Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in thelength of the runs.
马拉松训练需要细心的准备和逐渐稳定增加的运动里程。
2015全国卷2
length
英[leŋθ] 美[leŋθ]
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
"the ceremony was of short duration"
"he complained about the length of time required"
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
"the distance from New York to Chicago"
"he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
"a length of timber"
"a length of tubing"
1.长度;距离
Thelength of something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side.
e.g. It is about a metre inlength.
它长约1米。
e.g. ...thelength of the fish...
鱼的身长
2.(文章等的)篇幅
Thelength of something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it.
e.g. ...a book of at least 100 pages inlength...
一百多页厚的书
e.g. Thelength of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。
3.(持续)时间的长短
Thelength of an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens.
e.g. The exactlength of each period may vary...
每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
e.g. His film, over two hours inlength, is a subtle study of family life.
他这部片长逾两个小时的电影对家庭生活进行了巧妙的剖析。
4.(绳、布、木头等的)一段,一节,一截
Alength of rope, cloth, wood, or other material is a piece of it that is intended to be used for a particular purpose or that exists in a particular situation.
e.g. ...a 30ftlength of rope...
一根30英尺长的绳子
e.g. You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。
5.(与短相对的)长
Thelength of something is its quality of being long.
e.g. Many have been surprised at thelength of time it has taken him to make up his mind...
他居然花了那么长时间才拿定主意,许多人都对此感到吃惊。
e.g. I noticed, too, thelength of her fingers.
我也注意到她的手指很长。
6.(游泳池的)池长
If you swim alength in a swimming pool, you swim the distance from one end to the other.
e.g. I swim 40 lengths a day.
我每天游20个来回。
7.(赛艇中的)艇位;(赛马中的)马位,马身长度
In boat racing or horse racing, alength is the distance from the front to the back of the boat or horse. You can talk about one boat or horse being one or morelengths in front of or behind another.
e.g. Harvard won by four lengths.
哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。
8.全程;全长
If something happens or exists alongthe length of something, it happens or exists for the whole way along it.
e.g. I looked along thelength of the building...
我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。
e.g. The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted thelength of his career.
由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。
9. see also: full-length
10.终究;终归;最终
If someone does somethingat length, they do it after a long period of time.
length
e.g. Atlength my father went into the house.
我父亲最后还是进了屋。
11.长久地;详尽地
If someone does somethingat length, they do it for a long time or in great detail.
e.g. They spoke atlength, reviewing the entire incident.
他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。
12.不遗余力;竭尽全力;千方百计
If you say that someonegoes to great lengths to achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it.
e.g. Greta Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and photographers.
葛丽泰·嘉宝想方设法躲开记者和摄影师。
13. at arm'slength -> see arm
thelength and breadth of -> see breadth
1. length
1. 全長:郧阳汉江大桥主跨(Main Span):414米设计单位(Designed by):湖北省交通规划设计院施工单位(Constructed by):四川省桥梁工程公司桥梁类型(Type of the Bridge):斜拉桥、混凝土斜拉桥所在地(Location):湖北、郧县全长(length):601米中文简介
plough the field
The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth.
这房间长15英尺,宽10英尺。
The length of your talk must be at least 10 minutes.
你的演讲时间至少要保持在10分钟。
The pier was lit up along its entire length.
整个桥墩从头到尾都沐浴在灯火之中。
I need a length of wire or string to tie it with.
我需要一根铁丝或绳子来捆它。
The horse won the race by two lengths.
那马以两个自首至尾的距离领先赢得该场比赛。
This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
这个房间的长度是厨房的两倍。
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。
He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other).
他跑完了海滩的全长。
Did you see the length of his hair?
你看见他头发有多长吗?
We discussed shortening the length of the course.
我们就缩短这门课程的时限进行了讨论。
He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.
他非常讨厌要等那么长时间。
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。
Each class is 45 minutes in length .
每一节课为45分钟。
Her novels vary in length.
她的小说篇幅长短不一。
shoulder-length hair
长及肩的头发
He swims 50 lengths a day.
他每天游50个游泳池那么长的距离。
It is about a metre in length.
它长约1米。
...the length of the fish...
鱼的身长
...a book of at least 100 pages in length...
一百多页厚的书
The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。
The exact length of each period may vary...
每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
His film, over two hours in length, is a subtle study of family life.
他这部片长逾两个小时的电影对家庭生活进行了巧妙的剖析。
...a 30ft length of rope...
一根30英尺长的绳子
You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。
Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind...
他居然花了那么长时间才拿定主意,许多人都对此感到吃惊。
I noticed, too, the length of her fingers.
我也注意到她的手指很长。
I swim 40 lengths a day.
我每天游20个来回。
Harvard won by four lengths.
哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。
I looked along the length of the building...
我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。
The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career.
由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。
At length my father went into the house.
我父亲最后还是进了屋。
They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.
他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。
Greta Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and photographers.
葛丽泰·嘉宝想方设法躲开记者和摄影师。
Sentences..of fairly usual length.
出自:I. WattThe length of military service was indefinite.
出自:C. Hope在理发店
A:Do you cut both men’s and women’s hair?
你们男女活都做吗?
C:Yes, we have various styles, such as hair bobbed and shoulderlength hair. How do you want it?
是的,我们可以做各种各样的发型,如剪短发,齐肩发。你们想要什么服务?
A:I want a haircut and a shave, please.
我想理发和修面。
B:I would like a shampoo and my hair dyed.
我想洗洗头发,染染发。
C:What shampoo do you prefer? And what color do you prefer?
夫人,您喜欢什么染发剂?要染什么颜色?
C:How would you like your hair cut, sir?
先生,你喜欢什么发式?
A:I want to keep the same fashion.
我想保持原来的发式。
B:I want my hair dyed black.
我想染成黑色。
C:All right. Will you please sit over here?
好的,请您坐到这里。
误 The lengths of the movie are two hours.
正 The length of the movie is two hours.
析 length作“长度”解时,多用作不可数名词。
Training for a marathon requires careful preparation and steady, gradual increases in thelength of the runs.
马拉松训练需要细心的准备和逐渐稳定增加的运动里程。
2015全国卷2
Whichever approach, the key is to determine yourlength of focus time and stick to it.
无论采用哪种方法,关键在于确定你的聚焦时间并坚持到底。
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