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单词 length
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lengthnoun

uk/leŋθ/us/leŋθ/

length noun (DISTANCE)

B1 [ C or U ] the measurement of something from end to end or along its longest side:

The boat is ten metres in length.
The length of the bay is approximately 200 miles.
She planted rose bushes (along) the length of the fence (= the whole distance along it).

[ C ] a piece of something such as string or pipe:

a length of rope

[ C ] a unit used in describing the distance by which a horse or boat wins a race, equal to the measurement from one end of the horse or boat to the other:

We won by two lengths.

[ C ] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other:

She swims 40 lengths a day.

More examples

  • The impact of the crash reduced the car to a third of its original length.
  • Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
  • The metre is the standard unit for measuring length in the SI system.
  • The mountains stretch the entire length of the country.
  • Dad, I swam a whole length of the pool underwater !

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Measurements in general

  • bathymetry
  • deep
  • dimension
  • distance
  • draught
  • drop
  • floor-length
  • hecto-
  • imperial
  • length
  • linear
  • measurable
  • mega
  • pico-
  • pitch
  • ply
  • tyre pressure
  • unit
  • vital statistics
  • wheelbase

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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
Swimming

length noun (TIME)

B2 [ C ] the amount of time something lasts:

the length of a film/speech/play
He is unable to concentrate on his work for any length of time (= for anything more than a short time).

C1 [ C or U ] the amount of writing in a book or document:

He's written books of various lengths on the subject.
All of your essays will be about the same length.
at length

C2 for a long time:

George went on at great length about his various illnesses.

formal If something happens at length, it happens after a long period of time:

At length, the authorities allowed her to go home.

More examples

  • Application forms vary greatly in layout and length.
  • The children are too young for a movie of that length.
  • How can it take that length of time to get dressed?
  • I can't believe the length of time they spend chatting!
  • I asked him to cut the length of his speech.

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Measurements in general

  • bathymetry
  • deep
  • dimension
  • distance
  • draught
  • drop
  • floor-length
  • hecto-
  • imperial
  • length
  • linear
  • measurable
  • mega
  • pico-
  • pitch
  • ply
  • tyre pressure
  • unit
  • vital statistics
  • wheelbase

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Periods of time - general words
Continuous & permanent
Continue & last

Idiom(s)

go to great lengths
the length and breadth of somewhere

-lengthsuffix

uk/ -leŋθ/us/ -leŋθ/

-length suffix (DISTANCE)

long enough to reach the stated place:

a knee-length skirt
shoulder-length hair

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Measurements of length & distance

  • breadth
  • cm
  • footer
  • ft
  • head
  • inch
  • kilometre
  • km
  • metre
  • micrometre
  • micron
  • mile
  • mm
  • mpg
  • nanometre
  • range
  • scalar
  • sq
  • yard
  • yd

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Measurements in general

-length suffix (TIME)

of the stated amount of time:

a full-length movie (= one which has not been shortened)

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Measurements in general

  • bathymetry
  • deep
  • dimension
  • distance
  • draught
  • drop
  • floor-length
  • hecto-
  • imperial
  • length
  • linear
  • measurable
  • mega
  • pico-
  • pitch
  • ply
  • tyre pressure
  • unit
  • vital statistics
  • wheelbase

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