英语词汇“long”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1adjadv 2adjadv 3adj 4adj 5v

To strongly crave or desire something is to long for it. No matter how healthful your diet is, you'll still occasionally long for chocolate, cookies, and cake.

The adjective long describes something that stretches over a large distance. If you're trying to avoid a prolonged visit with your crazy Aunt Martha, you might decide to take the long way to her house. The adjective long also describes something that lasts for an extended amount of time. When your Aunt Martha comes to your house, a half-hour can seem like a long, long time.

WORD FAMILY

long: length, longed, longer, longest, longing, longingly, longish, longly, longness, longs+/length: lengthen, lengths, lengthy/lengthen: lengthened, lengthening, lengthens/lengthening: lengthenings/lengthy: lengthier, lengthiest, lengthily, lengthiness/longest: longests/longing: longings

USAGE EXAMPLES

Over the long term, though, might the procedure affect their eating and digestion?

Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016)

The soleus muscles are deep postural muscles and so require training of long duration and low intensity.

Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016)

Once they’re inside, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to try the guilty or release those who are no longer a threat.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

1adj primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified

a long road
a long distance
contained many long words
ten miles long

Syn|Ant

elongate, elongated

having notably more length than width; being long and slender

elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged

drawn out or made longer spatially

extendable, extendible

capable of being lengthened

far

being of a considerable distance or length

lank

long and thin and often limp

long-handled, pole-handled

having a long handle

long-range

suitable for or reaching long distances

long-snouted

having a snout that is longer than average

long-staple

having relatively long fibers

long-wool, long-wooled

(of sheep) having relatively long wool

oblong

deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction

polysyllabic, sesquipedalian

(of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables

stretch

having an elongated seating area

short

(primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length

abbreviated, brief

(of clothing) very short

used of hair or haircuts

curtal

(obsolete) cut short

sawed-off, sawn-off, shortened

cut short

shortish

somewhat short

short-range

limited to short distances

short-snouted

having a snout that is shorter than average

snub

unusually short

stubby

short and blunt

shortened, telescoped

shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another

truncate, truncated

terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off

2adj of relatively great height

"a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson
looked out the long French windows

Syn

tall

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

3adv for an extended distance

1adj primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

a long life
a long boring speech
a long time
a long friendship
a long game
long ago
an hour long

Syn|Ant

agelong

lasting through all time

bimestrial

two months long; lasting two months

chronic, continuing

of long duration

daylong

lasting through an entire day

drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted

relatively long in duration; tediously protracted

durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived

existing for a long time

eight-day

lasting for eight days

endless, eternal, interminable

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

hourlong

lasting for an hour

lifelong, womb-to-tomb

continuing through life

long-acting

active over a long period of time

long-dated

of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption

longish

somewhat long

long-life

(of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual

longitudinal

over an extended time

long-range

involving an extended span of time

long-run, long-term, semipermanent

relating to or extending over a relatively long time

longstanding

having existed for a long time

monthlong

last through a month

all-night, nightlong, overnight

lasting, open, or operating through the whole night

perennial

lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal

time-consuming

of a task that takes time and patience

seven-day, weeklong

lasting through a week

yearlong

lasting through a year

short

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

abbreviated, shortened, truncated

cut short in duration

brief

of short duration or distance

clipped

(of speech) having quick short sounds

fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary

lasting for a markedly brief time

short and sweet

dealt with very quickly; to the point

short-dated

of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption

short-range

relating to the near future

short-run, short-term

relating to or extending over a limited period

2adj (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration

the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long

Ant

short

of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration

3adj planning prudently for the future

took a long view of the geopolitical issues

Syn

farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, longsighted, prospicient
provident

providing carefully for the future

4adj good at remembering

Syn|Ant

recollective, retentive, tenacious
aware, mindful

bearing in mind; attentive to

forgetful, short, unretentive

(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range

forgetful, mindless, unmindful

not mindful or attentive

5adv for an extended time or at a distant time

a promotion long overdue
something long hoped for
his name has long been forgotten
talked all night long
how long will you be gone?
arrived long before he was expected
it is long after your bedtime

