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

• Pulling out of a recession is a lengthy and drawn-out process
  从经济衰退中走出来需要漫长的过程。
• 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。
• Graham Fletcher was unimpressed with the idea of filling in a lengthy questionnaire.
  格雷厄姆·弗莱彻对填写冗长的调查问卷这种事没什么兴趣。
• Why this descriptive and lengthy style?
  为何会有这种描述性和长篇大论的风格？
• 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。
• 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。
• Gates responds with a lengthy discourse on deployment strategy.
  盖茨以一篇有关部署策略的鸿篇大论予以回应。
• Professional certification is a lengthy, serious process that validates these important behaviors.
  专业认证是一个漫长、严肃的过程，它将对这些重要的行为进行确认。
• No mammals other than people may enter the country without lengthy quarantine.
  除人之外，所有的哺乳动物进入这个国家都必须经过长期隔离。