Definition of length in English:

length

noun lɛŋ(k)θlɛn(t)θ

1mass noun The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.
长度；长（比宽和高都长的边）
the delta is twenty kilometres in length
count noun the fish reaches a length of 10 inches
Example sentencesExamples
- Liam rolled up his denim jacket sleeve and revealed a scar about eight inches in length, crooked and jagged and raised and a deep mauve color.
- The fish measured two metres in length and the fins would have been between 700 and 800 millimetres long.
- The lake measures 35 miles in length, up to 15 miles in width and has about 115 miles of shoreline.
- One of the windows measured about ten feet in length while the other four were of a smaller size and located in the porch area.
- The newborn measure eight inches in length and they are known to grow up to 20 feet in the wild, say the Croc Bank authorities.
- Roots range from eight inches up to 24 inches in length.
- Adult sperm whales average 15m in length, but can reach a maximum of 20m and a weight of 70 tonnes.
- And today it has grown so large that it measures 10.5 feet in length.
- It measures 8.3 inches in length, 5.5 inches in height and weighs in at 2 pounds.
- It was barely two inches in length and quite thin.
- The very biggest may have reached 40 metres in length and weighed close to 100 metric tons.
- One of the bone instruments was a needle about four inches in length, beautifully tapered, and still in a prefect state of preservation.
- Women make bark cloth that can reach fifty feet in length and fifteen feet in width.
- The squid weighs 20 kilograms and measures 1.5 metres in length.
- Basking sharks can reach 10m in length and weigh in at anything from 2 to 7 tonnes.
- The enormous fish, which measured nearly 2m in length, strangely offered little resistance and was hauled up to the boat.
- Typical blocks were fabricated to measurements of three feet in length and 1.5 feet in width and height.
- Although seldom more than three inches in length, the hair may be cut to a quarter of an inch at the nape of the neck.
- Being around three to four inches in length they are also just the right size for tench fishing.
- In small streams, brown trout may grow to no more than twelve inches in length and weigh less than a pound.
Synonyms
extent, extent lengthwise, distance, distance lengthwise, linear measure, span, reach
area, expanse, stretch, range, scope
1. 1.1 The quality of being long.
  长
  the length of the waiting list
  岸边路的长度。
  Synonyms
  period, duration, stretch, term, span
2. 1.2count noun The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
  （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度
  fifty lengths of the pool
  50个泳池长度的游泳距离。
  Example sentencesExamples
  To finish off I went down to pool to swim my usual 30 lengths.
  Michelle Atherton raised more than £500 for an epilepsy charity by swimming 150 lengths of a Bolton health club pool.
  He is capable of swimming a length and surface diving, and loves the water.
  Splitting her time between homes in Knightsbridge and Gloucestershire, she swims her daily 30 lengths in a swimming pool fitted with underwater speakers.
  Applicants should have completed the equivalent of advanced lessons and be able to tread water and swim two lengths of the pool.
  Two years ago, Kevin O'Donnell could barely swim 12 lengths of his local swimming pool and would drag himself totally exhausted from the water.
  In preparation for the challenge, she has been swimming 500 lengths a day at her local gym.
  She swam an impressive 20 lengths of the pool in 19 minutes and five seconds and presented Lydia with the money and a cute teddy bear, which Lydia christened Benjamin.
  She also used to swim 30 lengths a day, competing with everyone who came in the pool.
  Rather unusually for me I fancied a swim instead of the gym this morning so did some leisurely lengths before eight then sat in the bubbly spa feeling springy.
  He continued to swim 40 lengths to the day he died.
  After a tough few lengths in the swimming pool, it's always refreshing to know you can head for a sauna so hot it leaves you gasping.
  She is swimming lengths in the club pool and walking as much as she can rather than grabbing lifts.
  The team, all from Bradon Forest School, completed the 5,000-metre challenge in two hours 31 minutes, swimming 40 lengths each.
  Jemma, ten, and her cousin Danielle, 11, swam 50 lengths of the pool at Devizes Leisure Centre on Sunday.
  I decided to attempt to swim two lengths of the pool underwater on a single breath, a feat that I have accomplished a couple of times before.
