英语词汇“at length”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

14. at length.

a. To or in the full extent; fully, in full; without curtailment. Also at full, great, some, etc. length. †Rarely, at the length.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > at length

longlyOE

large1395

largelya1398

at large1450

at the lengthc1500

at long1565

in huge1608

at full, great, some, etc. length1713

lengthily1787

prolongedly1832

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > at length > at great, greater, or greatest length

largierly1536

at full, great, some, etc. length1838

c1500 Sc. Poem Heraldry (Harl. 6149) 30 in F. J. Furnivall Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) i. 94 The..most populus, mortal were, wes at thebes, quhiche at linth I did write.

1530 A. Baynton in Palsgr. Introd. 12 Whiche thyng for substantives, he declareth some thyng at the length in his thyrde boke.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xlvi. sig. Iiiii^v Whan Arthur had red wel at length these letters.

1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 16 The Catechismus buke Declairis it at lenth.

1712 J. Swift Proposal for Eng. Tongue 22 The Words pronounced at length, sounded faint and languid.

1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 4. 28 The Fellow talks of Rogue and Rascal at full Length.

1827 T. Jarman Powell's Ess. Learning of Devises (ed. 3) II. 91 Lord Eldon, though he spoke at some length on the other question, did not advert to this.

1838 Trevelyan in Life Macaulay (1876) II. vii. 33 Macaulay gives his impressions at greater length.

1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 138 Gardiner spoke at some length respecting the Holy Sacrament.

1886 Athenæum 30 Oct. 559/3 While Australia is described at length, the development of Canada since the Peace is hardly mentioned.

b. After a long time; at or in the end; in the long run. †Also at the length.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adverb] > in the end or at last

umbe longeOE

at (the) long runninga1450

at longc1450

at length1525

at the length1525

at (the) long run1607

in the long run1768

in (also on, upon) the long run1814

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [phrase] > in the end or at last

at lastlOE

at the lastlOE

afinec1325

in the lasta1382

for conclusionc1386

an-endc1390

the lasta1400

in (the) finea1500

at conclusiona1513

in conclusiona1513

at long last1523

at length1525

in (rarely at, upon) the upshot1577

in the final (also last) analysis1786

in the death1958

at the end of the day1974

1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Chron. (1812) II. xxiv. 64 They were all withdrawen into the castell, for they knewe well at length the towne wolde nat holde.

a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Diii Euer at the length I make hym lese moche of theyr strength.

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark i. f. 117 To come at the length to highest perfeccion.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A4^v At length it brought them to a hollowe caue.

1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xxix. 21 He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from a child, shall haue him become his sonne at the length .

1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iii. iv. sig. G4^v This was the marke I aim'd at, and I glorie At the length, you so conceaue it.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 500 Of thy birth at length Announc't by Gabriel with the first I knew.

1753 G. Washington Jrnl. in Writings (1889) I. 31 They..pressed for Admittance..which at Length was granted them.

a1777 S. Foote Devil upon Two Sticks (1778) iii. 52 Thou wilt find, at the length,..that the first will do us best service.

1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 12 At length she spoke ‘O Enoch, you are wise’.

†c. (a) At a distance; (b) in an extended line; tandem-fashion; (c) of a portrait = full length n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb]

wideOE

awaya1375

upon farc1380

offc1400

aferroma1425

at length?1611

in distans1645

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adverb] > in tandem

at length1715

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [adverb] > of portrait

at length1786

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 503 Now no more Our fight must stand at length [Gk. ἀποσταδόν], but close.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State i. viii. 20 As he is good at hand, so is he good at length.

a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 60 I had so fitted my selfe that gallies could not hurt mee att length.

1715 London Gaz. No. 5384/10 Drawing any Carriage with more than five Horses at Length.

1786 W. Herbert Ames' Typogr. Antiq. (rev. ed.) II. 1287 A copper-plate portrait of Chaucer, at length, with his pedigree and arms.

d. With the body fully extended, to the full extent of the body or the limbs. Now usually at (one's) full length.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adverb]

on lengthc1440

at (one's) full length1607

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 23 When they sleepe they lie at length.

1613 S. Purchas Descr. India in Pilgrimage (1864) 7 [They] pray vpon the earth, with their armes and legs at length out.

1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 171 The..Serpent..is never seen at his full length till dying.

1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. vi. 129 We..discovered two men stretched at their length in the street.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I xc. 48 He threw Himself at length.

1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Eclogues vi, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 39 Laid at his length in a cavern, Silenus slumbering sound.

