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🔑lengthlength /lɛŋkθ ; lɛŋθ / noun ➤size / measurement大小；尺寸- [uncountable] the distance or amount that something measures from one end to the other; how long something is长度◆to measure the length of a room测量房间的长度◆It took an hour to walk the length of Rodeo Drive.走完罗迪欧大道花了一个小时。◆The tiny insect is only one millimeter in length.那只微小的昆虫只有一毫米长。
➤time时间- [countable, uncountable] the amount of time that something takes or lasts（持续）时间的长短◆Many people complained about the length of time they had to wait.许多人抱怨等待的时间太长。
➤of book / movie书；电影- [countable, uncountable] the number of pages in a book, a document, etc.; the amount of time that a movie lasts（书、文件等的）长度，篇幅；（电影的）片长◆Her novels vary in length.她的小说长短不一。
➤-length…长度- (in adjectives构成形容词) having the length mentioned有…长度的◆shoulder-length hair齐肩长的头发◆a knee-length skirt及膝半身裙
➤of swimming pool游泳池- [countable] the length of a swimming pool, path, etc.（游泳池、道路等的）长度◆I can swim a length in twenty seconds.我用二十秒可以从游泳池一头游到另一头。◆They meet and walk five lengths of the mall every morning during the winter.他们冬季每天早晨都在大卖场碰面，并在里面来回走五趟。
➤long thin piece细长条- [countable] a long, thin piece of something细长的一段（物体）◆a length of material / rope / string一截细长的材料／绳子／线
 ●at lengthfor a long time or in great detail长时间地；详细地◆We discussed the matter at great length.我们详细讨论了那件事。●go to great lengths to do sthto make more effort than usual in order to achieve something竭尽全力做某事；做某事不遗余力 |