  Only last week a 76-year-old woman raised £280 for the pool fund by swimming 100 lengths.
  He still was not good but certainly competent enough to swim two lengths of this oversized pool without stopping.
  Swimming several lengths gives you a good, safe workout.
  Keith Green, of Robin Close, Warminster is to swim 65 lengths of the Kingdown swimming pool in Warminster for MacMillan Cancer Relief.
3. 1.3count noun The length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race.
  （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度
  the mare won the race by seven lengths
  去年那匹母马以领先七个马身的优势赢得比赛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He has not raced since finishing six lengths behind winner Clodovil in the French Two Thousand Guineas on May 11.
  Innox was seventh last year, almost 39 lengths behind the winner.
  He won his maiden at the Curragh last season by 15 lengths and was almost as impressive on his reappearance at Tipperary in July.
  Magna Graduate kept close to the leaders on the inside and moved to within one length of pacesetter Tani Maru through six furlongs.
  Bachelor Duke scored by one length over Azamour in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas on May 22 at the Curragh.
  At the final turn he led by eight lengths and held on comfortably for a very popular win.
  The bay colt won a maiden race by seven lengths at Del Mar on August 17 in his second career start.
  The Go for Gin colt won an allowance race by eight lengths at Belmont Park on June 7 in his last start.
  In his second career start and first try on the turf, Cartoonist rallied from last place to win the one-mile maiden special weight race by two lengths.
  Asi Siempre raced less than two lengths behind leader Elle Runaway entering the stretch.
  Stakes winner Questionable Past finished one length ahead of Turn to Lass, who finished third.
  Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile.
  She took the lead inside the final furlong and finished two lengths clear of Godolphin Racing's Quecha.
  Making most of the running, Simmies Charm finished with three lengths to spare over Tinas Dilemma in 30.78.
  They led the whole race finishing a boat length ahead of the Irish.
  Kris Kin won the Epsom Derby by one length for trainer Sir Michael Stoute and owner Saeed Suhail.
  He rebounded to win a Belmont Park allowance race by eight lengths on July 7.
  Briolette hung on for second, one length in front of stakes winner Asawer.
  As they moved through the middle of the race the Evers-Swindells had extended their lead to a boat length over Germany.
  His latest success was achieved by 11 lengths at Doncaster last month when he justified favouritism in impressive style.
4. 1.4 The extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn.
  衣服穿在身上时的长度
  the length of her skirt
  岸边路的长度。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The length and the more structured cut makes it easy to pair with the rest of your wardrobe.
  During seasons where miniskirts was all the rage, she countered by showing designs with hems at a more wearable length.
  It's really a matter of choosing the skirt shape and length which best suits your figure and shows off your assets.
  It hovered just above the knee, the perfect length for the customers he's looking to serve.
  Her outfit consisted of a simple skirt of average length, a long-sleeved shirt, and casual makeup.
  Follow the directions, especially length and frequency of use.
  The school uniform is not acceptable because the white shirt reveals too much of the arms and the skirt length is not long enough; it should be down to the ankles.
  Lines, whether they are stripes in the print, seams or zippers, can add width or length to the garment.
  Finally, remember that trouser length can vary from one style of pants to another.
  On the first day she had had her skirt to the regulation length.
  If it's just a normal cuff, decide what length you want the pants, then add about 1.5 inches.
5. 1.5 The full distance that a thing extends for.
  （伸展的）全长
  the muscles running the length of my spine
  从头到尾地靠着我脊椎骨的肌肉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Walking down to the legal precinct this morning the full two-block length of Hyde Park was beautiful.
  She was dressed in a long peachy pink dress that hugged her bust tightly, and was long and loose for the rest of the garment's length.
6. 1.6one's length The full extent of one's body.
  身高
  he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car
  他尴尬地弯下身钻进小车。
7. 1.7Phonetics Prosody The metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable.
  〔诗韵，语音〕（元音或音节的）节奏音长；节奏音延
  the length of the syllable is isomorphic with the length of the syllabic vowel
