1distance from one end to the other長度ADJECTIVE | VERB + LENGTH | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤entire, full, maximum, whole整個長度;全部長度;最大長度;全長◇There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.篇幅不得超過 2,500 個單詞。◇A long veranda runs the whole length of the building.一條長廊貫通整棟建築。➤great非常長的長度◇a ditch of great length and width又長又寬的溝➤medium中等長度▸➤overall, total總長度▸➤average平均長度VERB + LENGTH➤estimate, measure估計/測量長度◇He measured the length and width of the table.他量了桌子的長和寬。➤have有⋯長◇The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet.這輛車總長 12 英尺。➤grow to, reach增加到/達到⋯長度◇These fish can reach a length of over five feet.這些魚身長可超過 5 英尺。➤double in, increase in長度加倍;增加長度▸➤cut sth to將⋯減到⋯長度◇Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length.量好窗戶的尺寸,然後按尺寸裁布。➤drive, extend, run, swim, travel, walk, etc.行駛、延伸、跑、游、旅行、走等某一距離◇The fence runs the length of the footpath.籬笆沿整條小路延伸。PREPOSITION➤along the length of沿着◇There were lights along the whole length of the street.整條街上都有燈。➤in length長度為◇The pipe was six feet in length.管道長 6 英尺。PHRASES➤at arm's length以一臂之距;以一定距離◇He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print.他必須將手臂伸直拿着報紙才能看清上面的字。◇She kept him at arm's length until he stopped smoking. (figurative) 在他戒煙以前,她一直與他保持一定距離。➤double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of sth⋯兩倍、三倍、一半等的長度◇The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee.蜂王的體長為工蜂的兩倍。length
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2amount of time that sth lasts持續時間ADJECTIVE | VERB + LENGTH | LENGTH + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, great, inordinate相當長的時間;極長的時間;過長的時間▸➤reasonable合適的時長VERB + LENGTH➤cut, reduce, shorten縮短時間▸➤increase延長時間LENGTH + VERB➤increase時間延長▸➤decrease時間縮短PREPOSITION➤at length詳細地◇He told me at length about his new job.他向我詳細地說了他新工作的情況。➤in length時長為◇Each lesson was an hour in length.每節課時長是一小時。PHRASES➤length of time時間長度◇They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait.他們抱怨等的時間太長。length
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3length of a swimming pool泳池長度VERB + LENGTH➤do, swim游⋯距離◇I did 20 lengths today.我今天在游泳池裏游了 10 個來回。