lengthy

英 [ˈleŋθi]

美 [ˈleŋθi]

adj.  很长的; 漫长的; 冗长的

比较级：lengthier　最高级：lengthiest　

TOEFL

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
  1. lengthy delays
     多次长时间拖延
  2. the lengthy process of obtaining a visa
     获得签证的漫长过程
  3. a lengthy explanation
     冗长的解释

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.
  1. ...a lengthy meeting.
     冗长的会议
  2. ...the lengthy process of filling out passport application forms.
     填写护照申请表的漫长过程
• 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.
  1. ...a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers...
     部长会议发布的冗长报告
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• relatively long in duration
  1. a drawn-out argument
  2. an extended discussion
  3. a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
  4. a prolonged and bitter struggle
  5. protracted negotiations
  Synonym:drawn-outextendedprolongedprotracted

双语例句

• Only once during the lengthy discourse had the detective interrupted.
  在冗长的谈话中，这位侦探只有一次打断了话头。
• Still, there are questions about quality – particularly after such a lengthy voyage.
  另外，质量方面的问题仍然存在&特别是经过了如此漫长的航程之后。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 change experienced a lengthy course.
  祁连山区森林的变迁是经历了一个漫长的过程的。
• This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
  这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。
• Nixon and I had a lengthy review.
  尼克松和我对局势进行了详尽的审议。
• Finding a suitable candidate is necessarily a lengthy process.
  找到一个合适的候选人必定是一个漫长的过程。
• Why this descriptive and lengthy style?
  为何会有这种描述性和长篇大论的风格？