length

[leŋθ]

n.长度, 时间长短, 距离, 一段, 距离的测量单位

例句与用法：

You spend a ridiculous length of time in the bath.

你洗澡用那麽长时间，真不像话。

There are no lengths to which an addict will not go to obtain his drug.

瘾君子为了得到毒品什麽事都做得出来。

They went to absurd lengths to keep the affair secret.

他们为了保密无所不用其极。

She even went to the length of driving me home.

她甚至不嫌麻烦开车把我送回家。

At length the bus arrived, forty minutes late.

公共汽车终於来了，晚了四十分钟。

Size of pension depends on length of service with the company.

养老金的多少取决於为公司服务年限的长短。

This car will turn in its own length.

这种汽车可以在自身长度范围内掉头。

The room is 15 feet in length and 10 feet in breadth.

这房间长15英尺，宽10英尺。

详细释义：

n.

1. (距离、尺寸的)长度[U][C]

The fish is two feet in length.

这条鱼有两英尺长。

2. (时间的)长短, 期间[U][C]

The length of the movie is two hours.

影片长两小时。

3. 全长; 全程[the S][(+of)]

We walked the length of the street.

我们从街这头走到那头。

4. (作为长度单位的)物体的长度, 动物的体长[C]

The horse won the race by two-and-a-half lengths.

这匹马以两个半马身赢得了比赛。

5. (一)段, (一)节[C][(+of)]

We need a length of pipe.

我们需要一节管子。

短语词组：

at full length

1. 全身伸展地

The boy lay at full length on the grass.

男孩伸直身体躺在草地上。

at length

1. 最后, 终于

At length, we began to understand what she wanted.

最后, 我们总算弄清楚她到底要什么。

2. 详细地

He talked at length about his work.

他详细地谈了他的工作。

go to great lengths

1. 竭尽全力; 无所顾忌

He'll go to great lengths to get the job done.

他将不遗余力去完成这项工作。