length

英[leŋθ] 美[leŋθ]
  • n. 长度;时间长短;距离;一段;距离的测量单位
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星级词汇:
  • length n.长度;时间长短;距离;一段;距离的测量单位
    n. (名词)
    1. 长度,长短
    2. 期间
    3. 程度,范围
    4. 全长,全程
    5. 动物的体长
    6. 物体的长度
    7. 节,段
    8. 一段
    9. 一艇的长度
    10. 一马的长度
    11. 【板】球程
    12. 投至适当距离的球
    13. 时间的长短
    14. 篇幅
    15. 细长的一段
    n. (名词)
    1. [U][C]长,长度,距离 measurement or extent from end to end
    2. [C]一段,一节 piece of sth

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place;

    "the length of the table was 5 feet"

  2. continuance in time;

    "the ceremony was of short duration"
    "he complained about the length of time required"

  3. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;

    "the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"

  4. size of the gap between two places;

    "the distance from New York to Chicago"
    "he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"

  5. a section of something that is long and narrow;

    "a length of timber"
    "a length of tubing"

1. Strangely enough, you will automatically wake up after this length of time.
奇怪的是,过了这样一段时间你就会自己醒来。

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2. The length of the war is one of the biggest unknowns.
战争要持续多久是最大的未知数之一。

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3. They trekked from shop to shop in search of white knee-length socks.
他们拖着步子从一家商店走到另一家,寻找齐膝的白袜子。

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4. The guy just loves to yap, and will do so at length.
那家伙就爱胡扯,而且一说起来就没完没了。

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5. He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.
他划亮一根火柴,伸长胳膊举着。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. plough the field
    2. The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth.
      这房间长15英尺,宽10英尺。
    3. The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes.
      你的演讲时间至少要保持在10分钟。
    4. The pier was lit up along its entire length.
      整个桥墩从头到尾都沐浴在灯火之中。
    5. I need a length of wire or string to tie it with.
      我需要一根铁丝或绳子来捆它。
    6. The horse won the race by two lengths.
      那马以两个自首至尾的距离领先赢得该场比赛。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The standard length is the meter.
      标准长度是公尺。
    2. This room is twice length of the other, but much narrower.
      这个房间的长度是那个房间的两倍,但窄得多。
    3. All these sticks are of uniform length.
      所有这些手杖的长度都是统一的。
    4. The plant grows to a length of three or four metres.
      这种植物长到三、四米长。
    5. Take two pieces of string of different lengths.
      拿两条长度不同的带子。
    6. The horse won by three lengths.
      这匹马以领先三个马位而取胜。
    7. This car will turn in its own length.
      这辆汽车能在相当于自身长度的范围内转弯。
    8. The length of time we were there was two hours.
      我们在那儿逗留了两个小时。
    9. Please note down the length of time it takes you to do this.
      请记下你做这件事需花多长时间。
    10. What is the length of the story?
      这个故事有多长?
    11. I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.
      我没有跑完全程的精力。
    12. We walked the length of the street.
      我们走完整整一条街。
    13. They have increased the length of this boat.
      他们把船身加长了。
    14. The students complained about the length of the exam paper.
      学生们抱怨试卷太长。
    15. Arrangements were well advanced for linking up this newly operated length with the Lancaster by-pass.
      已经提前作出安排,使新投入使用的这段高速公路与兰开斯特支线衔接。
    16. I bought a skirt length of tweed.
      我买了一段够做一条裙子的花呢料。
    17. He tied it with a length of string.
      他用一段绳子把它系上了。
    18. We'll need several lengths of string to tie the package.
      我们需要几段绳子来打包。
n. (名词)
  1. length的基本意思是“长,长度”,可指距离,也可指时间。
  2. length作“一段,一节”解时,是单位词, length of可修饰名词,表示数量,如该名词是可数名词,变复数时length和该名词都要变;如该名词是不可数名词,变复数时只要变length即可。
  3. length前的介词往往可以省略。
用作名词 (n.)
at length
    〈正〉最后,终于 after a long time;at last
go to great lengths
    不遗余力,竭尽全力 do one's best
the length and breadth
    到处,四面八方 every part
用作名词 (n.)
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