long* 1192 |
government is long on ideas but short on
performance. ^ 个政府想法很多但执行的却太少:。a ‘丨ong shot an attempt or a guess
that is not likely to be successful but is worth trying成功希望不大的尝把握不大的猜测；
姑妄一猜：Jt’s a shot, but ft
just might work. _没有 什么把但也许行得通。丨ong time no'see used to say hello to
sb you have not seen for a long time好久不见了 not
by a 'long chalk (价£) (also not by a 'long shot AMmf, 8r£) not nearly;
not at all 差得远’； 绝不；^点也不：Jt’s not over yet—not by a long chalk. 这事还没有了结——远远没有。take a long (cool/ hard)
'look at sth to consider a problem or possibility very carefully
and without hurrying 极其慎重地考邊
(丨、兩题或可能性）：We need to take a Zong
hard ioofc at aH the options.我们需要十分谨慎地考虑所有昀选择。
take
the 'long view (of sth) to consider what is likely to happen or be
important over a long period of time rather than only considering the present
situation 从长
远考虑 to cut a long story
’short (8/f)
(AMmf to
make a long story 'short) (informal) used when you are
saying that you will get to the point of what you are saying quickly, without
including all the details 长话■短
说；扼要地说；简而言之一more at BROAD 00；/.，TERM Z7., WAY/7.
■ adv. (long-er /lDr)g8(r);
NAmE 'loir)-/, l〇ng-est /'lurjgist; _l3:g-/) 1
for a long time 戶期地；长久‘：Have you been here 〖ong?.你来这里时间七吗？ ◊
Stay 〇5 Zong as you Hfce.你愿待多久就待多义。◊ 77ie pdrfy
went on Zong into the nig/it.聚会士寺续到澡夜。◊ This may take Zonger t/ian we thought.这事花的分间也许比我们预料的
要多些。won’t be 〖〇呀（=I’ll return, be
ready, etc. soon).我一会儿就行。’◊
ffow tong have you been wafting?你等了多久了？ ’◊
These re/orms are 〖ong overdue.这些改革早就该进行’了。2 a long time before
or after a particular time or event (在某一时间或事件
■之前或以后）很久地：He retfred〖ong bejbre the war.他 在艇♦•之前早就退休了。◊ /t wasn’t
be/ore she had persuaded Wm (= it only took a short time).她没用多久
就把他说服了u ◊ We7Z be home
be/ore
Zong (=
soon).我 们很快就要到家了。◊ The house was puHed down tong 那栋房子很久以前就被拆掉了。◊TheyhacUong (=a
long time before the present time) moved away.他们早就搬走了。3 used after a noun to
emphasize that sth happens for the whole of a particular period oftime (用于名词后强调某事发生在某整段时
间）：We had to wait aH day 〖ong.我们不得不整天等候
着。◊ TTie baby was crying aH night long.婴儿整古各
哭。◊ They
stayed up tAe
w/ioZe nig/it Zon客•也们彻夜未
眠。IT»TB1 as/so ’long as 1 only
if 只要：Weil go as Zong as the weather is
good.只要天气好我们就老。
2 since; to the extent that 既然；由于；就…来说：So long as there is a
demand for these drugs, the financial incentive/or drug
dealers wfH i>e there•只要对这些毒品
有需求，也就存在着对贩毒者的经济诱因。for (so) long for (such) a long time长久地；（这么）长时间地：W沿 you be away /or 丨ong?你要离开很久吗？ ◊ J’m sony J haven’t
written to you如* so 〖ong.真抱歉，我这么长而
间未给你写倩了。how Ion琴 have
you _got? (8r£)
(MAwf how
long do you ' have?), (informal) used to say that sth
is going to take a long time to explain 你有多少时间 (指需要很长时间来解释）：W/mt do J thinfc about
it? HovWong have you got?我是怎么想的？说来话长，你有
.-：f 夫听吗？ long
live .sb/sth used to say that you hope sb/sth will live or last for
a long time •••万岁；瓦古常 青 no/any
'longer used to say that sth which was possible or true
before, is not now 不再；不复：I can’t wait cmy Zonger•我不能再等 了。; ： ◊ /fe np Zonger Kves here.他不再住这)[了。so
’long goodbye 再见
—more at laugh
v.
