long
adjective uk/lɒŋ/ us/lɑːŋ/
(TIME)
A1 长时间的，长久的
continuing for a large amount of time
a long film/meeting 很长的电影／会议
I've been waiting a long time. 我已经等了很久了。
It's a long time since I worked there. 我不在那里工作已经很久了。
Apparently the sessions are an hour long. 显然这些会议都长达1个小时。
Synonyms: drawn-outextendedlengthyprolongedprotracted
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- Passengers could face long delays.
- She had a long career in films.
- She gave him a long, lingering kiss.
- They had a long and happy marriage.
- After a long, awkward pause someone asked a question.
(DISTANCE)
A1 （距离、长度）长的
being a distance between two points that is more than average or usual
long hair 长发
long legs 长腿
a long dress 长裙
There was a long queue at the post office. 邮局里排起了长队。
We're still a long way from the station. 我们离车站还很远。
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- He noticed her long delicate fingers.
- It's a heck of a long way to the nearest shop from here.
- I love going on long journeys.
- There's a long flight of steps ascending to the cathedral doors.
- The island has long golden beaches fringed by palm trees.
(MANY WORDS)
A2 （文章）长的，字数多的
used to describe a piece of writing that has a lot of pages or words
a long letter/book/report 长信／大部头的书／长篇报告
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- I got a lovely long newsy letter from Bec.
- His speech was long and dull.
- He is well known to the police and has a long criminal record .
- Your conclusion is good, but the final sentence is too long and complicated.
- It gives you a sense of achievement if you actually make it to the end of a very long book.
Idioms More idioms
be long in the toothidiom informal 年老;（常指）年纪太大（而无法做某事）
to be old, often too old to do something
He's a little long in the tooth to be wearing shorts, don't you think? 他年纪有些大，穿不了短裤了，你说是不是？
before (very/too) longidiom (also before much longer)B2 很快，不久
soon
They'll be home before very long. 他们很快就要到家了。
go a long wayidiom (also go far) 走得很远，有很大成就
If you say that someone will go a long way, you mean that they will be very successful.
go a long way toward(s) doing somethingidiom 对…很有帮助
to be very helpful
The money raised will go a long way towards providing essential food and medicine. 筹集到的资金将会为保障基本食品和药品的供应发挥巨大作用。
go back a long wayidiom 相识很久，是老相识
If people go back a long way, they have known each other for a long time.
have come a long wayidiom 取得进步，取得进展
to have advanced to an improved or more developed state
Information technology has come a long way in the last 20 years. 信息技术在过去20年里取得了长足的进步。
it's a long storyidiom 说来话长（用于别人向你询问某事时，表示你不想解释，因为要花很长时间）
something that you say when someone has asked you about something that has happened and you do not want to explain it to them because it would take too long
"So why was Carlo knocking on your door at midnight?" "It's a long story." “那为什么卡罗在午夜时分去敲你的房门呢？”“那可就说来话长了。”
the long arm of the lawidiom literary 警方，警察
the police
You can't escape the long arm of the law (= the police will catch you if you have done something illegal). 法网难逃。
(as) long as your armidiom informal 很长的
very long
There was a list of complaints as long as your arm. 投诉足可以列一个很长的单子。
a long faceidiom 表情悲伤的;哭丧脸的
If you have a long face, you look sad.
"Why do you have such a long face?" "My boyfriend doesn't want to see me any more." “你为什么哭丧着脸？”“我男朋友不理我了。”
long live someone/something!idiom …万岁！
said to show support for the person or thing mentioned
Long live the president! 总统万岁！
long on something and short on somethingidiom 以…见长，但缺乏…
having too much of one quality and not enough of another
I've always found his movies long on style and short on content. 我一直觉得他的电影长于风格却内容空乏。
long story shortidiom USC1 长话短说
used when you do not tell all the details
Long story short, I got fired. 长话短说，我被解雇了。
long time no seeidiom 好久不见。
said when you meet someone who you haven't seen for a long period of time
a long way to goidiom 很长的路要走，很多工作要做
a lot of work to do or improvements to make
He has a long way to go before he can present the plans to the public. 在将该计划公诸于众之前，他还有很多工作要做。
no longeridiom (also not any longer)B1 不再，再也不
in the past but not now
This building is no longer used. 这栋楼已经不用了。
She doesn't work here any longer. 她已经不在这里工作了。
not by a long shotidiom informal (UK also not by a long chalk) 丝毫没有，一点儿也不
not in any way
It wasn't as good as his first book - not by a long shot. 这本书不如他的第一本书好——差远了。
not long for this worldidiom old-fashioned 行将就木的，将不久于人世的
If someone is not long for this world, they will die soon.
so longidiom informal 再会，再见
goodbye
take a long, hard look at somethingidiom （为了将来改进）审视;仔细考虑
to examine something very carefully in order to improve it in the future
We need to take a long, hard look at the way we control gun ownership. 我们需要认真审视一下我们的枪支管理方法。
take the long viewidiom 考虑…的远期影响；以长远的眼光看…
to think about the effects that something will have in the future instead of in the present
If you take the long view, of course, you can regard staff training as an investment for the company. 当然，长期来看，员工培训可以被视为公司的一种投资。
long
adverb uk/lɒŋ/ us/lɑːŋ/
(TIME)
A2 （尤用在疑问句和否定句中）长久地，长时间地
used to mean "(for) a long time", especially in questions and negative sentences
Have you been waiting (for) long? 你等了很久吗？
I'm just writing a letter but it won't take long. 我在写信，很快就写完了。
How long have you been in England? 你在英格兰呆多久了？
Don't rush - take as long as you like. 别着急——慢慢来。
We've been walking all day long. 我们走了整整一天。
I've known her longer than you have. 我认识她的时间比你长。
I won't be staying much longer. 我不会呆很久。
C2 在…之前（或之后）的很长一段时间
a long period of time before or after something
She left the house long before I arrived. 在我到达前很久，她就离开这座屋子了。
It wasn't long before he was back with his family. 不久之后他和全家就回来了。
He did not join them until long after they had eaten. 当他们早就吃完时他才加入他们。
（与过去分词或动词的 ing 形式连用表示持续了很久的状态或活动）
used with the past participle or the -ing form of the verb to mean that a state or activity has continued for a long time
a long-awaited letter 期盼已久的来信
long-serving employees 老雇员
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- So how long have you been married to Nicky?
- Changes to the tax system are long overdue.
- How long did Queen Victoria reign?
- He's been single so long now, I don't think he'll ever marry.
- I do apologize - my train was delayed. I hope you haven't been waiting long.
(IF)
as/so long asB1 只要，如果
used to say that something must happen before something else can happen
I can come as long as I can leave by 4.00. 只要我能在4点钟之前出发，我就能来。
Bring your friends by all means - just so long as I know how many are coming. 一定要把你的朋友们带来——只要让我知道来多少人就行。
long
verb formal uk/lɒŋ/ us/lɑːŋ/
long for something; long to do somethingC2 渴望…;渴望做…
to want something very much
She longed to see him again. 她很想再见到他。
I'm longing for news of him. 我正在盼望着得到他的消息。
Synonym: yearn
long
noun uk/lɒŋ/ us/lɑːŋ/
经度（longitude的缩写）
written abbreviation for longitude
Idiom
the long and the short of itidiom informal 总之，总的来讲，总而言之
said when you want to explain the general situation without giving details
The long and the short of it is that they are willing to start the work in January. 总之，他们愿意在一月份开工。