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length n.长度；时间长短；距离；一段；距离的测量单位 (1) 这房间长15英尺，宽10英尺。(2) 你的演讲时间至少要保持在10分钟。(3) 整个桥墩从头到尾都沐浴在灯火之中。(4) 我需要一根铁丝或绳子来捆它。(5) 那马以两个自首至尾的距离领先赢得该场比赛。 If an object has multiple distances to be measured (like a rectangle for example), then length is taken to be the longest of the measurements (as opposed to the width, in the case of the rectangle). Before babies learn to walk, they are measured for length, but once they begin to stand reliably the same measurement changes names, and become height.

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英 [leŋθ] 美 [leŋθ] (1) The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth.(2) The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes.(3) The pier was lit up along its entire length.(4) I need a length of wire or string to tie it with.(5) The horse won the race by two lengths. Length is a measurement of how long something is in time or space. You can measure the length of a table or the length of a movie. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]长度；距离 The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side.   [oft with poss]It is about a metre in length.它长约1米。...the length of the fish...鱼的身长The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft.这架飞机的翼展长34英尺，机身长22英尺。2[N-VAR 可变名词]（文章等的）篇幅 The length of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it.   [oft with poss]...a book of at least 100 pages in length...一百多页厚的书The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。3[N-VAR 可变名词]（持续）时间的长短 The length of an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens.   [oft with poss]The exact length of each period may vary...每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。His film, over two hours in length, is a subtle study of family life.他这部片长逾两个小时的电影对家庭生活进行了巧妙的剖析。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]（绳、布、木头等的）一段，一节，一截 A length of rope, cloth, wood, or other material is a piece of it that is intended to be used for a particular purpose or that exists in a particular situation.   [with supp]...a 30ft length of rope...一根30英尺长的绳子You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。5[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（与短相对的）长 The length of something is its quality of being long.   [usu with supp]Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind...他居然花了那么长时间才拿定主意，许多人都对此感到吃惊。I noticed, too, the length of her fingers.我也注意到她的手指很长。6[N-COUNT 可数名词]（游泳池的）池长 If you swim a length in a swimming pool, you swim the distance from one end to the other.   [usu num N]I swim 40 lengths a day.我每天游20个来回。7[N-COUNT 可数名词]（赛艇中的）艇位；（赛马中的）马位，马身长度 In boat racing or horse racing, a length is the distance from the front to the back of the boat or horse. You can talk about one boat or horse being one or more lengths in front of or behind another.   [usu num N]Harvard won by four lengths.哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。8[N-SING 单数名词]全程；全长 If something happens or exists along the length of something, it happens or exists for the whole way along it.   [the N of n]I looked along the length of the building...我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career.由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。9See also:full-length；  10[PHRASE 短语]终究；终归；最终 If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time.   [PHR cl]  [LITERARY 文]At length my father went into the house.我父亲最后还是进了屋。11[PHRASE 短语]长久地；详尽地 If someone does something at length, they do it for a long time or in great detail.   [PHR after v]They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。12[PHRASE 短语]不遗余力；竭尽全力；千方百计 If you say that someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it.   [V inflects]Greta Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and photographers.葛丽泰·嘉宝想方设法躲开记者和摄影师。13  at arm's length→see: arm； the length and breadth of→see: breadth；

英语单词	length
英美音标	英 [leŋθ] 美 [leŋθ]
中文释义	n.长度；时间长短；距离；一段；距离的测量单位
英语例句	(1) The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth. (2) The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes. (3) The pier was lit up along its entire length. (4) I need a length of wire or string to tie it with. (5) The horse won the race by two lengths.
中文例句	(1) 这房间长15英尺，宽10英尺。 (2) 你的演讲时间至少要保持在10分钟。 (3) 整个桥墩从头到尾都沐浴在灯火之中。 (4) 我需要一根铁丝或绳子来捆它。 (5) 那马以两个自首至尾的距离领先赢得该场比赛。
vocabulary简明	Length is a measurement of how long something is in time or space. You can measure the length of a table or the length of a movie.
vocabulary扩展	If an object has multiple distances to be measured (like a rectangle for example), then length is taken to be the longest of the measurements (as opposed to the width, in the case of the rectangle). Before babies learn to walk, they are measured for length, but once they begin to stand reliably the same measurement changes names, and become height.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]长度；距离 The length of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side. [oft with poss] It is about a metre in length. 它长约1米。 ...the length of the fish... 鱼的身长 The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft. 这架飞机的翼展长34英尺，机身长22英尺。 2 [N-VAR 可变名词]（文章等的）篇幅 The length of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it. [oft with poss] ...a book of at least 100 pages in length... 一百多页厚的书 The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys. 段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。 3 [N-VAR 可变名词]（持续）时间的长短 The length of an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens. [oft with poss] The exact length of each period may vary... 每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。 His film, over two hours in length, is a subtle study of family life. 他这部片长逾两个小时的电影对家庭生活进行了巧妙的剖析。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（绳、布、木头等的）一段，一节，一截 A length of rope, cloth, wood, or other material is a piece of it that is intended to be used for a particular purpose or that exists in a particular situation. [with supp] ...a 30ft length of rope... 一根30英尺长的绳子 You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass. 你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。 5 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（与短相对的）长 The length of something is its quality of being long. [usu with supp] Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind... 他居然花了那么长时间才拿定主意，许多人都对此感到吃惊。 I noticed, too, the length of her fingers. 我也注意到她的手指很长。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（游泳池的）池长 If you swim a length in a swimming pool, you swim the distance from one end to the other. [usu num N] I swim 40 lengths a day. 我每天游20个来回。 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（赛艇中的）艇位；（赛马中的）马位，马身长度 In boat racing or horse racing, a length is the distance from the front to the back of the boat or horse. You can talk about one boat or horse being one or more lengths in front of or behind another. [usu num N] Harvard won by four lengths. 哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。 8 [N-SING 单数名词]全程；全长 If something happens or exists along the length of something, it happens or exists for the whole way along it. [the N of n] I looked along the length of the building... 我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。 The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career. 由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。 9 See also:full-length ； 10 [PHRASE 短语]终究；终归；最终 If someone does something at length, they do it after a long period of time. [PHR cl] [LITERARY 文] At length my father went into the house. 我父亲最后还是进了屋。 11 [PHRASE 短语]长久地；详尽地 If someone does something at length, they do it for a long time or in great detail. [PHR after v] They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident. 他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。 12 [PHRASE 短语]不遗余力；竭尽全力；千方百计 If you say that someone goes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it. [V inflects] Greta Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and photographers. 葛丽泰·嘉宝想方设法躲开记者和摄影师。 13 at arm's length→see: arm ； the length and breadth of→see: breadth ；

Length I Time Horse Long N Var 可变名词 End