单词	at length
释义	> as lemmas at length 33. Of order: e.g. at first, at last, at length, at the conclusion, etc. ΚΠ OE Beowulf 45 Þe hine æt frumsceafte forð onsendon. 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. 155 Atte laste þis Saxones by gonne forto fle. c1300 K. Alis. 1668 Now at the erst, the messangers Buth y-come. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame 2155 Atte last y saugh a man. 1611 Bible (King James) Matt. xxvi. 60 At the last came two false witnesses. View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) i. iii. 50 She takes vpon her brauely at first dash. View more context for this quotation 1788 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 493 It is at length signed this day. 1885 N.E.D. at At Mod. At first, I thought otherwise. Home at last! extracted from atprep. at length 14. at length. a. To or in the full extent; fully, in full; without curtailment. Also at full, great, some, etc. length. †Rarely, at the length. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > at length longlyOE large1395 largelya1398 at large1450 at the lengthc1500 at long1565 in huge1608 at full, great, some, etc. length1713 lengthily1787 prolongedly1832 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > copiousness > [adverb] > at length > at great, greater, or greatest length largierly1536 at full, great, some, etc. length1838 c1500 Sc. Poem Heraldry (Harl. 6149) 30 in F. J. Furnivall Queene Elizabethes Achademy (1869) i. 94 The..most populus, mortal were, wes at thebes, quhiche at linth I did write. 1530 A. Baynton in Palsgr. Introd. 12 Whiche thyng for substantives, he declareth some thyng at the length in his thyrde boke. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) xlvi. sig. Iiiii^v Whan Arthur had red wel at length these letters. 1567 Compend. Bk. Godly Songs (1897) 16 The Catechismus buke Declairis it at lenth. 1712 J. Swift Proposal for Eng. Tongue 22 The Words pronounced at length, sounded faint and languid. 1713 R. Steele Englishman No. 4. 28 The Fellow talks of Rogue and Rascal at full Length. 1827 T. Jarman Powell's Ess. Learning of Devises (ed. 3) II. 91 Lord Eldon, though he spoke at some length on the other question, did not advert to this. 1838 Trevelyan in Life Macaulay (1876) II. vii. 33 Macaulay gives his impressions at greater length. 1882 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. II. 138 Gardiner spoke at some length respecting the Holy Sacrament. 1886 Athenæum 30 Oct. 559/3 While Australia is described at length, the development of Canada since the Peace is hardly mentioned. b. After a long time; at or in the end; in the long run. †Also at the length. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > in the end or at last umbe longeOE at (the) long runninga1450 at longc1450 at length1525 at the length1525 at (the) long run1607 in the long run1768 in (also on, upon) the long run1814 the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > the end [phrase] > in the end or at last at lastlOE at the lastlOE afinec1325 in the lasta1382 for conclusionc1386 an-endc1390 the lasta1400 in (the) finea1500 at conclusiona1513 in conclusiona1513 at long last1523 at length1525 in (rarely at, upon) the upshot1577 in the final (also last) analysis1786 in the death1958 at the end of the day1974 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Chron. (1812) II. xxiv. 64 They were all withdrawen into the castell, for they knewe well at length the towne wolde nat holde. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Diii Euer at the length I make hym lese moche of theyr strength. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Mark i. f. 117 To come at the length to highest perfeccion. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. i. sig. A4^v At length it brought them to a hollowe caue. 1611 Bible (King James) Prov. xxix. 21 He that delicately bringeth vp his seruant from a child, shall haue him become his sonne at the length . View more context for this quotation 1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iii. iv. sig. G4^v This was the marke I aim'd at, and I glorie At the length, you so conceaue it. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 500 Of thy birth at length Announc't by Gabriel with the first I knew. View more context for this quotation 1753 G. Washington Jrnl. in Writings (1889) I. 31 They..pressed for Admittance..which at Length was granted them. a1777 S. Foote Devil upon Two Sticks (1778) iii. 52 Thou wilt find, at the length,..that the first will do us best service. 1864 Ld. Tennyson Enoch Arden in Enoch Arden, etc. 12 At length she spoke ‘O Enoch, you are wise’. †c. (a) At a distance; (b) in an extended line; tandem-fashion; (c) of a portrait = full length n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adverb] wideOE awaya1375 upon farc1380 offc1400 aferroma1425 at length?1611 in distans1645 the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > general equipment > [adverb] > in tandem at length1715 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [adverb] > of portrait at length1786 ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xv. 503 Now no more Our fight must stand at length [Gk. ἀποσταδόν], but close. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State i. viii. 20 As he is good at hand, so is he good at length. a1665 K. Digby Jrnl. Voy. to Mediterranean (1868) 60 I had so fitted my selfe that gallies could not hurt mee att length. 1715 London Gaz. No. 5384/10 Drawing any Carriage with more than five Horses at Length. 1786 W. Herbert Ames' Typogr. Antiq. (rev. ed.) II. 1287 A copper-plate portrait of Chaucer, at length, with his pedigree and arms. d. With the body fully extended, to the full extent of the body or the limbs. Now usually at (one's) full length. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of stretching body > [adverb] on lengthc1440 at (one's) full length1607 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 23 When they sleepe they lie at length. 1613 S. Purchas Descr. India in Pilgrimage (1864) 7 [They] pray vpon the earth, with their armes and legs at length out. 1668 J. Flavell Saint Indeed 171 The..Serpent..is never seen at his full length till dying. 1809 B. H. Malkin tr. A. R. Le Sage Adventures Gil Blas II. iv. vi. 129 We..discovered two men stretched at their length in the street. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I xc. 48 He threw Himself at length. 1887 C. Bowen tr. Virgil Eclogues vi, in tr. Virgil in Eng. Verse 39 Laid at his length in a cavern, Silenus slumbering sound. extracted from lengthn. < as lemmas
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