length

noun

/leŋkθ/

Word Family

long adjective adverb
length noun
lengthy adjective
lengthen verb

Idioms

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size/measurement

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[uncountable, countable] the size or measurement of something from one end to the other

Measure the length of the line from A to B.
to estimate/calculate/increase/reduce the length of something
in length The river is 300 miles in length.
The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.
Safety barriers will be installed along the full length of the road.
He ran the entire length of the beach.
Look at the length of that queue!
He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print.

compare breadth, width see also focal length

Extra Examples

This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
He measured the length and width of the table.
Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length.
The fence runs the length of the footpath.
The pipe was six feet in length.
The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee.
The queue stretched the whole length of the High Street.
The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet.
There were coloured lights along the whole length of the street.
These fish can reach a length of over five feet.
a ditch of great length and width

Topics Maths and measurementb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

entire
full
maximum
…

verb + length

estimate
measure
have
…

preposition

along the length of
in length

phrases

at arm’s length
double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of something

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[uncountable] the quality of being long

Did you see the length of his hair?

time

[uncountable, countable] the amount of time that something lasts

The average length of each song on the album is six minutes.
These changes will shorten the length of time spent waiting for test results.
She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time).
Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.
in length Each class is 45 minutes in length.

Extra Examples

We discussed shortening the length of the course.
Each lesson was an hour in length.
They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait.

Topics Maths and measurementb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

considerable
great
inordinate
…

verb + length

cut
reduce
shorten
…

length + verb

increase
decrease

preposition

at length
in length

phrases

length of time

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of book/film

[countable, uncountable] the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc.; the amount of time that a film lasts

There is a maximum length of 2 500 words.
in length The document is over 800 pages in length.
Her novels vary in length.

-length

(in adjectives) having the length mentioned

shoulder-length hair

see also full-length, knee-length, shoulder-length

of swimming pool

[countable] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other

He swims 50 lengths a day.
I did 20 lengths today.

compare width

Wordfinder

armband
dive
flipper
float
goggles
length
paddle
stroke
swim
water wings

Topics Sports: water sportsc1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + length

do
swim

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in race

[countable] the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race

The horse won by two clear lengths.

Topics Sports: other sportsc2

long thin piece

[countable] a long, thin piece of something

a length of rope/string/wire
The timber is sold in lengths of 2, 5 or 10 metres.

Extra Examples

a short length of wire
long lengths of wool
Carry a whistle and a spare length of rope.
The pipe was attached to the wall with a length of wire

单词	length
释义	length noun /leŋkθ/ /leŋkθ/ Word Family long adjective adverb length noun lengthy adjective lengthen verb Idioms jump to other results size/measurement enlarge image [uncountable, countable] the size or measurement of something from one end to the other Measure the length of the line from A to B. to estimate/calculate/increase/reduce the length of something in length The river is 300 miles in length. The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm. Safety barriers will be installed along the full length of the road. He ran the entire length of the beach. Look at the length of that queue! He has to hold newspapers at arm's length to focus on the print. compare breadth, width see also focal length Extra Examples This room is twice the length of the kitchen. He measured the length and width of the table. Measure the size of the window and cut the cloth to length. The fence runs the length of the footpath. The pipe was six feet in length. The queen bee is twice the length of a worker bee. The queue stretched the whole length of the High Street. The vehicle has an overall length of 12 feet. There were coloured lights along the whole length of the street. These fish can reach a length of over five feet. a ditch of great length and width Topics Maths and measurementb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective entire full maximum … verb + length estimate measure have … preposition along the length of in length phrases at arm’s length double, twice, three times, half, etc. the length of something See full entry [uncountable] the quality of being long Did you see the length of his hair? time [uncountable, countable] the amount of time that something lasts The average length of each song on the album is six minutes. These changes will shorten the length of time spent waiting for test results. She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time). Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company. in length Each class is 45 minutes in length. Extra Examples We discussed shortening the length of the course. Each lesson was an hour in length. They complained about the inordinate length of time they had to wait. Topics Maths and measurementb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective considerable great inordinate … verb + length cut reduce shorten … length + verb increase decrease preposition at length in length phrases length of time See full entry of book/film [countable, uncountable] the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc.; the amount of time that a film lasts There is a maximum length of 2 500 words. in length The document is over 800 pages in length. Her novels vary in length. see also feature-length -length (in adjectives) having the length mentioned shoulder-length hair see also full-length, knee-length, shoulder-length of swimming pool [countable] the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other He swims 50 lengths a day. I did 20 lengths today. compare width Wordfinder armband dive flipper float goggles length paddle stroke swim water wings Topics Sports: water sportsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + length do swim See full entry in race [countable] the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race The horse won by two clear lengths. Topics Sports: other sportsc2 long thin piece [countable] a long, thin piece of something a length of rope/string/wire The timber is sold in lengths of 2, 5 or 10 metres. Extra Examples a short length of wire long lengths of wool Carry a whistle and a spare length of rope. The pipe was attached to the wall with a length of wire see also long Word OriginOld English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long (adjective). Idioms at length \| at… length for a long time and in detail He quoted at length from the report. We have already discussed this matter at great length. He told me at length about his new job. (literary) after a long time ‘I'm still not sure,’ he said at length. go to any, some, great, etc. lengths (to do something) to put a lot of effort into doing something, especially when this seems extreme She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private. keep somebody at arm’s length to avoid having a close relationship with somebody He keeps all his clients at arm's length. She kept him at arm's length until he stopped smoking. the length and breadth of… in or to all parts of a place They have travelled the length and breadth of Europe giving concerts. They travelled the length and breadth of the land.
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