  Example sentencesExamples
  As Navajo is a tone language, an error in tone or vowel length can be embarrassing to the listener.
  In our research, stress is treated as a function of syllable length.
2The amount of time occupied by something.
时间长度，所需时间
delivery must be within a reasonable length of time
必须在合理的时间内送到。
Example sentencesExamples
- The answers range in length from about 2 to 4 minutes.
- Child benefits will be tied to the length of service and amount of contributions paid until the baby is born.
- The videos range in length from two to 31 minutes and will be projected directly onto the building's glass façade.
- Day length is a stable seasonal cue and controls biological changes in a host of species.
- The amount depends on length of service and other variables.
- Is the store's clientele extensive enough that a sale will happen within a reasonable length of time?
- Under this method different amounts of interest are charged for months of different lengths.
- The feeling of discouragement usually goes away within a reasonable length of time.
- Interesting, though, is the fact that I find it harder and harder these days to spend long lengths of time in smoky clubs.
- More patients will be treated as day cases and the lengths of time other patients stay in hospital will be reduced under the programme launched on Monday.
- But figuring out the lengths of days of yore isn't as easy as subtracting two milliseconds for every century.
- Alternatively, one can investigate how the day length has changed not just over the past decade, but also over 200 or 300 decades.
- I agree with the member that the answer was too long, as several answers have been today, and I have asked members to please keep both questions and answers to reasonable lengths.
- Much of Inuit life was adapted to the extremes of summer and winter night lengths.
- The main cause is the tidal pull of the Moon, which has slowed the day length by about two hours over the past 400 million years.
- Season start times and lengths have also changed in certain regions and Sunday hunting is being offered in several new areas.
- The plans are aimed at evening out term lengths.
- The tilt of the earth not only gives us the changing day lengths, but the seasons as well.
- The long-term goal is to have a body of approximately 70 researchers with various degrees of affiliation to Perimeter working for terms of varying lengths.
- This would determine the number of insects, the lengths of winters, the directions of the winds and how long they blew.
Synonyms
period, duration, stretch, term, span
3A piece or stretch of something.
一段，一片
a length of brown satin
the surviving length of track
Example sentencesExamples
- A length of outside stone wall has been dated back to pre-1066.
- He is holding a length of curtain material in front of him while a young woman attempts to crawl between his legs.
- The manager went off, and returned with a length of adhesive plastic, holding it out like a holy cloth to be draped over a bishop's neck.
- So, armed with a length of twine, I set off to capture the dog.
- We then wrapped her in a length of white muslin (white is the colour of initiation) and lifted her above our heads and rocked her.
- ‘You can still see pebbles in the stone,’ says Gerry, caressing the surface of a length of wall down by Kaleyard's Gate.
- This line was not bordered by any physical crash barrier, but by what looked like a length of cable stuck to the pavement in front of them.
- Marcus bundled the man inside and secured the lid with a length of washing line taken from the outside balcony.
- It was tethered to a slightly larger box in his front pocket by a length of coiled wire, like between a telephone and it's handset.
- From her right hand dangled a length of line, weighted by a piece of lead in the size and shape of a split pea.
- Instead he's trying to tie a length of rope onto his daughter Hillary's climbing harness.
- It was replaced at half time by a length of plastic piping that is normally used as a goal post during Little League games.
- They weave cotton into strips of cloth, which are then sewn together, forming a length of fabric.
- You can construct a model of this surface from a length of foam rubber with a square cross section.
- Suddenly he was behind me, a length of white cord stretched tightly between his two hands.
- The ferrets, as many as six at a time, are run along a length of pipe.
- The group has been fundraising the estimated $8 million needed to run a length of track from London Farm to Garry Point Park.
- A physical barrier can be as elaborate as a wood-framed cage of window screen, or as simple as a length of row cover.
