n.(名词)

1. 长度，长短
2. 期间
3. 长
4. 程度，范围
5. 全长，全程
6. 动物的体长
7. 物体的长度
8. 节，段
9. 一段
10. 一艇的长度
11. 一马的长度
12. 【板】球程
13. 投至适当距离的球
14. 时间的长短
15. 篇幅
16. 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

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.长度；距离
Thelength of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side.

e.g. It is about a metre inlength.
它长约1米。
e.g. ...thelength of the fish...
鱼的身长

2.（文章等的）篇幅
Thelength of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it.

e.g. ...a book of at least 100 pages inlength...
一百多页厚的书
e.g. Thelength 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.（持续）时间的长短
Thelength of an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens.

e.g. The exactlength of each period may vary...
每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
e.g. His film, over two hours inlength, 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.（绳、布、木头等的）一段，一节，一截
Alength 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.

e.g. ...a 30ftlength of rope...
一根30英尺长的绳子
e.g. You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。

5.（与短相对的）长
Thelength of something is its quality of being long.

e.g. Many have been surprised at thelength 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。
e.g. I noticed, too, thelength of her fingers.
我也注意到她的手指很长。

6.（游泳池的）池长
If you swim alength in a swimming pool, you swim the distance from one end to the other.

e.g. I swim 40 lengths a day.
我每天游20个来回。

7.（赛艇中的）艇位；（赛马中的）马位，马身长度
In boat racing or horse racing, alength 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 morelengths in front of or behind another.

e.g. Harvard won by four lengths.
哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。

8.全程；全长
If something happens or exists alongthe length of something, it happens or exists for the whole way along it.

e.g. I looked along thelength of the building...
我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。
e.g. The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted thelength 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.终究；终归；最终
If someone does somethingat length, they do it after a long period of time.

length

e.g. Atlength my father went into the house.
我父亲最后还是进了屋。

11.长久地；详尽地
If someone does somethingat length, they do it for a long time or in great detail.

e.g. They spoke atlength, reviewing the entire incident.
他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。

12.不遗余力；竭尽全力；千方百计
If you say that someonegoes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it.

e.g. 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'slength -> see arm
thelength and breadth of -> see breadth

1. length

1. 全長：郧阳汉江大桥主跨(Main Span):414米设计单位(Designed by):湖北省交通规划设计院施工单位(Constructed by):四川省桥梁工程公司桥梁类型(Type of the Bridge):斜拉桥、混凝土斜拉桥所在地(Location):湖北、郧县全长(length):601米中文简介

plough the field

The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth.

这房间长15英尺，宽10英尺。

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。

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。

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。

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。

This room is twice the length of the kitchen.

这个房间的长度是厨房的两倍。

The river is 300 miles in length .

这条河长300英里。

The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.

蛇一般长达100厘米。

He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other).

他跑完了海滩的全长。

Did you see the length of his hair?

你看见他头发有多长吗？

We discussed shortening the length of the course.

我们就缩短这门课程的时限进行了讨论。

He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.

他非常讨厌要等那么长时间。

She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time) .

她读书时间长了就头疼。

Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.

退休金的多少部分取决于为公司服务时间的长短。

Each class is 45 minutes in length .

每一节课为45分钟。

Her novels vary in length.

她的小说篇幅长短不一。

shoulder-length hair

长及肩的头发

He swims 50 lengths a day.

他每天游50个游泳池那么长的距离。

It is about a metre in length.

它长约1米。

...the length of the fish...

鱼的身长

...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。

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。

...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。

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。

I swim 40 lengths a day.

我每天游20个来回。

Harvard won by four lengths.

哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。

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。

At length my father went into the house.

我父亲最后还是进了屋。

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。

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。

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。

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

动词+～

• lengths">go (to) all lengths竭尽全力,全力以赴
• length%20of">go to the length of走到…的极端
• length">increase (a) length增加长度
• length">measure (a) length测量长度
• length">measure one's length全身跌倒在地
• length%20of">reach a length of达到…长度
• length">reduce (a) length减少长度
• length">win by a length以…之差获胜

形容词+～

• length">equallength相同的长度
• length">full length全长
• length">half length一半长
• length">standard length标准长度
• length">the same length同样长
• length">the total length全长
• length">true length总长

名词+～

• length">a boat's length一艘船的长度
• lengths">radio wave lengths无线电波长

介词+～

• length%20of%20the%20shore">along the length of the shore沿着海岸
• length">at length最后,终于,长时间地,详细地,彻底地
• length">at arm's length远远地
• length">at full length极为详细地,全身平直地
• length">at great length非常详细
• length">at some length相当详细(地)
• length">in length长度

～+介词

• length%20of">twice the length of(某物的)两倍长
• length%20of%20a%20stick">length of a stick手杖的长度
• length%20of%20beach">length of beach海滩长
• length%20of%20cloth">length of cloth一段布料
• length%20of%20service">length of service服务年限
• length%20of%20the%20exam">length of the exam试卷篇幅
• length%20of%20wire">length of wire一段铁丝

• Sentences..of fairly usual length.

  出自：I. Watt

• The length of military service was indefinite.

  出自：C. Hope

在理发店

A：Do you cut both men’s and women’s hair?
你们男女活都做吗？

C：Yes, we have various styles, such as hair bobbed and shoulderlength hair. How do you want it?
是的，我们可以做各种各样的发型，如剪短发，齐肩发。你们想要什么服务？

A：I want a haircut and a shave, please.
我想理发和修面。

B：I would like a shampoo and my hair dyed.
我想洗洗头发，染染发。

C：What shampoo do you prefer? And what color do you prefer?
夫人，您喜欢什么染发剂？要染什么颜色？

C：How would you like your hair cut, sir?
先生，你喜欢什么发式？

A：I want to keep the same fashion.
我想保持原来的发式。

B：I want my hair dyed black.
我想染成黑色。

C：All right. Will you please sit over here?
好的，请您坐到这里。

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。

n.(名词)

这部电影的长度为两小时。

误 The lengths of the movie are two hours.

正 The length of the movie is two hours.

析 length作“长度”解时,多用作不可数名词。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的lengu；最初源自原始日耳曼语的langitho，意为长度。