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

单词	length
释义	length \ˈleŋ(k)th, ˈlen(t)th\ noun (plural lengths \-ths, ˈleŋks\) Etymology: Middle English lengthe, from Old English lengthu (akin to Old Frisian lengethe length, Middle Dutch lengede, lengde, Old Norse lengd), from lang, long long + -thu -th — more at long 1. a. : the longer of the 2 straight-line dimensions of a surface or plane or the longest of the 3 straight-line dimensions of a solid : extent from end to end — distinguished from width < the island was three miles in length > b. : a distance or dimension expressed in units of linear measure < a length of 10 inches > c. : the quality or state of being long — opposed to shortness < weariness and boredom exaggerated the length of the journey > d. : wavelength 2. a. : duration or extent in time < doesn't seem to prove much, considering the lengths of the lives of both women — Elizabeth Bishop > < stood weaving on his feet for the length of a long breath — F.B.Gipson > < finally the length of the high school was standardized … at four years — T.H.Briggs > b. (1) : relative duration of a sound (as a vowel or syllable in speech or prosody or a note in music) (2) : protracted duration or stress of a sound in speech, prosody, or music < the long a gives the word sale its length > c. archaic : prolixity or excess in expression < there is such length in grief — Shakespeare > 3. a. : distance or extent in space < it would be hard, even in New England, to match Main Street for its length of 18th century square houses — Elizabeth Coatsworth > < appeared dimly white round a distant bend of the dusty road, a weary length behind — Haldane Macfall > b. (1) : the measure of something taken as a unit of distance < darted across the highway scarcely two car lengths ahead of me > < kept most of his acquaintances at arm's length > (2) : the length of a competitor (as a horse or boat) taken as a unit in stating the margin of a lead or of victory in a race < he led by three lengths at the top of the stretch > (3) : the fully extended body < stretched her length lazily on the warm earth > < took a hard right on the jaw and measured his length on the floor > 4. a. chiefly Scotland : an indicated or specified distance < I'll go with you the length to the hall > b. : the degree, limit, or extreme to which a course of action or a line of thought or discussion is carried < tended to carry his policy of masterly inactivity to dangerous lengths — Harvey Graham > < even went the length of reading the play … to ascertain what it was all about — G.B.Shaw > < here we see the foolish lengths to which human malevolence will go — Norman Douglas > 5. a. : a long expanse or stretch < brushed her lengths of lustrous hair > < large lengths of seas and shores between my father and my mother lay — Shakespeare > b. : a piece constituting or usable as part of a whole or of a connected series : segment, section < steel bars are furnished in standard shapes and sizes, in both coils and straight lengths — advt > < short lengths of film with both ends spliced together to permit continuous repetition — W.F.Mackey > 6. a. : fluidity b. : ability to yield a fluid mixture — compare oil length 7. archaic : a 42-line portion of an actor's part 8. : the volume of wort drawn from a quantity of malt during brewing 9. : the holding of more than a player's proportionate share of the cards of one suit in a card game (as four or more at bridge) < he had length in trumps > 10. a. : the distance an especially well pitched ball in cricket travels before hitting the ground < bowled a good length > < pitched the ball a fraction short of a length — Ray Robinson > b. : the distance to be shot in archery 11. : the vertical dimension of an article of clothing especially with reference to the part of the body it reaches or its height above the floor < stockings are made in three lengths > < evening dresses in short and long lengths > < knee-length pants > < a hip-length jacket > < a floor-length gown > • - at length
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