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单词 long haul
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long hauln.adj.

Brit. /ˌlɒŋ ˈhɔːl/, U.S. /ˈlɔŋ ˌhɔl/, /ˈlɑŋ ˌhɑl/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: long adj.1, haul n.
Etymology: < long adj.1 + haul n.
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.
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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).
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