| 复合形式： |
| 英语 | 中文 |
| long-dead adj | ([sb]: died a long time ago) | SCSimplified Chinese 死了很久的，很久以前就过世了的 |
| long-distance call n | (phone call: not local area) | SCSimplified Chinese 长途电话 cháng tú diàn huà
TCTraditional Chinese 長途電話 |
| Have at least five dollars ready for a long-distance call. |
| long-distance relationship n | (romance while far apart) | SCSimplified Chinese 异地恋 |
| The couple have been in a long-distance relationship for the past two years. |
| long-drawn-out adj | (needlessly lengthy) | SCSimplified Chinese 旷日持久的，拖长的，冗长的 rǒng cháng de
TCTraditional Chinese 冗長的 |
long-established,
long established adj | (old, long in existence) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期存在的，成立很久的 cháng qī cún zài de |
| 备注: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
long-established,
long established adj | (long the norm) | SCSimplified Chinese 公认的, 长期确立的 |
| 备注: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| long-forgotten adj | (not remembered anymore) | SCSimplified Chinese 遗忘已久的，早已忘记的 |
| long-grain rice n | (grain) | SCSimplified Chinese 长粒米 |
| long-handled adj | (tool: with a long handle) | SCSimplified Chinese 长柄的 |
| His long-handled screwdriver was missing from the toolbox. |
| long-legged adj | (having long legs) | SCSimplified Chinese 长腿的
TCTraditional Chinese 長腿的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 有长腿的 |
| The company only hires long-legged models. |
| long-limbed adj | (having long arms and legs) | SCSimplified Chinese 四肢修长的 |
| long-lived adj | (having long lifespan) | SCSimplified Chinese 长寿的 |
| long-lost adj | literary (missing for a long time) | SCSimplified Chinese 失散已久的 |
| long-playing adj | (record: played at 33 1/3 rpm) (唱片) | SCSimplified Chinese 长时间的 cháng shí jiān de |
| long-range plan n | figurative (plan for distant future) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期计划 cháng qī jì huà
TCTraditional Chinese 長期計劃 |
| Our long-range plan calls for building three new facilities in the next twenty years. |
| long-range planning n | figurative (for distant future) | SCSimplified Chinese 长远规划 cháng yuǎn guī huà
TCTraditional Chinese 長遠規劃 |
| Senior managers use long-range planning to further the company's mission. |
| long-running adj | (for extended time) | SCSimplified Chinese 持续很长时间的 |
| "Coronation Street" is a long-running British soap about life in northern England. |
| long-sleeve n as adj | (clothing: having long sleeves) | SCSimplified Chinese 长袖的 cháng xiù de
TCTraditional Chinese 長袖的 |
| Wear a long-sleeve shirt for protection when working under the sun. |
| long-sleeved adj | (clothing: having full-length arms) (衣服) | SCSimplified Chinese 长袖的 cháng xiù de
TCTraditional Chinese 長袖的 |
| I rarely wear long-sleeved shirts in summer. |
| 我在夏季很少穿长袖衬衫。 |
long-standing,
also US: longstanding adj | (well-established, long-term) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期的 cháng qī de
TCTraditional Chinese 長期的 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 由来已久的 cháng qī de ，yóu lái yǐ jiǔ de |
| Dan and Adam have a longstanding partnership; they've worked together for years. |
| The rivalry between Romeo's family and Juliet's is long-standing. |
| 丹和亚达长期合作，一起共事多年。//罗密欧和朱丽叶家族的恩怨由来已久。 |
| long-stem n as adj | (plant: having long stalk) (植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 长茎的 |
| long-stem n as adj | (drinking glass: with long stem) (玻璃杯) | SCSimplified Chinese 长柄的 |
| long-stemmed adj | (plant: having long stalk) (植物) | SCSimplified Chinese 长茎的 |
| long-stemmed adj | (drinking glass: with long stem) (酒杯) | SCSimplified Chinese 长茎的 |
| long-suffering adj | (having endured [sth] patiently) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期忍受的 |
| The teenager's long-suffering parents went out to pick her up from yet another late night party. |
| long-tailed adj | (animal: with a long tail) (动物) | SCSimplified Chinese 长尾的 |
| long-term adj | (extended, over a long time) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期的 cháng qī de
TCTraditional Chinese 長期的 |
| How can we help the long-term unemployed back into work? |
| 我们该如何帮助长期失业者重返工作岗位？ |
| long-term care n | (ongoing support and attention) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期护理 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 长期照料 |
| long-term effect n | often plural (impact extending into the future) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期影响 |
| long-term memory n | (permanent recall of facts) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期记忆 cháng qī jì yì
TCTraditional Chinese 長期記憶 |
| My long-term memory is fine, but I have no idea what I did this morning. |
| long-winded adj | (wordy) | SCSimplified Chinese 冗长的，啰嗦的 rǒng cháng de ，luō suō de
TCTraditional Chinese 冗長的，囉唆的 |
| That was a long-winded answer to a simple question. |
| long-windedly adv | (talking: for a long time) | SCSimplified Chinese 唠叨地, 啰嗦地, 说话冗长地 |
| The audience started to cough and fidget as the mayor talked long-windedly about the history of the town. |
| 市长长篇大论地讲述城镇历史时，听众开始咳嗽，坐立不安。 |
longhorn,
longhorn beetle,
long-horned beetle n | (beetle) (昆虫) | SCSimplified Chinese 天牛 tiān niú |
