| 词组 | length |
| 释义 | length /leŋθ/ noun 1. how long something is from one end to the otheradjectivesthe total/overall length The total length of the railway line is 650 kilometres.the average length The worms grow to an average length of 10 cm.the whole/full/entire length The camera looks down the full length of the street. | He walked along the entire length of the train.a maximum/minimum length The maximum length of a filename is 10 characters.medium length She has medium length hair.verbsmeasure the length of sth We measured the length of the room. | The children measured the length of their shadows at three different times of day.adjust/alter the length of sth You can adjust the length of the strap.grow to/reach a length of 2 metres/8 feet etc A blue whale can reach a length of 30 metres. | Some fish can grow to a length of four feet.have a length of 1 metre/8 feet etc These leaves have a length of about 7 cm.prepositionsthe length of sth The average length of the snake is about 30 centimetres.When talking about the length of something, you can say that it is 4 inches/10 centimetres etc long.phrasesbe 100 metres/3 miles etc in length The hotel pool is 15 metres in length.of different lengths You’ll need several pieces of string of different lengths.of equal/the same length She drew two lines of equal length.cut sth to length (=so that it is the right length) Use a saw to cut the wood to length.increase in length The icicles increase in length as more water freezes.double/twice the length of sth (=two times longer than it) This scarf is twice the length of the other one.half the length of sth (=half as long as it) Your legs are about half the length of your body.three/four/ten etc times the length of sth Their garden is three times the length of this room.go/run the length of sth also extend the length of sth formal (=go from one end of it to the other) A long corridor ran the length of the building.walk/drive/travel the length of sth (=go from one end of it to the other) We travelled the length of Chile during our trip.along the length of sth (=from one end of it to the other) There are houses all along the length of the road.down the length of sth (=from the top to the bottom) He scanned quickly down the length of the column.2. how much time something lasts from beginning to endadjectivesthe average length What is the average length of a stay in hospital?the usual/normal length The usual length of a movie is about two hours.the minimum/maximum length Your presentation should have a maximum length of 20 minutes.the full length of sth (=all of something) I stayed with him for the full length of his visit.verbsreduce/cut/shorten the length of sth He decided to reduce the length of his speech. | They cut the length of the ballet from three hours to two.increase the length of sth People try many things to increase the length of their lives.phrasesbe 20 minutes/an hour etc in length The test will be 30 minutes in length.a length of time Next time, I’ll stay for a shorter length of time.length of stay (=how long someone stays somewhere) The average length of stay in the hotel is four nights.length of service (=how long someone has worked for a company) Your pension depends on your length of service. |
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