great duration: a long time.3. Of a specified linear extent or duration: a mile long; an hour long.4. Made up of many members or items: a long shopping list.5. a. Extending beyond an average or standard: a long game.b. Extending or landing beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: Her first serve was long.6. Tediously protracted; lengthy: a long speech.7. Concerned with distant issues; far-reaching: took a long view of the geopolitical issues.8. Involving substantial chance; risky: long odds.9. Having an abundance or excess of: "politicians whose résumés are long on competence" (Margaret Garrard Warner).10. Having a holding of a commodity or security in expectation of a rise in price: long on soybeans.11. a. Linguistics Having a comparatively great duration. Used of a vowel or consonant.b. Grammar Relating to or being the English speech sounds (ā, ē, ī, ō, o͞o) that are tense vowels or diphthongs.12. Being of relatively great duration. Used of a syllable in quantitative prosody.adv. longer, longest 1. During or for an extended period of time: The promotion was long due.2. At or to a considerable distance; far: She walked long past the end of the trail.3. Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal: hit the return long.4. For or throughout a specified period: They talked all night long.5. At a point of time distant from that referred to: That event took place long before we were born.6. Into or in a long position, as of a commodity market.n.1. A long time: This won't take long.2. Linguistics A long syllable, vowel, or consonant.3. One who acquires holdings in a security or commodity in expectation of a rise in price.4. a. A garment size for a tall person.b. longs Trousers extending to the feet or ankles.Idioms: any longer For more time: can't wait any longer. before long Soon. long ago1. At a time or during a period well before the present: I read that book long ago.2. A time well before the present: heroes of long ago. long in the tooth Growing old. no longer Not now as formerly: He no longer smokes. not long for Unlikely to remain for much more time in: not long for this world. the long and the short of it The substance or gist: You can look on the front page of the paper for the long and the short of it.
[Middle English, from Old English lang; see del- in Indo-European roots.]
long 2 L0238200 (lông, lŏng)intr.v. longed, long·ing, longs To have an earnest, heartfelt desire, especially for something beyond reach.
[Middle English longen, from Old English langian; see del- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. |  before long - in the near future; "the doctor will soon be here"; "the book will appear shortly"; "she will arrive presently"; "we should have news before long"presently, soon, shortly |
Translationslong1 (loŋ) adjective1. measuring a great distance from one end to the other. a long journey; a long road; long legs. 長的(指長度) 长的（指长度） 2. having a great period of time from the first moment to the last. The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay. 長久的 长久的3. measuring a certain amount in distance or time. The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long. 長的(指距離或時間) 长的（指距离或时间） 4. away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time. Will you be long? 很久的，漫長的 很久的，漫长的 5. reaching to a great distance in space or time. She has a long memory 遙遠的，悠久的 遥远的，悠久的 adverb1. a great period of time. This happened long before you were born. 久遠 久远2. for a great period of time. Have you been waiting long? 很久 很久，超过一般长度地 ˈlongways adverb in the direction of the length. The planks had to go into the lorry longways. 縱長地 纵长地ˌlong-ˈdistance adjectivelong-distance races; a long-distance lorry-driver; a long-distance telephone call. 長途的 长途的ˌlong-drawn-ˈout adjective taking a needlessly long time. long-drawn-out discussions. 拖長的 长期的ˈlonghand noun ordinary writing as opposed to shorthand. 普通書寫(相對於速寫) 普通书写法（相对于速记或打字） long house in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians. 長屋(尤指東南亞和北美原住民部落的) 长形房屋long jump a sports contest in which people jump as far as possible. 跳遠 跳远long-playing record (usually abbreviated to LP) a record which plays for a long time. 慢轉密紋唱片 慢转密纹唱片ˌlong-ˈrange adjective1. able to reach a great distance. long-range rockets. 遠程的 远程的2. taking into consideration a long period of time. a long-range weather forecast. 長期的 长期的ˌlong-ˈsighted adjective having difficulty in seeing close objects clearly. 遠視的 远视的ˌlong-ˈsightedness noun 遠視 远视ˌlong-ˈsuffering adjective patiently enduring a great deal of trouble. 長期忍受苦難的 长期忍受苦难的ˌlong-ˈwinded adjective (of a speaker or his speech) tiresomely long. 冗長的 冗长的as long as / so long as1. provided only that. As/So long as you're happy, it doesn't matter what you do. 只要 只要2. while; during the time that. As long as he's here I'll have more work to do. 在…期間 在…期间before (very) long soon. Come in and wait – he'll be here before long! 不久 不久以后in the long run in the end. We thought we would save money, but in the long run our spending was about the same as usual. 終究 最后the long and the short of it the whole story in a few words. 總而言之 总的意思no longer not now as in the past. This cinema is no longer used. 不再 不再so long! goodbye!. 再見 再见before long
before longSoon. I only planned to sweep the floor, but before long I was cleaning the whole room. I know Jon can be prickly sometimes, but he's really a good guy, and I'll think you'll come to like him before long.See also: before, longbefore longsoon. Billy will be grown-up before long. If we keep spending so much, before long we'll be without any money.See also: before, longbefore longSoon, in the near future, as in The baby will be teething before long. This idiom was first recorded in 1865. See also: before, long before long Soon.See also: before, longEncyclopediaSeebefanaMedicalSeeLongFinancialSeelongbefore long
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