longsighted,
long-sighted adj | (able to see clearly over distance) | SCSimplified Chinese 远视的 yuǎn shì de
TCTraditional Chinese 遠視的 |
longsighted,
long-sighted adj | figurative (prudent) | SCSimplified Chinese 眼光长远的，有远见的，深谋远虑的 yǎn guāng cháng yuǎn de，yǒu yuǎn jiàn de，shēn móu yuǎn lǜ de
TCTraditional Chinese 有遠見的 |
longtime,
long-time adj | (lasting, enduring) | SCSimplified Chinese 持久的 chí jiǔ de |
| The Johnson family are our long-time friends. |
| not by a long shot expr | informal (not at all) | SCSimplified Chinese 一点不 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 丝毫不 |
| not long adj | (short or brief) | SCSimplified Chinese 短暂的 duǎn zàn de
TCTraditional Chinese 短暫的 |
| The period of time when plums are in season is not long. |
| not long adv | (only since recently) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久前 bù jiǔ qián |
| not long after adv | (a short time later) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久后 bù jiǔ hòu
TCTraditional Chinese 不久後 |
| not long after prep | (a short time following) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…之后不久 |
| not long ago adv | (a short time previously) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久以前 bù jiǔ yǐ qián
TCTraditional Chinese 不久以前 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 前不久 bù jiǔ yǐ qián，qián bù jiǔ |
| I saw John not long ago, but I can't remember exactly when. |
| 我前不久刚见过约翰，但我记不清具体是什么时候了。 |
| not so long ago expr | (a short time past) | SCSimplified Chinese 不久前 bù jiǔ qián |
| so long interj | (goodbye) | SCSimplified Chinese 再会 zài huì |
SCSimplified Chinese 再见 zài huì ，zài jiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 再見 |
| So long! See you tomorrow! |
| 再会！明天见！ |
| so long adj | (this length) | SCSimplified Chinese 这么长的 zhè me cháng de
TCTraditional Chinese 這麼長的 |
| "The rope was so long," my uncle explained, holding his arms apart to demonstrate. |
| “那条绳子有这么长。”我叔叔一边解释，一边张开双臂比划着。 |
| so long expr | (such a long time) | SCSimplified Chinese 好久
TCTraditional Chinese 好久 |
SCSimplified Chinese 长久 cháng jiǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 長久 |
| I don't know how people in long-distance relationships can go so long without seeing their partners. |
| 异地恋的人很久都见不到自己的伴侣，真不知道他们是怎么坚持下来的。 |
| so long expr | (a finite amount of time) | SCSimplified Chinese 这么久 |
| There's only so long you can keep that a secret. |
| 纸里包不住火。 |
| take a long time v expr | (require much time to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要很长时间 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 要很久 |
| Recovery from a head injury can take a long time. |
| take a long time to do [sth] v expr | (require much time) | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事需要很长时间 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 做某事要很久 |
| It took a long time to tidy the apartment. |
| take [sb] a long time v expr | (require much time for [sb] to do) | SCSimplified Chinese 需要某人花费很长时间 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 需要某人花很久 |
| I put the wardrobe together from a kit; it took me a long time! |
| take [sb] a long time to do [sth] v expr | (require much time of [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 做某事需要某人花费很长时间 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 做某事需要某人花很久 |
| It has taken Graeme a long time to get over his divorce. |
| take long v expr | (be time-consuming) | SCSimplified Chinese 耗时很久 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 花很长时间 |
| 备注: Usually used in negative sentences, questions, and where doubt is expressed |
| OK, I'll help you; do you think it'll take long? |
| 好吧，我帮你，需要的时间长吗？ |
think long and hard,
think long and hard about [sth] v expr | (deliberate at length) | SCSimplified Chinese 深思熟虑 shēn sī shú lǜ
TCTraditional Chinese 深思熟慮 |
ton,
long ton n | UK (1016 kg) (1016公斤) | SCSimplified Chinese 长吨 cháng dūn |
| The baker ordered a ton of flour. |
| 面包店店主订购了一长吨面粉。 |
| too long adj | (of excessive length) | SCSimplified Chinese 过长的 guò cháng de
TCTraditional Chinese 過長的 |
| Her hair was too long so she decided to cut it. |
| too long adv | (for an excessive time) | SCSimplified Chinese 时间过久的 shí jiān guò jiǔ de |
| The movie was fun to start with, but it went on too long. |
| twice as long expr | (double the time) | SCSimplified Chinese 两倍时间 |
| SCSimplified Chinese 两倍时长 |
| It takes twice as long to get to the other side of town in rush hour. |
| wait a long time v expr | (endure a considerable delay) | SCSimplified Chinese 等了很长时间 děng le hěn cháng shí jiān |
| Because of the crowds we had to wait a long time. |
| week-long adj | (lasting a week) | SCSimplified Chinese 为期一周的 |
| We're going on a week-long camping trip. |
| year-long adj | (lasting for one year) | SCSimplified Chinese 一年的，持续一年的，为期一年的 chí xù yì nián de |
yearlong (US),
year-long (UK) adj | (lasting all year) | SCSimplified Chinese 整整一年的 zhěng zhěng yì nián de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 持续一年的 zhěng zhěng yì nián de，chí xù yì nián de |
| SCSimplified Chinese 全年的 zhěng zhěng yì nián de，quán nián de |
| The patient died after a yearlong struggle to overcome cancer. |