- Attacking them with a blunt object, such as a length of wood, could be also considered cruel, at least for the Rottweiler.
- Maria carefully rolled the piece, winding a length of sticky tape around the tube, stowing it in her bag.
Synonyms
piece, swatch, portion, section, measure, segment, roll
4An extreme to which a course of action is taken.
（行动的）程度（或最大程度）
they go to great lengths to avoid the press
他们费尽心机躲开新闻媒体。
Example sentencesExamples
- Infertility was a deeply distressing problem and childless couples would go to great lengths to raise money to fund treatment, he said.
- Hospital staff are sometimes advised to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid taking responsibility for deaths or accidents.
- When research doesn't go their way, or simply confirms what mothers intuitively know, feminist social affairs writers will go to great lengths to cover it up.
- People forget the legacy of public service and the lengths that people will go to in living up to their responsibilities.
- The filmmakers also go to great lengths to tell the kids not to be fashion slaves.
- But why do you go to such lengths to criticize them across the board?
- Even f they've been successful in the past, there's a constant fear of failure, and they go to great lengths to perfect everything they do.
- ‘There must be a better way to provide services to the community without going to such lengths every three years,’ she said.
- But the episode starkly illustrated the lengths to which many universities were prepared to go to maintain student numbers and thereby their funding.
- Adults with literacy difficulties are very vulnerable and go to great lengths to keep their circumstances secret, often from their partners and children.
- At a tax rate of $20 per carton, smokers will go to great lengths to find alternative, cheaper ways to get their cigarettes.
- Milgram's shocking experiment years ago demonstrated the lengths people go to to satisfy authority.
- Some of them deliberately cultivate an extremely casual look, and go to great lengths to sport outlandish hairstyles.
- We have gone to extraordinary lengths to screen every single athlete on this team to make sure they're not in danger of inadvertent doping.
- Modern psychoanalytic practice goes to great lengths to quarantine the psychoanalytic conversation from the real world.
- I told Sean I go to great lengths to look like his mom.
- Let's face it, women have gone to great lengths over the centuries, to keep their beauty techniques under wraps.
- We go to great lengths to make seemingly easy connections with an audience.
- And while we all enjoy having a good time at Christmas, environmentalists say we're going to excessive lengths these days - and we're all in danger of paying the price.
- Since I decided to argue against this form of feminism in my first essay for the course, I had to go to great lengths to hide this book from my younger siblings throughout reading week.
Synonyms
do absolutely anything, go to any extreme, go to any limits, observe no limits
5Cricket
The distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches.
〔板球〕球距（指投球落点与击球手之间距离）
Lewis tended to bowl short of a length
刘易斯投球老是不到位。
Example sentencesExamples
- The cleverly disguised ball, pitched short of a length, would skid off the surface and crash into the batsman's pads or stumps.
- Minutes later, he pitched one slightly short of a length on off stump.
- He learnt quickly, and kept it on a good length or just short - on a pitch of varying bounce, that was the perfect way to bowl.
- The score had moved on to 168 for 1 in the 36th over when Sachin Tendulkar bowled a ball just short of a length outside off-stump.
- For reasons of balance alone, the sight of Lee making the ball rear from a length was a refreshing sight.
6(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more.
（桥牌或惠斯特牌中的）手中牌长（多指五张以上某同花牌）
to open one heart with equal length in hearts and spades is in the modern Acol style
Example sentencesExamples
- Ones of longer lengths win, with high cards breaking ties and loose high cards breaking further ties.
- A sequence can be beaten either by a higher sequence of the same length in the same suit or by any sequence of the same length in a higher suit.
- For this purpose, a longer trump suit is better than a shorter, and a trump holding in clubs is better than one of the same length in an unstated suit, even if the first player had in fact a club holding.
- In choosing between suits of the same length, do not choose a suit with very high cards in it, as these may well win tricks even if they are not trumps.

