lengthy
英 [ˈleŋθi]
美 [ˈleŋθi]
adj. 很长的; 漫长的; 冗长的
比较级:lengthier 最高级:lengthiest
Collins.2 / BNC.4985 / COCA.6031
牛津词典
adj.
- 很长的;漫长的;冗长的
very long, and often too long, in time or size- lengthy delays
多次长时间拖延 - the lengthy process of obtaining a visa
获得签证的漫长过程 - a lengthy explanation
冗长的解释
- lengthy delays
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 漫长的;冗长的;长期的
You uselengthyto describe an event or process which lasts for a long time.- ...a lengthy meeting.
冗长的会议 - ...the lengthy process of filling out passport application forms.
填写护照申请表的漫长过程
- ...a lengthy meeting.
- ADJ-GRADED (报告、文章等)长篇大论的,冗长的
Alengthyreport, article, book, or document contains a lot of speech, writing, or other material.- ...a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers...
部长会议发布的冗长报告 - There is a lengthy article on Spike Milligan in the Observer newspaper.
《观察家报》上有一篇关于斯派克·米利根的长篇文章。
- ...a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers...
英英释义
adj
- relatively long in duration
- a drawn-out argument
- an extended discussion
- a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
- a prolonged and bitter struggle
- protracted negotiations
双语例句
- I was subjected to a lengthy inquisition into the state of my bank balance.
有关方面就我的银行存款余额.我进行了详细的调查。 - They both made full recoveries after lengthy injury layoffs.
他俩因受伤长期休养后都已完全康复。 - Thanks to lengthy searching by civil affairs personnel, he was finally reunited with his long-lost family.
经过民政人员到处查访,他终于和失散多年的亲人团聚了。 - The decision, made last month during a lengthy tour of China, surprised even close colleagues.
这一决定是他在上个月漫长的中国之行中作出的,就连和他关系密切的同事都感到惊讶。 - This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。 - The chairman says we have a lengthy agenda this afternoon.
会议主席说今天下午有一长串待议事项。 - They have gone through a lengthy process of checking and cross-checking.
他们都经历了一个漫长的过程的检查和核对。 - Why this descriptive and lengthy style?
为何会有这种描述性和长篇大论的风格? - She became seriously ill and had to be institutionalized for a lengthy period.
她病得很重,必须在医院住很长一段时间。 - The last stop in Mr Cook's lengthy tour was Paris
库克先生漫长旅程中的最后一站是巴黎。