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length

音標[le?θ] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 長度, 長, 期間, 一段
【計】 記錄長度; 塊長; 字長
【化】 長度
【醫】 長度, 長
相關詞組:
keep at arm's length
at arm's length
at full length
at length
cannot see beyond the length of one's nose

英文解釋:

名詞 length:

  1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place
  2. continuance in time
    同義詞:duration
  3. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
  4. size of the gap between two places
    同義詞:distance
  5. a section of something that is long and narrow

例句:

  1. You spend a ridiculous length of time in the bath.
    你洗澡用那麽長時間,真不像話。
  2. There are no lengths to which an addict will not go to obtain his drug.
    君子為了得到 * 什麽事都做得出來。
  3. They went to absurd lengths to keep the affair secret.
    他們為了保密無所不用其極。
  4. She even went to the length of driving me home.
    甚至不嫌麻煩開車把我送回家
  5. At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.
    公共汽車終於來了,晚了四十分鐘。
  6. Size of pension depends on length of service with the company.
    養老金的多少取決於為公司服務年限的長短。
  7. This car will turn in its own length.
    這種汽車可以在自身長度範圍內掉頭。
  8. The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth.
    這房間長15英尺,寬10英尺。

詳細解釋:


length

n.Abbr. l.(名詞)縮寫 l.
The state, quality, or fact of being long.
長:長的狀態性質或事實
The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension:
長度:某物沿其最大尺寸邊所量的距離數:
例句:
the length of the boat.
小船的長度

A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension:
一段,一節,一段標準長度:通常指標準尺寸的一段,一般通過度量其最大尺寸邊而得:
例句:
a length of cloth.
布料的長度

A measure used as a unit to estimate distances:
用來估算距離的測量單位:
例句:
won the race by a length.
以一個身長贏得比賽

Extent or distance from beginning to end:
距離,長度:從起點至終點的範圍或距離:
例句:
the length of a novel; the length of a journey.
小說的長度;旅行的距離

The amount of time between specified moments; the duration:
時間的長短,一段時間:兩個特定時刻之間時間的總量;持續時間:
例句:
the length of a meeting.
會議持續的時間

Often lengths Extent or degree to which an action or a policy is carried:
常作 lengths 程度,範圍:行動或政策實行的程度或範圍:
例句:
went to great lengths to prove his point.
不遺餘力的證明他的觀點

Linguistics
【語言學】
The duration of a vowel.
音延,音長:元音發音的持續時間
The duration of a syllable.
音節的持續時間
The vertical extent of a garment. Often used in combination:
衣長:衣服的垂直長度。經常用在複合詞中:
例句:
knee-length; floor-length.
長及膝蓋的;拖地的

<習慣用語>at length
After some time; eventually:
終於經過一段時間之後;最後:
例句:
At length we arrived at our destination.
我們終於到達了目的地

For a considerable time; fully:
詳盡地:相當長的一段時間;徹底地:
例句:
spoke at length about the court ruling.
就法庭裁決做了長時間的發言

來源:
Middle English
中古英文
from Old English lengthu * see del-
源自 古英文 lengthu *參見 del-

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