Phrases

at length

1In detail; fully.
详细地，全面地
these aspects have been discussed at length
这些方面都已详细讨论过了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Almost every work by Poulenc is at least mentioned, and some are discussed at length.
- He would talk at length about his theories on winning behaviours and Woodward and his team of coaches would then apply them to rugby.
- Every staffer and volunteer was asked to discuss at length, and in great detail, all the aspects of their job.
- Explain in detail and at length what you expect both you and your potential ally to accomplish.
- He spoke at length and in detail to the engineers following his hard-fought seventh place at Sepang.
- A spokesman for the council said the details of the plans have been discussed at length.
- This and other similar questions are discussed at length in these essays.
- One frail elderly man ranted on at length about a catalogue of mistakes on his account, some of which went back to 1939.
- His office had been right next to mine, and we had discussed everything at length.
- One elderly lady spoke at length about her granddaughter who lived nearby.
Synonyms
thoroughly, fully, in detail, in depth, comprehensively, exhaustively, completely, extensively, to the fullest extent
for a long time, for ages, for hours, on and on, interminably, endlessly, incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly, continually, unendingly, eternally, forever
2After a long time.
很长时间之后
at length she laid down the pencil
很长时间之后，她放下铅笔。
Example sentencesExamples
- The news controllers were at length forced to grapple with the issue by their correspondents' remarks.
Synonyms
after a long time, after a considerable time, eventually, in time, in the long run, in the fullness of time

the length and breadth of

The whole extent of.
整个，到处
women from the length and breadth of Russia
来自全俄罗斯的妇女。
Example sentencesExamples
- Their graves are scattered throughout the length and breadth of Europe.
- In later years public demand saw him travelling the length and breadth of the country to deliver his budget speeches to rapt audiences.
- These actions are being undertaken in thousands of locations across the length and breadth of the U.S.
- Omar stated that the human rights abuses are going across the length and breadth of the state and even the womenfolk are not being spared.
- They are scattered over the length and breadth of the county.
- Mr. Haneef says that he has travelled the length and breadth of Kerala over the last two decades collecting these records.
- Johnny of course is known throughout the length and breadth of Ireland and has numerous tapes, CDs and videos to his credit.
- Instead he has a brand new show, much of it drawn from an unlikely source, his weeks spent walking the length and breadth of the country.
- Yet, in a very short time, we had to operate across the length and breadth of that remote nation, using every branch of the armed forces.
- Volunteers like this assist with charities and other community events throughout the length and breadth of our country.

Origin

Old English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long¹.

Rhymes

strength

Definition of length in US English:

