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单词 long-ago
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Definition of long-ago in English:

long-ago

adjective
  • Existing in or relating to a time in the distant past.

    time has marched on since my long-ago youth
    idyllic views of a long-ago New York
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It looks like a souvenir of a long-ago pep rally.
    • A rummage through the cupboard revealed a half-eaten packet of chips left over from some long-ago party; I devoured the contents within minutes.
    • In the long-ago days of the double entendre, wartime entertainer Gracie Fields could reduce battle-hardened troops to tears with this song.
    • Who was she, my long-ago ancestor, first of her dark-eyed family to bear a blue-eyed child?
    • By the time of the investigation in 1890, she seemed less concerned with his long-ago disappearance than with his pension benefits.
    • Scotsman Alexander Selkirk is another long-ago survivor of the sea.
    • A woman brings her 20-something daughter to Italy, recreating the route of her long-ago honeymoon.
    • Even given the director's gift for hyperbole, his account of that long-ago phone call seems peculiarly telling.
    • Undoubtedly, some long-ago fires were catastrophic.
    • Over lunch, she tried to remember as much as she could about Carlos and their long-ago romance.
    • Their conversation runs unbroken throughout, covering everything from relationships, politics and careers, to the lingering effects of their long-ago meeting.
    • Posters and fight cards announcing long-ago boxing matches cover the walls, alongside black-and-white photos of fighters and newspaper articles about Wild Card's trainer, Freddie Roach.
    • She remembered the frustration, fear and anger of that long-ago night.
    • He is talking about his long-ago film career and how he was once a star.
    • In long-ago times, tulips were symbols of wealth and power.
    • It's a charming story about a parson and his family in search of a proper burger after church on a long-ago Sunday.
    Synonyms
    past, former, earlier, one-time, gone by, previous, forgotten, lost, finished, completed, of old, ancient, antiquated, obsolete, departed, dead, extinct, defunct, out of date, outmoded, passé
 
 

Definition of long-ago in US English:

long-ago

adjective
  • Existing in or relating to a time in the distant past.

    time has marched on since my long-ago youth
    idyllic views of a long-ago New York
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It looks like a souvenir of a long-ago pep rally.
    • It's a charming story about a parson and his family in search of a proper burger after church on a long-ago Sunday.
    • Undoubtedly, some long-ago fires were catastrophic.
    • In long-ago times, tulips were symbols of wealth and power.
    • In the long-ago days of the double entendre, wartime entertainer Gracie Fields could reduce battle-hardened troops to tears with this song.
    • Their conversation runs unbroken throughout, covering everything from relationships, politics and careers, to the lingering effects of their long-ago meeting.
    • Posters and fight cards announcing long-ago boxing matches cover the walls, alongside black-and-white photos of fighters and newspaper articles about Wild Card's trainer, Freddie Roach.
    • A woman brings her 20-something daughter to Italy, recreating the route of her long-ago honeymoon.
    • She remembered the frustration, fear and anger of that long-ago night.
    • Scotsman Alexander Selkirk is another long-ago survivor of the sea.
    • Even given the director's gift for hyperbole, his account of that long-ago phone call seems peculiarly telling.
    • By the time of the investigation in 1890, she seemed less concerned with his long-ago disappearance than with his pension benefits.
    • A rummage through the cupboard revealed a half-eaten packet of chips left over from some long-ago party; I devoured the contents within minutes.
    • Over lunch, she tried to remember as much as she could about Carlos and their long-ago romance.
    • He is talking about his long-ago film career and how he was once a star.
    • Who was she, my long-ago ancestor, first of her dark-eyed family to bear a blue-eyed child?
    Synonyms
    past, former, earlier, one-time, gone by, previous, forgotten, lost, finished, completed, of old, ancient, antiquated, obsolete, departed, dead, extinct, defunct, out of date, outmoded, passé
 
 
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