1adj involving substantial risk

long odds

Syn

unsound

not sound financially

2adj holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices

is long on coffee
a long position in gold

Ant

short

not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices

adj having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains"

in long supply

Syn

abundant

present in great quantity

v desire strongly or persistently

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

hanker, yearn

ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

die

languish as with love or desire

desire, want

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

单词	long
释义	long (once / 5 pages) 1adjadv 2adjadv 3adj 4adj 5v To strongly crave or desire something is to long for it. No matter how healthful your diet is, you'll still occasionally long for chocolate, cookies, and cake. The adjective long describes something that stretches over a large distance. If you're trying to avoid a prolonged visit with your crazy Aunt Martha, you might decide to take the long way to her house. The adjective long also describes something that lasts for an extended amount of time. When your Aunt Martha comes to your house, a half-hour can seem like a long, long time. WORD FAMILY long: length, longed, longer, longest, longing, longingly, longish, longly, longness, longs+/length: lengthen, lengths, lengthy/lengthen: lengthened, lengthening, lengthens/lengthening: lengthenings/lengthy: lengthier, lengthiest, lengthily, lengthiness/longest: longests/longing: longings USAGE EXAMPLES Over the long term, though, might the procedure affect their eating and digestion? Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) The soleus muscles are deep postural muscles and so require training of long duration and low intensity. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Once they’re inside, it becomes extraordinarily difficult to try the guilty or release those who are no longer a threat. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1adj primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than average spatial extension or extension as specified a long road a long distance contained many long words ten miles long Syn\|Ant elongate, elongated having notably more length than width; being long and slender elongated, extended, lengthened, prolonged drawn out or made longer spatially extendable, extendible capable of being lengthened far being of a considerable distance or length lank long and thin and often limp long-handled, pole-handled having a long handle long-range suitable for or reaching long distances long-snouted having a snout that is longer than average long-staple having relatively long fibers long-wool, long-wooled (of sheep) having relatively long wool oblong deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction polysyllabic, sesquipedalian (of words) long and ponderous; having many syllables stretch having an elongated seating area short (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length abbreviated, brief (of clothing) very short close used of hair or haircuts curtal (obsolete) cut short sawed-off, sawn-off, shortened cut short shortish somewhat short short-range limited to short distances short-snouted having a snout that is shorter than average snub unusually short stubby short and blunt shortened, telescoped shortened by or as if by means of parts that slide one within another or are crushed one into another truncate, truncated terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off 2adj of relatively great height "a race of long gaunt men"- Sherwood Anderson looked out the long French windows Syn tall great in vertical dimension; high in stature 3adv for an extended distance 2 1adj primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified a long life a long boring speech a long time a long friendship a long game long ago an hour long Syn\|Ant agelong lasting through all time bimestrial two months long; lasting two months chronic, continuing of long duration daylong lasting through an entire day drawn-out, extended, lengthy, prolonged, protracted relatively long in duration; tediously protracted durable, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived existing for a long time eight-day lasting for eight days endless, eternal, interminable tiresomely long; seemingly without end hourlong lasting for an hour lifelong, womb-to-tomb continuing through life long-acting active over a long period of time long-dated of a gilt-edged security; having more than 15 years to run before redemption longish somewhat long long-life (of perishable goods) treated to stay fresh longer than usual longitudinal over an extended time long-range involving an extended span of time long-run, long-term, semipermanent relating to or extending over a relatively long time longstanding having existed for a long time monthlong last through a month all-night, nightlong, overnight lasting, open, or operating through the whole night perennial lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal time-consuming of a task that takes time and patience seven-day, weeklong lasting through a week yearlong lasting through a year short primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration abbreviated, shortened, truncated cut short in duration brief of short duration or distance clipped (of speech) having quick short sounds fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary lasting for a markedly brief time short and sweet dealt with very quickly; to the point short-dated of a gilt-edged security; having less than 5 years to run before redemption short-range relating to the near future short-run, short-term relating to or extending over a limited period 2adj (of speech sounds or syllables) of relatively long duration the English vowel sounds in `bate', `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot' are long Ant short of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration 3adj planning prudently for the future took a long view of the geopolitical issues Syn farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, longsighted, prospicient provident providing carefully for the future 4adj good at remembering Syn\|Ant recollective, retentive, tenacious aware, mindful bearing in mind; attentive to forgetful, short, unretentive (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range forgetful, mindless, unmindful not mindful or attentive 5adv for an extended time or at a distant time a promotion long overdue something long hoped for his name has long been forgotten talked all night long how long will you be gone? arrived long before he was expected it is long after your bedtime 3 1adj involving substantial risk long odds Syn unsound not sound financially 2adj holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise in prices is long on coffee a long position in gold Ant short not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices 4 adj having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on brains" in long supply Syn abundant present in great quantity 5 v desire strongly or persistently Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper hanker, yearn ache, languish, pine, yearn, yen have a desire for something or someone who is not present die languish as with love or desire desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly
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