length

noun

1The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body.
长度；长（比宽和高都长的边）
it can reach over two feet in length
它可以延伸到两英尺长以上。
the length of the airport terminal
岸边路的长度。
Example sentencesExamples
- The fish measured two metres in length and the fins would have been between 700 and 800 millimetres long.
- Women make bark cloth that can reach fifty feet in length and fifteen feet in width.
- Roots range from eight inches up to 24 inches in length.
- Adult sperm whales average 15m in length, but can reach a maximum of 20m and a weight of 70 tonnes.
- The enormous fish, which measured nearly 2m in length, strangely offered little resistance and was hauled up to the boat.
- The lake measures 35 miles in length, up to 15 miles in width and has about 115 miles of shoreline.
- And today it has grown so large that it measures 10.5 feet in length.
- Being around three to four inches in length they are also just the right size for tench fishing.
- The newborn measure eight inches in length and they are known to grow up to 20 feet in the wild, say the Croc Bank authorities.
- It was barely two inches in length and quite thin.
- Basking sharks can reach 10m in length and weigh in at anything from 2 to 7 tonnes.
- The squid weighs 20 kilograms and measures 1.5 metres in length.
- It measures 8.3 inches in length, 5.5 inches in height and weighs in at 2 pounds.
- Typical blocks were fabricated to measurements of three feet in length and 1.5 feet in width and height.
- The very biggest may have reached 40 metres in length and weighed close to 100 metric tons.
- Although seldom more than three inches in length, the hair may be cut to a quarter of an inch at the nape of the neck.
- In small streams, brown trout may grow to no more than twelve inches in length and weigh less than a pound.
- One of the windows measured about ten feet in length while the other four were of a smaller size and located in the porch area.
- Liam rolled up his denim jacket sleeve and revealed a scar about eight inches in length, crooked and jagged and raised and a deep mauve color.
- One of the bone instruments was a needle about four inches in length, beautifully tapered, and still in a prefect state of preservation.
Synonyms
extent, extent lengthwise, distance, distance lengthwise, linear measure, span, reach
1. 1.1 The quality of being long.
  长
  the length of the waiting list
  岸边路的长度。
  Synonyms
  period, duration, stretch, term, span
2. 1.2 The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
  （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度
  fifty lengths of the pool
  50个泳池长度的游泳距离。
  Example sentencesExamples
  To finish off I went down to pool to swim my usual 30 lengths.
  The team, all from Bradon Forest School, completed the 5,000-metre challenge in two hours 31 minutes, swimming 40 lengths each.
  After a tough few lengths in the swimming pool, it's always refreshing to know you can head for a sauna so hot it leaves you gasping.
  Only last week a 76-year-old woman raised £280 for the pool fund by swimming 100 lengths.
  I decided to attempt to swim two lengths of the pool underwater on a single breath, a feat that I have accomplished a couple of times before.
  He is capable of swimming a length and surface diving, and loves the water.
  Jemma, ten, and her cousin Danielle, 11, swam 50 lengths of the pool at Devizes Leisure Centre on Sunday.
  She swam an impressive 20 lengths of the pool in 19 minutes and five seconds and presented Lydia with the money and a cute teddy bear, which Lydia christened Benjamin.
  She is swimming lengths in the club pool and walking as much as she can rather than grabbing lifts.
  Splitting her time between homes in Knightsbridge and Gloucestershire, she swims her daily 30 lengths in a swimming pool fitted with underwater speakers.
  Applicants should have completed the equivalent of advanced lessons and be able to tread water and swim two lengths of the pool.
  In preparation for the challenge, she has been swimming 500 lengths a day at her local gym.
  She also used to swim 30 lengths a day, competing with everyone who came in the pool.
  He continued to swim 40 lengths to the day he died.
  He still was not good but certainly competent enough to swim two lengths of this oversized pool without stopping.
  Two years ago, Kevin O'Donnell could barely swim 12 lengths of his local swimming pool and would drag himself totally exhausted from the water.
  Swimming several lengths gives you a good, safe workout.
  Rather unusually for me I fancied a swim instead of the gym this morning so did some leisurely lengths before eight then sat in the bubbly spa feeling springy.
  Keith Green, of Robin Close, Warminster is to swim 65 lengths of the Kingdown swimming pool in Warminster for MacMillan Cancer Relief.
  Michelle Atherton raised more than £500 for an epilepsy charity by swimming 150 lengths of a Bolton health club pool.
3. 1.3 The length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race.
  （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度
  the mare won the race last year by seven lengths
  去年那匹母马以领先七个马身的优势赢得比赛。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He rebounded to win a Belmont Park allowance race by eight lengths on July 7.
  Bachelor Duke scored by one length over Azamour in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas on May 22 at the Curragh.
  She took the lead inside the final furlong and finished two lengths clear of Godolphin Racing's Quecha.
