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

length /leng(k)th/

noun

Extent from end to end

The quality of being long

The longest measure of anything

Long duration

Prolixity

Time occupied in uttering a vowel or syllable (phonetics)

The quantity of a vowel

Any definite portion of a known extent

A stretch or extent

Distance (chiefly Scot)

A suitable distance for pitching a cricket ball when bowling

The lengthwise measurement of a horse, boat, etc (racing)

combining form

Stretching downwards, or sometimes along, as far as, eg knee-length, arm's-length

ORIGIN: OE lengthu, from lang long

lengthˈen transitive verb and intransitive verb

To increase in length

lengthˈful adjective (obsolete)

lengthˈily adverb

lengthˈiness noun

lengthˈways or lengthˈwise adverb and adjective

In the direction of the length

lengthˈy adjective

lengthˈman or lengthˈsman noun

Someone responsible for the upkeep of a particular stretch of road or railway

at length

go the length of

To go as far as (also figurative)

go to great lengths, all lengths, any length or lengths

To do everything possible (sometimes more than is ethical) to achieve a purpose

length of days

Prolonged life