lengths

英 [lɛŋθs]

美 [lɛŋkθs]

n.  长; 长度; (持续)时间的长短; (书或文件等的)篇幅; (电影的)片长
length的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 长度；距离
  Thelengthof something is the amount that it measures from one end to the other along the longest side.
  1. It is about a metre in length.
     它长约1米。
  2. ...the length of the fish...
     鱼的身长
  3. The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft.
     这架飞机的翼展长34英尺，机身长22英尺。
• N-VAR （文章等的）篇幅
  Thelengthof something such as a piece of writing is the amount of writing that is contained in it.
  1. ...a book of at least 100 pages in length...
     一百多页厚的书
  2. 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。
• N-VAR （持续）时间的长短
  Thelengthof an event, activity, or situation is the period of time from beginning to end for which something lasts or during which something happens.
  1. The exact length of each period may vary...
     每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT （绳、布、木头等的）一段，一节，一截
  Alength ofrope, 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.
  1. ...a 30ft length of rope...
     一根30英尺长的绳子
  2. You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
     你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。
• N-UNCOUNT （与短相对的）长
  Thelength ofsomething is its quality of being long.
  1. 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。
  2. I noticed, too, the length of her fingers.
     我也注意到她的手指很长。
• N-COUNT （游泳池的）池长
  If you swim alengthin a swimming pool, you swim the distance from one end to the other.
  1. I swim 40 lengths a day.
     我每天游20个来回。
• N-COUNT （赛艇中的）艇位；（赛马中的）马位，马身长度
  In boat racing or horse racing, alengthis the distance from the front to the back of the boat or horse. You can talk about one boat or horse being one or morelengthsin front of or behind another.
  1. Harvard won by four lengths.
     哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。
• N-SING 全程；全长
  If something happens or exists alongthe length ofsomething, it happens or exists for the whole way along it.
  1. I looked along the length of the building...
     我的目光沿着大楼从首到尾扫过。
  2. 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。
• See also:full-length
• PHRASE 终究；终归；最终
  If someone does somethingat length, they do it after a long period of time.
  1. At length my father went into the house.
     我父亲最后还是进了屋。
• PHRASE 长久地；详尽地
  If someone does somethingat length, they do it for a long time or in great detail.
  1. 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。
• PHRASE 不遗余力；竭尽全力；千方百计
  If you say that someonegoes to great lengthsto achieve something, you mean that they try very hard and perhaps do extreme things in order to achieve it.
  1. 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。
• at arm's length→ see:arm

双语例句

• Companies go to great lengths to protect their trademarks and logos.
  各公司竭尽全力保护他们的商标和徽标。
• You flatter yourself. Why would we go to such ludicrous lengths?
  你真自以为是。我们为什么要费那么大的力气？
• You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
  你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。
• I also need to know the height, so I need to know these lengths.
  我还要知道高，所以我要知道这些的长度。
• First, the buckling and failure loads are examined by experiments for corrugated plates with two different wave lengths.
  通过试验，探索了两种不同波长的复合材料波纹板屈曲载荷和破坏载荷；
• I swim 40 lengths a day.
  我每天游20个来回。
• The boat won by three lengths.
  这只艇以3艇长之差得胜。
• The X ray emissions from variety capillary lengths and in different laser energy have been measured and analyzed.
  对不同能量下，不同长度的玻璃毛细管的X射线谱进行了测量、分析。
• The government's going to great lengths to demonstrate its military might.
  该政府正不遗余力地展示其军事力量。
• You've gone to great lengths not to hurt anyone under unintentionally.
  你已经竭尽全力不在无意下伤害任何人了。