length n. 1.长,长度,长短。 2.(时间的)长短,期间。 3.(赛艇的)一艇的长度;一马的长度。 4.程度,范围。 5.【板球】球程;投至适当距离的球。 6.【语言学】音长。 7.一段,一节。 a dress length, a length of cloth 一段料。 a length of pipe [tubing] 一节管子。 The boat won by three lengths. 这只艇以三艇长之差得胜。 a (good) length ball 球程准确的球。 at arm's length 在手臂伸得到的地方,疏远 (keep sb. at arm's length 不与接近,敬而远之)。 at full length 1. 冗长地;充分地,详细地 (give all the facts at full length 提供详细的材料)。 2. 全身平伸地 (lie at full length 挺直身体躺着)。 at great length 冗长地,??唆唆地。 at length 1. 最后,终于,好容易才。 2. 充分地,详细地 (speak at great length 详细讲了好久)。 at some length 相当详尽地。 cannot see beyond the length of one's nose 鼠目寸光。 draw out to a great length 拖得很久,占去很长时间。 fall [measure] all one's length 直挺挺地倒下。 find [get, have, know] the length of sb.'s foot 了解某人的弱点。 go (to) all lengths [any length] = go to great lengths 什么事都做得出;不遗余力。 go (to) the length of (doing) 甚至于,不惜。 go the whole length of it. 彻底干;干到底。 length of (sb.'s) days [life] 某人的寿命。 measure one's (own) length 跌倒在地。 of some length 相当长。 over [through] the length and breadth of 到处,四面八方。 work at arm's length 在不利的条件下工作。
The chief objection to this book is its great length . 这本书的主要缺点是太长。
On this occasion he dilated at great length on the subject . 在这种情形下他又冗长地说明这个问题。
The company went to great lengths to give us hands-on experience . 公司竭尽全力让我们从实干中学。
The man went to great lengths to prove that the diamonds were real . 那人喋喋不休地力图证明钻石是真货。
She rambled on at great length but she did n't get to the heart of the matter . 她夹七夹八地说了许多话也没说到点子上。
It might seem superfluous to say that the large majority of stars maintain their properties unchanged for great lengths of time . 绝大多数恒星在很长时间内保持其性质不变,这一点看来已经没有什么疑问了。
The chief objection to this book is its great length 这本书的主要缺点是过于冗长。
He ' ll go to great length to get the job do 他将不遗余力去完成这项工作。
He expound his view on education to me at great length 他向我详细讲述了他的教育观点。
He would go to great lengths / any length to get his own way 他将竭尽全力找回会自己的路。