l〇Mi*p〇p /'lDlipDp;
NAmE 'la:lipa:p/ (also BrE informal lolly) (also NAmE informal suck-er) noun a hard round or flat
sweet/candy made of boiled sugar on a small stick 棒棒糖
lollipop man, lollipop lady noun {BrE, informal) a person whose job is
to help children cross a busy road on their way to and from school by holding
up a sign on a stick telling traffic to stop手持车辆暂停無以帮助
儿童穿越马路的）交通安全员
lollop /'lDlap; NAmE 'lailap/ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] (informal, especially Br£) to walk or run
with long awkward steps 跌跌撞撞地走（或跑）：rhe dog came lolloping towards them.
lolly /_Mi; _la:li/
now/7 (p/. -ies) (/n/om7〇/) 1 [C] (8r£)
=lollipop
2
[C] (fir£) = ice lolly
3
[U] {BrE,
old- fashioned) money ^ 4 [C] (AustralE, NZ^) a sweet or a piece of
candy糖果；糖块儿
Lon-don-er /'lAnd0na(r)/ noun a person from
画one /laun; loun/ [only before noun] 1 without
any
other people or tilings单独的；独自的；孤零零的
solitary ： a
tone sador crossing the Atiantic 独自
横渡大西洋的人 2
(esp<?c/fl//y-8r£) without a husband, wife ■ or partner to share the
care of children 单亲的
CTITI single： a tone mother/jparent^at/ier 单亲母亲 / 父亲 〇 note
at alone IBTOl a , lone 'wolf a person who prefers
to be alone好独处的人；喜欢单干的又
lone-ly
〇T» /'launli; NAmE 'loun-/ adj. (lone-lier, lone-li-
est)
1
unhappy because you have no friends or people to talk to 孤独的；寂寞的：She 〖ives aione and /eek
Zondy.她孑& 一身，常感到寂寞。2 (Of a situation or
period of time 情况或一段时间）sad and spent alone•在 孤单中度过的：aH those Zondy nights
at home vvatcWng TV所有那些在家看电视的孤寂夜晚3 [only before noun] (of places 地方)where only a few people
ever come or visit k僻的；乂迹罕至的 Hd isolated:
a
〖oneZy beach 人 逢罕至的海滩 c>
note at alone ►丨one•丨i.ness [U]:
aperiod o/iondiness fn'his 〖i/e他一生中孤苦伶订的一段
时间
.lonely 'hearts adj. [only before noun] a lonely hearts column
in a newspaper is where people can advertise for a new lover or friend (在报纸征轰专栏登广告）征
求爱侣者的，征友者的：He ptoced a iondy
Ziearts ad in a magazine.他在一份杂志上刊登了征友广告广
.lone-parent
'family nown = one-parent family loner /'laun0(r); NAmE 'loun-/ noun a person who is often
alone or who prefers to be alone, rather than with other people独尜独往的人丨喜欢独处的人;不合群 的人
lone-some /'launsam; NAmE 'loun-/ adj. {especially
ALONE
long /lori; NAmEloml adj., adv., verb
madj. (long-er
/'lDrjga(r);
NAmE
'loir)-/, long-est /'lDrjgist; NAmE'loir]-/)
►
DISTANCE ffk 离 1
measuring or covering a great length or distance, or a greater length or
distance than usual
(长度或距离）长的：She had 〖ong darfc hir.她留着黑
黑的长；k。◊份 waWced
down the Zong corridor•他沿长
_走S。. ◊ /t was the
wor〖d’s longest bridge.那座桥当如
‘世界上最长的。〇a 〖〇叩 joumey/wa«c/drive//!ight 长途旅行/步行/驾驶/飞行◊ We’re a long way介om anywhere here.我们这里离任何一^地方都很远。◊ ft’s a long way away.那儿离这里很远。一 picture
c> hair RTU3 short 2 used for asking or
talking about particular lengths or distances (询问或谈论长度或距
离）长：How tong is the Rfver
Mie? ^乡M有多长？ ■ ◊ The tobie is
six/eet Zong.那张桌子长六英皮。◊ rhe report is’ tmZy three pages tong.这份报告仅肴三页。
TIME
时N 3 lasting or taking a
great amount of time or more time than usual长射间的；长久的；长期的：He’s been iH (for) a 丨〇嗯 time•他生病很久了。◊ .77i€re was a
Zong
sdence be/ore she spofce.沉默了很长时间她才开_口。
〇 I like
it now the days are getting longer (= it stays light for more time each
day)._ 天越_来越长 f，.我很喜 欢 〇. o a long book/filmAist (= taking a lot of
time to read/watch/deal with)金幅长的书；放映时间长的电
