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单词 furlong
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furlong

(fɜːʳlɒŋ, US -lɔːŋ)
Word forms: plural furlongs
countable noun
A furlong is a unit of length that is equal to 220 yards or 201.2 metres.

furlong in British English

(ˈfɜːˌlɒŋ)
noun
a unit of length equal to 220 yards (201.168 metres)
Word origin
Old English furlang, from furh furrow + lang long1

furlong in American English

(ˈfɜrˌlɔŋ)
noun
a unit of length in the FPS system, equal to 220 yards or 1⁄8 statute mile (201.168 meters): one square furlong equals ten acres
abbrev. fur
Word origin
ME < OE furlang, a measure, lit., length of a furrow < furh, furrow + lang, long1

Examples of 'furlong' in a sentence
furlong

You need to be able to kick between the three and two furlong poles.
The Sun (2016)
This does not look a strong maiden and she should like the extra furlong.
The Sun (2016)
The extra three furlongs and potentially testing ground should bring the best out of this improving chaser.
The Sun (2017)
The extra furlong and softer ground should do the trick.
The Sun (2016)
He was running on well there and this extra furlong should not be a problem.
The Sun (2016)
Exmouth will also like the extra furlong.
The Sun (2016)
They took the race by the scruff of its neck at the furlong pole and soon burst clear to power home.
The Sun (2016)
He was doing his best work at the finish of five furlongs at York last time and will be helped by this slightly stiffer test.
The Sun (2016)
The new scale is being introduced in June next year and will affect the weight a three-year-old will receive in races of ten furlongs and above.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We may have just got to the final furlong of the endless US election, but neither of them can talk about it.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She has not raced beyond six furlongs before.
The Sun (2014)
He did well to win over six furlongs last time and can overcome a wide draw.
The Sun (2006)
This extra furlong suits and he will go well.
The Sun (2009)
You cannot see beyond the furlong pole.
The Sun (2009)
Races are measured in miles and furlongs.
The Sun (2008)
But in the final furlong our filly was the only one running on.
The Sun (2011)
This extra furlong is no bother and he gets the fast ground he needs.
The Sun (2011)
He should give the selection a good lead until the furlong pole.
The Sun (2008)
And he would have got closer than third but for drifting right throughout the final furlong.
The Sun (2010)
The extra two furlongs will help him follow up.
The Sun (2012)
He came second but just blew up at the furlong pole.
The Sun (2010)
The extra two furlongs and better ground should help him.
The Sun (2013)
We were going so fast through the final furlong it would have taken a machine to catch us.
Frankie Dettori with Jonathan Powell FRANKIE: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori (2004)
She was superb dropped to five furlongs last season and won three of her four races over the minimum trip.
The Sun (2011)
He hit the front two furlongs from home but there was no conviction in the move and he faded into third.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It was a tense last furlong.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The final furlong of a race that the champion had controlled through the first five furlongs seemed to happen in slow motion.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This horse would have no problem dropping back down to a mile or 10 furlongs.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Dawn Approach is bred for a lot further than the five furlongs he scorched home over yesterday.
The Sun (2012)
Group 1 races from six furlongs to a mile.
The Sun (2008)
The step up to today's one mile two furlongs is what she needs.
The Sun (2015)
He was on a horse with a superior turn of foot and it was our plan not to attack until the last furlong.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He has already struck twice this season and ran a sound race over five furlongs at Goodwood last time.
The Sun (2010)
He timed it beautifully, racing at a steady pace before quickening and then finding another gear at the furlong pole.
The Sun (2010)
If they don't try to make all, they hit the front three furlongs from home.
The Sun (2013)

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furlong

British English: furlong NOUN
A furlong is a unit of length that is equal to 220 yards or 201.2 metres.
He was beaten in his first race at seven furlongs.
  • American English: furlong
  • Brazilian Portuguese: medida que equivale a 201,17m
  • Chinese: 浪 >长度单位，等于220码或201.2米
  • European Spanish: medida de longitud equivalente a 201,2 metros
  • French: furlong201 m
  • German: Achtelmeile
  • Italian: 201.17 mtermine ippico
  • Japanese: ファーロング >長さの単位
  • Korean: > 펄롱 201.2미터에 해당하는 길이
  • European Portuguese: medida que equivale a 201,17 m
  • Latin American Spanish: medida de longitud equivalente a 201,2 metros

Chinese translation of 'furlong'

furlong

(ˈfəːlɔŋ)

n (c)

  1. 长度单位弗隆，相当于201.167米
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