  Kris Kin won the Epsom Derby by one length for trainer Sir Michael Stoute and owner Saeed Suhail.
  They led the whole race finishing a boat length ahead of the Irish.
  At the final turn he led by eight lengths and held on comfortably for a very popular win.
  He has not raced since finishing six lengths behind winner Clodovil in the French Two Thousand Guineas on May 11.
  Briolette hung on for second, one length in front of stakes winner Asawer.
  Asi Siempre raced less than two lengths behind leader Elle Runaway entering the stretch.
  He won his maiden at the Curragh last season by 15 lengths and was almost as impressive on his reappearance at Tipperary in July.
  His latest success was achieved by 11 lengths at Doncaster last month when he justified favouritism in impressive style.
  The Go for Gin colt won an allowance race by eight lengths at Belmont Park on June 7 in his last start.
  Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile.
  Magna Graduate kept close to the leaders on the inside and moved to within one length of pacesetter Tani Maru through six furlongs.
  As they moved through the middle of the race the Evers-Swindells had extended their lead to a boat length over Germany.
  The bay colt won a maiden race by seven lengths at Del Mar on August 17 in his second career start.
  In his second career start and first try on the turf, Cartoonist rallied from last place to win the one-mile maiden special weight race by two lengths.
  Innox was seventh last year, almost 39 lengths behind the winner.
  Stakes winner Questionable Past finished one length ahead of Turn to Lass, who finished third.
  Making most of the running, Simmies Charm finished with three lengths to spare over Tinas Dilemma in 30.78.
4. 1.4 The extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn.
  衣服穿在身上时的长度
  the length of her skirt
  岸边路的长度。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It hovered just above the knee, the perfect length for the customers he's looking to serve.
  If it's just a normal cuff, decide what length you want the pants, then add about 1.5 inches.
  Her outfit consisted of a simple skirt of average length, a long-sleeved shirt, and casual makeup.
  During seasons where miniskirts was all the rage, she countered by showing designs with hems at a more wearable length.
  Follow the directions, especially length and frequency of use.
  Lines, whether they are stripes in the print, seams or zippers, can add width or length to the garment.
  On the first day she had had her skirt to the regulation length.
  The school uniform is not acceptable because the white shirt reveals too much of the arms and the skirt length is not long enough; it should be down to the ankles.
  The length and the more structured cut makes it easy to pair with the rest of your wardrobe.
  Finally, remember that trouser length can vary from one style of pants to another.
  It's really a matter of choosing the skirt shape and length which best suits your figure and shows off your assets.
5. 1.5 The full distance that a thing extends for.
  （伸展的）全长
  the muscles running the length of my spine
  从头到尾地靠着我脊椎骨的肌肉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  She was dressed in a long peachy pink dress that hugged her bust tightly, and was long and loose for the rest of the garment's length.
  Walking down to the legal precinct this morning the full two-block length of Hyde Park was beautiful.
6. 1.6one's length The full extent of one's body.
  身高
  he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car
  他尴尬地弯下身钻进小车。
7. 1.7Phonetics Prosody The metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable.
  〔诗韵，语音〕（元音或音节的）节奏音长；节奏音延
  Example sentencesExamples
  In our research, stress is treated as a function of syllable length.
  As Navajo is a tone language, an error in tone or vowel length can be embarrassing to the listener.
2The amount of time occupied by something.
时间长度，所需时间
delivery must be within a reasonable length of time
必须在合理的时间内送到。
Example sentencesExamples
- Much of Inuit life was adapted to the extremes of summer and winter night lengths.
- Is the store's clientele extensive enough that a sale will happen within a reasonable length of time?
- More patients will be treated as day cases and the lengths of time other patients stay in hospital will be reduced under the programme launched on Monday.
- Day length is a stable seasonal cue and controls biological changes in a host of species.
- I agree with the member that the answer was too long, as several answers have been today, and I have asked members to please keep both questions and answers to reasonable lengths.
- Under this method different amounts of interest are charged for months of different lengths.
- The plans are aimed at evening out term lengths.
- The long-term goal is to have a body of approximately 70 researchers with various degrees of affiliation to Perimeter working for terms of varying lengths.
- Season start times and lengths have also changed in certain regions and Sunday hunting is being offered in several new areas.
- Child benefits will be tied to the length of service and amount of contributions paid until the baby is born.
- Interesting, though, is the fact that I find it harder and harder these days to spend long lengths of time in smoky clubs.
- This would determine the number of insects, the lengths of winters, the directions of the winds and how long they blew.
- The feeling of discouragement usually goes away within a reasonable length of time.
- The answers range in length from about 2 to 4 minutes.