影；■份很长的清单◊ Mirses have to
work tong hours for more hours in the day than is usual)•护士都不得
不长时.间地工.作。◊ He stored at them /or the
longest time (= for a very long
time) before
answering. 他盯着他们看了好长时间才回答。EH3 SHORT 4 used
for asking or talking about particular periods of time (询问或谈论某段时间）：How tong is the
course?这门 课程开多A? ◊ thinfc it’sonfy three weeks k»n^.我想只 着三个星◊ HcnWo/ig a
stay did you have in mfnd? 知原 &
算 长时间？ 5
seeming to last or take more
time than it really does
because, for example, you are very busy or not happy (因忙或不愉快等）似乎比实际
时间长的：J’m tired. Jt’s been a
Zong day•我累了。.■这一 天可真够长的。◊ We were married/or ten 〖〇呢 years.我 们结婚有十年之久了。 EH3
SHORT
►
CLOTHES 衣物 6 covering all or most of your legs or arms长的（完全或大部分覆盖腿或臂的)：She usuaZZy wears 〖ong sfcirts.她通常穿长裙。◊(! tong-sZeeved
shirt 长袖衬衫
►
VOWEL. SOUNDS 元音 7 (p/jonef/cs 语音）taking more time to
make than a short vowel sound in the same position 长音的EE3 SHORT
—see
also length IT»TO1 as long as your 'arm
{informal) very long ： Therms a list of repairs as long as your arm.有一份长得要命的修理单。at long last after a long time 最后；疼穿■: HTH finally ： At Zong 〖〇5t his prayers had been answered.他的祷告终于应
验了。at tAe ’longest not longer than the
particular time given最长，至多(不超过某特定时间）：Jt wiH tafce an hour
at tfte Zon^est.这事最多花一小时。by a 'long way by a great amount 夫量地；，大大地
go
back a long 'way (of two or more people 两个或两个以上的々) to have known each other for a long time
相识很久：
VV^e
go bade a〖ong way, he and J.我跟他，我们俩知识很 久了。go a 丨ong ’way (of money, food, etc.会、食物等）
to
last a long time经角；够维持稂长时间：She seems to mafce her money go a
Zong way. #渔来她用钱细水长流。
〇 A
small amount of this paint goes a long way (= covers a large
area)•这种涂料—海就可涂一大片。$ (/>om'c) I find that a little of
Jerry's company can go a long way ..(s I quickly get tired of
being with him).我发觉跟杰里 待
j;,一会儿就受不了啦。have come a long 'way to have made a lot of
progress取得大的进步；大有长继：
WeVe
come a
long way since the early days of the project. 这项目开始以来我们已取得很木进展。have a long way to 'go to need to make a lot
of progress before you can achieve sth还有很长的路要走；还有很大差距：She stiH has a kmg way to go be/ore 她还需荽很
长时间才能完全恢复健康。How long is a piece of
'string? {BrE, informaf) used to say that there is no definite
answer to a question —条逢有多长（意指没有
确切的答案）_ : ‘How tong wiH ft
tafce?’ ‘How tong’s a pfeceo/string?’ “需要多长时间？
”“没准儿。” in the 'long mn concerning a longer
period in the future 从 This measure inevitably means higher taxes in the kmg nm.从长远来看这项举措的结果就是要多纳
税。lt，s a _long 'story. used to say that the
reasons for sth are
complicated and you would prefer not to give all the details —言难尽;设来话长
the 丨ong arm of sth the power and/or
authority of sth ('某事物 的）权力，权威：There is no escape 介om the k>ng arm oj
the &网恢恢，疏而不漏。the long and (the)
"short of it used when you are telling sb the essential
facts about sth or what effect it will have, without explaining all the details
总而言之；总的情况(pull， wear，etc.) a long ‘face (to have) an unhappy or disappointed
expression 闷闷不乐； 哭奋 着脸； 愁麁苦脸 ， long in the .tooth (/jwmoraws,
espec/<a//y 8r£) old or too old 年 齿渐长；.老
g
BTHTcTITl
This
originally referred to the fact that a horse's teeth appear to be longer as it
grows older, because its gums shrink.源自马越老因牙龈收缩
而牙S显得越长。|丨ong on sth (/n/orrm?/) 'having a
lot of a particular quality 擅长；颇真（某# 特性）：77i€