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the size or measurement of something from one end to the other 长;长度 Measure the length of the line from A to B. 测量从A到b的直线长度。 to estimate/calculate/increase/reduce the length of something 估计/计算/增加/减少某物的长度 - in length
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。 Safety barriers will be installed along the full length of the road. 安全栅将沿道路全长安装。 He ran the entire length of the beach. 他从海滩一头跑到另一头。 Look at the length of that queue! 看那个队列的长度! He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print. 他必须将手臂伸直拿着报纸才能看清上面的字。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1This room is twice the length of the kitchen. 这个房间的长度是厨房的两倍。 He measured the length and width of the table. 他量了桌子的长和宽。 Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length. 量好窗户的尺寸,然后按尺寸裁布。 The fence runs the length of the footpath. 篱笆沿整条小路延伸。 The pipe was six feet in length. 管道长 6 英尺。 The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee. 蜂王的体长为工蜂的两倍。 The queue stretched the whole length of the High Street. 队伍排满了整条大街。 The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet. 这辆车总长 12 英尺。 There were coloured lights along the whole length of the street. 整条街道都装有彩灯。 These fish can reach a length of over five feet. 这些鱼身长可超过 5 英尺。 a ditch of great length and width 又长又宽的沟
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- entire
- full
- maximum
- …
- estimate
- measure
- have
- …
- along the length of
- in length
- at arm’s length
- double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of something
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the quality of being long (书或文件等的)篇幅;(电影的)片长 - [uncountable, countable]
the amount of time that something lasts (持续)时间的长短 The average length of each song on the album is six minutes. 专辑中每首歌的平均长度是六分钟。 These changes will shorten the length of time spent waiting for test results. 这些变化将缩短等待测试结果的时间。 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。 - in length
Each class is 45 minutes in length. 每一节课为 45 分钟。
Extra ExamplesTopics Maths and measurementb1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- inordinate
- …
- cut
- reduce
- shorten
- …
- increase
- decrease
- at length
- in length
- length of time
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the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc.; the amount of time that a film lasts (书或文件等的)篇幅;(电影的)片长 There is a maximum length of 2 500 words. 篇幅不得超过 2,500 个单词。 - in length
The document is over 800 pages in length. 这份文件长达800多页。 Her novels vary in length. 她的小说篇幅长短不一。
(in adjectives )构成形容词 having the length mentioned 有…长度的 shoulder-length hair 长及肩的头发
- [countable]
the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other compare widthTopics Sports: water sportsc1游泳池长度(一端至另一端的距离) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + length- do
- swim
- [countable]
the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race Topics Sports: other sportsc2(马或船的)自身长度 - [countable]
a long, thin piece of something 细长的一段(或一节、一根等) a length of rope/string/wire 一根绳子/细线/金属线 The timber is sold in lengths of 2, 5 or 10 metres. 木料按2米、5米或10米出售。
Extra Examplesa short length of wire 一小段电线 long lengths of wool 长长的羊毛 Carry a whistle and a spare length of rope. 带上哨子和一根备用绳子。 The pipe was attached to the wall with a length of wire 这根管子用一段金属丝固定在墙上
see also long
size/measurement大小;度量
time时间
of book/film
-length…长度
of swimming pool游泳池
in race比赛
long thin piece细长的段
Word OriginOld English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long (adjective).
Idioms
at length | at… length
for a long time and in detail 长时间;详尽地 - (literary)
after a long time 经过一段长时间以后;最后
go to any, some, great, etc. lengths (to do something)
keep somebody at arm’s length
the length and breadth of…