length
noun /leŋkθ/
/leŋkθ/
Word Family
Idioms - long adjective adverb
- length noun
- lengthy adjective
- lengthen verb
- enlarge image[uncountable, countable] 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。
Topics Maths and measurementb1- This 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
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
- Measure the length of the line from A to B.
- [uncountable] the quality of being long
（书或文件等的）篇幅；（电影的）片长 - Did you see the length of his hair?
你看见他头发有多长吗？
- Did you see the length of his hair?
- [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。
Topics Maths and measurementb1- We discussed shortening the length of the course.
我们就缩短这门课程的时间进行了讨论。 - Each lesson was an hour in length.
每节课时长是一小时。 - They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait.
他们抱怨等的时间太长。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- great
- inordinate
- …
- cut
- reduce
- shorten
- …
- increase
- decrease
- at length
- in length
- length of time
- The average length of each song on the album is six minutes.
- [countable, uncountable] 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。
- There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.
- (in adjectives
构成形容词 有…长度的 - shoulder-length hair
长及肩的头发
- shoulder-length hair
- [countable] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
游泳池长度（一端至另一端的距离） - He swims 50 lengths a day.
他每天游 50 个游泳池那么长的距离。 - I did 20 lengths today.
我今天在游泳池里游了 10 个来回。
WordfinderTopics Sports: water sportsc1- armband
- dive
- flipper
- float
- goggles
- length
- paddle
- stroke
- swim
- water wings
Collocations Dictionaryverb + length- do
- swim
- He swims 50 lengths a day.
- [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
（马或船的）自身长度 - The horse won by two clear lengths.
那匹马以整整领先两个马身的优势获胜。
- The horse won by two clear lengths.
- [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。
- a 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 - a length of rope/string/wire
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
词源Old 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 - He quoted at length from the report.
他大段大段地引用报告中的话。 - We have already discussed this matter at great length.
我们已经十分详尽地讨论了这个问题。 - He told me at length about his new job.
他向我详细地说了他新工作的情况。
- He quoted at length from the report.
- (literary) after a long time
经过一段长时间以后；最后 - ‘I'm still not sure,’ he said at length.
“我还是没把握。” 他最后说道。
- ‘I'm still not sure,’ he said at length.
go to any, some, great, etc. lengths (to do something)
- to put a lot of effort into doing something, especially when this seems extreme
竭尽全力；不遗余力 - She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
她竭尽全力让自己的私生活不受干扰。
- She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
keep somebody at arm’s length
- to avoid having a close relationship with somebody
与某人保持距离；不亲近某人 - He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
他不与任何委托人过分亲密。 - She kept him at arm's length until he stopped smoking.
在他戒烟以前，她一直与他保持一定距离。
- He keeps all his clients at arm's length.
the length and breadth of…
- in or to all parts of a place
到处；处处；各地 - They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts.
他们为举行音乐会走遍了欧洲各地。 - They travelled the length and breadth of the land.
他们走遍了这片土地。
- They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts.