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

b. figurative in adverbial phrases: The distance or extent to which one ‘goes’ (in a line of action, opinion, etc.); the degree of extremity to which something is ‘carried’. Chiefly, to go (to) the length of, to go a (great, etc.) length, to go (all, etc.) lengths.

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the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > state of or advanced condition > extent to which an action is taken

length1698

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > act in thoroughgoing manner > go to great lengths

to go (all, etc.) lengths1698

the world > action or operation > doing > do [verb (transitive)] > go to a certain length in action

to go (to) the length of1875

1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage i. 9 The Royal Leonora..runs a strange Length in the History of Love.

1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell iii. lxvi. 351 Others who could not..go their lengths.

1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 245 They had not come to that length.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. viii. 235 I think you went Lengths indeed.

1779 Hume in H. Calderwood Hume (1898) iii. 30 Your spirit of Controversy..carries you strange lengths.

1792 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1891) XII. 177 When matters get to such lengths, the natural inference is, that both sides have strained the cords beyond their bearing.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby vii. iv He would go..any lengths for his party.

1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. vi. 594 The cunningest of men, able to lie to all lengths.

1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 404 They do not go the length of denying the pre-existence of ideas.

单词	to go a length
释义	> as lemmas to go a (great, etc.) length b. figurative in adverbial phrases: The distance or extent to which one ‘goes’ (in a line of action, opinion, etc.); the degree of extremity to which something is ‘carried’. Chiefly, to go (to) the length of, to go a (great, etc.) length, to go (all, etc.) lengths. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > state of or advanced condition > extent to which an action is taken length1698 the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > act or do vigorously [verb (intransitive)] > act in thoroughgoing manner > go to great lengths to go (all, etc.) lengths1698 the world > action or operation > doing > do [verb (transitive)] > go to a certain length in action to go (to) the length of1875 1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage i. 9 The Royal Leonora..runs a strange Length in the History of Love. 1718 Mem. Life J. Kettlewell iii. lxvi. 351 Others who could not..go their lengths. 1719 D. Defoe Farther Adventures Robinson Crusoe 245 They had not come to that length. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xviii. viii. 235 I think you went Lengths indeed. View more context for this quotation 1779 Hume in H. Calderwood Hume (1898) iii. 30 Your spirit of Controversy..carries you strange lengths. 1792 G. Washington Let. in Writings (1891) XII. 177 When matters get to such lengths, the natural inference is, that both sides have strained the cords beyond their bearing. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby vii. iv He would go..any lengths for his party. 1858 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia I. v. vi. 594 The cunningest of men, able to lie to all lengths. 1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) I. 404 They do not go the length of denying the pre-existence of ideas. extracted from lengthn. < as lemmas
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