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词组 a long haul
释义
Idiom
a long haul
something that takes a lot of time and energy.
It's been a long haul but we've finally got the house looking the way we want it.
idioma long haul(also the long haul AmE)difficult used about something that is difficult and will take a long time and a lot of effort to do:For me it's still a long haul towards speaking Russian fluently, but I hope the sense of achievement will make all the effort worthwhile.Wehrbach stresses that he is committed to the environmental movement for the long haul.

long haul

1. A difficult task that requires a lot of time and energy to complete. It's going to be a long haul before I have this car up and running. It needs a lot of work.
2. A long distance or journey. Jill knows that obtaining a PhD is going to be tough, but she said she's in it for the long haul. It's a long haul to Fresno, but if we take turns driving it shouldn't be so bad.

a long haul

COMMON If you say a task or course of action will be a long haul, you mean that it will need a lot of time and effort. Note: A haul in the following expressions means a journey. Repairing the economy will be a long haul. The bank and its president face a long haul to rebuild their reputation. Note: If you say that you are in something for the long haul, you mean that you intend to continue doing it until it is finished. This project isn't a short-term thing. We're in it for the long haul.

a long ˈhaul

(informal) a long and difficult task or journey: It was a long haul doing the degree part-time, but it was worth it.They started on the long haul back to the camp.
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