_ ve#i> 〜for sb/sth | 〜(for sb) to do sth to
want sth very much especially if it does not seem likely to happen soon (尤指对看似不会很快发生的事）渴望HEI yearn:
[V] iucy had aiways Zonged/or a brother.露西一直渴望有
个弟弟。◊ He Zonged /or
Pat to phone.他枭盼着帕特朵
电话。◊ [V to
inf] J’m Zoning to see you again.我渴望再 次见到你。一 see
also longed-for long, (in writing) longitude .(书写形式）经度
WHICH
WORD?词语辨析
(for) long * (for) a long time
■
Both (for) long and (for) a long time are used as
expressions of time. In positive sentences (for) a longtime is used..* (for) long.和（for) a longtime 均 用以表示时甸。肯定知用(for) a long time:
WeVe fceen //Vends a /ong
f/’me•義们是老朋友了。（For) long is not used in positive sentences unless it is used
with too,
enough, as, so, seldom, etc. * (for) long
.只有与too、enough、： as.、so、: seldom等词逢用时才■ 甩于肯定句中：I stayed out in the sun for
too long.
阳底下待的时间太长了。◊ VowVe fcm? vvfl/f/wg /ong enow执你等得够久的■ Both (for) long and (for) a long time can be used in
questions, but (for) long is usually preferred. * (for), long 和（forj a long time均可用于疑问句，但(for) long较常用： Hflve yow been wfl/Y/ng./ong?你等 了很长时间吗
■
In negative sentences (for) a long time sometimes
has a different meaning
from (for)
long.在否定
句中(for) a long time和(for) long有时含义不同。
Compare
比较I haven’t been here for a long time (-It is a long time
since the last time I was here). ^ 已很久沒来这里TV::,
and 和 f bee/? here /ong
彳=■ I arrived
here only a short time ago).我到这里没 多长时间。
,long-a'waited adj. that people have
been waiting for for a long time等待（或期待）已久的：her iong-awaited new nove〖她的令人期待已久的一部新小说
long-board
/'lDijboid;
NAmE 'loiijboird/ noun a long board used
in surfing 冲浪板 long-boat /'lDrjbaut; NAmE 'lairjbout/ noun a large rowing boat, used especially for
travelling on the sea (尤用于航海的）大划艇
long-bow /'lDijbau; NAmE 'loirjbou/ noun a large bow made of a long thin curved piece of
wood that was used in the past for shooting arrows .(’旧时用于射箭
的）$灵，大弓
.long-'distance adj. [only before noun] 1 travelling or
involving travel between places that are far apart 长途 的；长距离的：a〖ong-distcmce commuter远距离上卡班
的 X ◊ Zong-distance 月ig/its 长途航班 2 operating between
people and places that are far apart 长途运
作的：a Zong-ciistcmce phone
caH 长途造话►，丨ong distance adv. ： It's a relaxing car to drive long distance. 这辆轿车跑长途，开起来很轻松。◊(〇 〇!« kmg distance 打长途$话
.long-,distance 'footpath noun a route that
people can walk along to see the countryside or the coast (乡
间或海岸的）观光步道
.long di1 vision noun [U] {mathematics WC) a method of dividing
one number by another in which all the stages involved are written down长除法（把每一步骤都写
下来,）
_long-drawn-'out (also less frequent 'long-drawn,
.drawn-'out) adj. lasting a very long time, often too
long持续很’久的；拖长的 HTfl PROTRACTED ： Zong-drawn-out negotiations 旷日持久的谈判
.long
'drink noun a cold drink that
fills a tall glass, such as lemonade
or beer大杯冷饮料（如柠檬汽水或
啤酒）
'longed-for adj. [only before noun] that sb has been
wanting or hoping for very much 渴望的；期待已久的：
the
birth o/a Zonged-/or baby —个望已夂品婴儿的出生
lon-gev-ity
/lDn'd3evati; NAmE lain-; loin-/ noun [U] (formal) long life; the fact
of lasting a long time 长命；持久：We wis/i you both
fteaZth and Zongevify. it们祝愿您二位健康长寿。.◊ He prides himsd/ on the Zongevify 〇/ t/ie company.丨也为公荀悠久的历史M感到 骄傲。♦
long-hair /'lD〇hea(r); NAmE 'loirjher/ noun a breed of cat
with long hair 私％ 猫 一 compare shorthair long-hand /'lDijhaend; NAmE 'loir)-/ noun [U] ordinary
writing, not typed or written in shorthand
普通书.脅
(非打印或速记）