单词 | long haul |
释义 | long hauln.adj. A. n. Originally U.S. 1. An instance of transporting goods, passengers, etc., over a long distance; a service providing transport of this kind. Hence: a long distance or journey. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > transport of goods in a vehicle > [noun] loadc1000 freight1463 carriage?1523 running1825 haulage1826 long haul1839 freighting1856 freightage1872 transport-riding1900 1839 G. W. Hughes Rep. Annapolis & Elk-Ridge Rail Road 24 (table) This, considering the numerous long hauls, is believed to be, at least, as cheap as any similar work ever executed in the State of Maryland. 1881 Detroit Free Press 28 Apr. 8/3 The long haul is always the cheapest, in price. 1910 Hardware Dealers' Mag. May 1067/2 The long haul costs money in store or factory. 1951 Life 14 May 105/2 It's a long haul to Juarez over the weekend too. 1981 V. Powell Flora Annie Steel i. 6 The yellow-backed novels..bought to beguile the long haul from Harrow to the West of Argyll. 2013 M. Savy & J. Burnham Freight Transport & Mod. Econ. vi. 339 Reducing production costs would give European rail back its former competitiveness over road for long hauls. 2. In extended use: a lengthy or difficult task or process. Also (esp. in for (also over) the long haul): an extended period of time. ΚΠ 1898 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 8 Jan. 4/3 A bill to secure a pension for a deceased soldier's dependent stepmother is a long haul for the gratitude of a nation. 1931 Atlanta Constit. 15 July 11/2 Both champions proved they had the fiber for the long haul, which ought to be an important ingredient in all championship contests. 1936 L. C. Douglas White Banners vi. 123 Florid, peaches-and-cream blondes weren't intended for long hauls of worry. 1968 Newsday (N.Y.) 13 Jan. (Weekend section) 22/2 How about a weekend jaunt to break that long haul from now to summer vacation time? 1994 Vibe Nov. 80/1 It's been a long haul for the reggae veterans of Inner Circle. 2008 M. Frankel Hats & Eyeglasses (2009) iii. 43 He was a big loser over the long haul, and the kind of guy you want in a game. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Usually hyphenated. Designating the transport of goods, passengers, etc., over a long distance; relating to or involved in such transport. Also (in extended use): lengthy, long-term. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [adjective] > long-distance long-range1809 long distance1826 long-journey1858 long haul1873 the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring longeOE longsomeeOE long of lifeOE lastinga1225 cleaving1340 continualc1340 dwellingc1380 long-livinga1382 everlastingc1384 long-duringa1387 long-lasting?a1400 long-liveda1400 broadc1400 permanable?c1422 perseverant?a1425 permanentc1425 perdurable?a1439 continuedc1440 abiding1448 unremoved1455 eternalc1460 long-continued1464 continuing1526 long-enduring1527 enduring1532 immortal1538 diuturn?1541 veterated1547 resiant?1567 stayinga1568 well-wearinga1568 substantive1575 pertinacious1578 extant1581 ceaseless1590 marble1596 of length1597 longeval1598 diuturnal1599 nine-lived1600 chronic1601 unexhausted1602 chronical1604 endurable1607 continuant1610 indeflourishing1610 aged1611 indurant1611 continuatea1616 perennious1628 seculara1631 undiscontinueda1631 continuated1632 untransitory1632 long-spun1633 momently1641 stative1643 outliving1645 constant1653 long-descended1660 voluminousa1661 perduring1664 perdurant1671 livelong1673 perennial1676 longeve1678 consequential1681 unquenched1703 lifelong1746 momentary1755 inveterate1780 stabile1797 persistent1826 unpassing1831 all-time1846 year-long1846 teak-built1847 lengthful1855 long-term1867 long haul1873 sticky1879 week-to-week1879 perenduring1883 long-range1885 longish1889 long-time1902 long run1904 long-life1915 1873 Morning Post 9 May 2/6 In the long-haul system the dead work must be carried on, or there would be great loss. 1912 J. B. Thiess & G. A. Joy Toll Telephone Pract. i. 3 Toll business may be long haul but not exceeding 100 miles. 1961 Economist 11 Nov. 575/2 The [airport] buildings themselves are expected to be adequate to meet all long-haul traffic until 1970. 1975 Islander (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 17 Aug. 3/3 Expenses of the long-haul teamsters who rested and stabled their horses there. 1981 Sun (Baltimore) 5 Mar. a6/6 To signal American industry that the administration is serious about the defense buildup and to encourage industrial preparations for a long-haul process. 2004 Focus Feb. 17/4 The risk of suffering from Deep Vein Thrombosis is made 12 per cent higher by taking one long-haul flight per year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1839 |
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