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

• This is not the place for a lengthy discussion.
  这会儿不是讨论个没完的时候。
• The decision, made last month during a lengthy tour of China, surprised even close colleagues.
  这一决定是他在上个月漫长的中国之行中作出的，就连和他关系密切的同事都感到惊讶。
• The chairman says we have a lengthy agenda this afternoon.
  会议主席说今天下午有一长串待议事项。
• The reviewer padded out his review with a lengthy biography of the author
  评论者在他的评论中添加了冗长的作者生平以拉长篇幅。
• 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。
• The last stop in Mr Cook's lengthy tour was Paris
  库克先生漫长旅程中的最后一站是巴黎。
• 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。
• 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。
• In our creative work, even the simplest design is derived from lengthy deliberations.
  在我们的创作中，最简单的设计也经历了若干次的打磨和推敲。
• 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。