long-term

英 [ˌlɒŋ ˈtɜːm]

美 [ˌlɔːŋ ˈtɜːrm]

adj.  长期的; 长远的; 长期有效的; 近期不大可能改变的; 不大可能很快解决的

IELTS经济

牛津词典

adj.

• 长期的；长远的；长期有效的
  that will last or have an effect over a long period of time
  1. a long-term strategy
     长期的战略
  2. the long-term effects of fertilizers
     肥料的长远影响
  3. a long-term investment
     长线投资
• 近期不大可能改变的；不大可能很快解决的
  that is not likely to change or be solved quickly
  1. long-term unemployment
     长期失业

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 长期的；长远的
  Something that islong-termhas continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future.
  1. A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected...
     一项旨在帮助长期失业者的新的培训计划有望出台。
  2. The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud.
     该协会相信新技术将可长远地解决信用卡诈骗问题。
• N-SING 长期；长远
  When you talk about what happens inthe long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event.
  1. In the long term the company hopes to open in Moscow and other major cities...
     公司的长期目标是希望在莫斯科和其他大城市开门营业。
  2. Over the long term, such measures may only make the underlying situation worse.
     长远来看，这些措施可能只会使潜在问题恶化。

英英释义

adj

• relating to or extending over a relatively long time
  1. the long-run significance of the elections
  2. the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
  3. a long-term investment
  Synonym:long-runsemipermanent

双语例句

• Firms should be allowed to offer jobs to the long-term unemployed at a lower wage.
  公司应获许以较低的工资给长期失业的人提供岗位。
• If a woman gives up her job to look after her baby, she will risk losing her salary in the medium-term and may seriously damage her long-term career prospects.
  如果一个女人放弃工作去照看宝宝，她不但将面临在中期内领不到薪水的危险，而且有可能严重影响她事业的长期发展。
• His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles
  他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。
• Massage isn't a long-term cure for stress.
  按摩对缓解压力并非长期有效。
• They would have to offer cast-iron guarantees to invest in long-term projects.
  他们需提供绝对可靠的担保，才能投资长期项目。
• We need long-term solutions, not short-term Band-Aid ones.
  我们需要长期的解决办法，而不是一时的权宜之计。
• A man who for months had been dropping amorous hints about a long-term relationship upped and disappeared to America
  几个月来不断暗示爱意、想发展长期恋爱关系的男人却突然远走美国。
• Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
  这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
• An efficient transport system is critical to the long-term future of London.
  高效的公共交通系统对伦敦长远的未来至关重要。
• Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits.
  股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。