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lengthy adj.冗长的；漫长的 (1) 他从头至尾读了那份冗长的报告。(2) 他冗长的讲话令我厌烦。(3) 这顿漫长的午餐可以持续到四个小时之久呢！(4) 爱的过程是很漫长的。 The adjective lengthy is almost always used to describe a duration of time (or sometimes a long piece of writing), rather than the physical length of something. So long-lasting speeches and endless waits at the bus stop could both be called lengthy, but you wouldn't describe your friend's long hair that way. Lengthy is an 18th century American invention, also adopted by the British in the nineteenth century.

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英 ['leŋθi] 美 ['leŋθi] (1) He read the lengthy report without a skip.(2) His lengthy speeches always bore me to death.(3) This lengthy lunch can last up to four hours!(4) Love was a very lengthy process. Lengthy things are long and drawn out. Your teacher's lengthy lecture might extend far beyond the end of class and leave many people dozing at their desks. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]漫长的；冗长的；长期的 You use lengthy to describe an event or process which lasts for a long time.   [usu ADJ n]...a lengthy meeting.冗长的会议...the lengthy process of filling out passport application forms.填写护照申请表的漫长过程2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（报告、文章等）长篇大论的，冗长的 A lengthy report, article, book, or document contains a lot of speech, writing, or other material.   [usu ADJ n]...a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers...部长会议发布的冗长报告There is a lengthy article on Spike Milligan in the Observer newspaper.《观察家报》上有一篇关于斯派克·米利根的长篇文章。

英语单词	lengthy
英美音标	英 ['leŋθi] 美 ['leŋθi]
中文释义	adj.冗长的；漫长的
英语例句	(1) He read the lengthy report without a skip. (2) His lengthy speeches always bore me to death. (3) This lengthy lunch can last up to four hours! (4) Love was a very lengthy process.
中文例句	(1) 他从头至尾读了那份冗长的报告。 (2) 他冗长的讲话令我厌烦。 (3) 这顿漫长的午餐可以持续到四个小时之久呢！ (4) 爱的过程是很漫长的。
vocabulary简明	Lengthy things are long and drawn out. Your teacher's lengthy lecture might extend far beyond the end of class and leave many people dozing at their desks.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective lengthy is almost always used to describe a duration of time (or sometimes a long piece of writing), rather than the physical length of something. So long-lasting speeches and endless waits at the bus stop could both be called lengthy, but you wouldn't describe your friend's long hair that way. Lengthy is an 18th century American invention, also adopted by the British in the nineteenth century.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]漫长的；冗长的；长期的 You use lengthy to describe an event or process which lasts for a long time. [usu ADJ n] ...a lengthy meeting. 冗长的会议 ...the lengthy process of filling out passport application forms. 填写护照申请表的漫长过程 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（报告、文章等）长篇大论的，冗长的 A lengthy report, article, book, or document contains a lot of speech, writing, or other material. [usu ADJ n] ...a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers... 部长会议发布的冗长报告 There is a lengthy article on Spike Milligan in the Observer newspaper. 《观察家报》上有一篇关于斯派克·米利根的长篇文章。

Lengthy Long Describe Report Speeches Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Process