- The amount depends on length of service and other variables.
- The videos range in length from two to 31 minutes and will be projected directly onto the building's glass façade.
- The main cause is the tidal pull of the Moon, which has slowed the day length by about two hours over the past 400 million years.
- Alternatively, one can investigate how the day length has changed not just over the past decade, but also over 200 or 300 decades.
- But figuring out the lengths of days of yore isn't as easy as subtracting two milliseconds for every century.
- The tilt of the earth not only gives us the changing day lengths, but the seasons as well.
Synonyms
period, duration, stretch, term, span
3A piece or stretch of something.
一段，一片
a stout length of wood
粗粗的一段木头。
Example sentencesExamples
- Instead he's trying to tie a length of rope onto his daughter Hillary's climbing harness.
- Suddenly he was behind me, a length of white cord stretched tightly between his two hands.
- Marcus bundled the man inside and secured the lid with a length of washing line taken from the outside balcony.
- It was replaced at half time by a length of plastic piping that is normally used as a goal post during Little League games.
- It was tethered to a slightly larger box in his front pocket by a length of coiled wire, like between a telephone and it's handset.
- The manager went off, and returned with a length of adhesive plastic, holding it out like a holy cloth to be draped over a bishop's neck.
- This line was not bordered by any physical crash barrier, but by what looked like a length of cable stuck to the pavement in front of them.
- He is holding a length of curtain material in front of him while a young woman attempts to crawl between his legs.
- They weave cotton into strips of cloth, which are then sewn together, forming a length of fabric.
- A length of outside stone wall has been dated back to pre-1066.
- The group has been fundraising the estimated $8 million needed to run a length of track from London Farm to Garry Point Park.
- You can construct a model of this surface from a length of foam rubber with a square cross section.
- Maria carefully rolled the piece, winding a length of sticky tape around the tube, stowing it in her bag.
- Attacking them with a blunt object, such as a length of wood, could be also considered cruel, at least for the Rottweiler.
- So, armed with a length of twine, I set off to capture the dog.
- We then wrapped her in a length of white muslin (white is the colour of initiation) and lifted her above our heads and rocked her.
- ‘You can still see pebbles in the stone,’ says Gerry, caressing the surface of a length of wall down by Kaleyard's Gate.
- A physical barrier can be as elaborate as a wood-framed cage of window screen, or as simple as a length of row cover.
- The ferrets, as many as six at a time, are run along a length of pipe.
- From her right hand dangled a length of line, weighted by a piece of lead in the size and shape of a split pea.
Synonyms
piece, swatch, portion, section, measure, segment, roll
4An extreme to which a course of action is taken.
（行动的）程度（或最大程度）
they go to great lengths to avoid the press
他们费尽心机躲开新闻媒体。
Example sentencesExamples
- We go to great lengths to make seemingly easy connections with an audience.
- When research doesn't go their way, or simply confirms what mothers intuitively know, feminist social affairs writers will go to great lengths to cover it up.
- At a tax rate of $20 per carton, smokers will go to great lengths to find alternative, cheaper ways to get their cigarettes.
- ‘There must be a better way to provide services to the community without going to such lengths every three years,’ she said.
- People forget the legacy of public service and the lengths that people will go to in living up to their responsibilities.
- Infertility was a deeply distressing problem and childless couples would go to great lengths to raise money to fund treatment, he said.
- Even f they've been successful in the past, there's a constant fear of failure, and they go to great lengths to perfect everything they do.
- The filmmakers also go to great lengths to tell the kids not to be fashion slaves.
- Some of them deliberately cultivate an extremely casual look, and go to great lengths to sport outlandish hairstyles.
- Adults with literacy difficulties are very vulnerable and go to great lengths to keep their circumstances secret, often from their partners and children.
- But the episode starkly illustrated the lengths to which many universities were prepared to go to maintain student numbers and thereby their funding.
- But why do you go to such lengths to criticize them across the board?
- Since I decided to argue against this form of feminism in my first essay for the course, I had to go to great lengths to hide this book from my younger siblings throughout reading week.
- We have gone to extraordinary lengths to screen every single athlete on this team to make sure they're not in danger of inadvertent doping.
- Hospital staff are sometimes advised to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid taking responsibility for deaths or accidents.
- Let's face it, women have gone to great lengths over the centuries, to keep their beauty techniques under wraps.
- Modern psychoanalytic practice goes to great lengths to quarantine the psychoanalytic conversation from the real world.
- And while we all enjoy having a good time at Christmas, environmentalists say we're going to excessive lengths these days - and we're all in danger of paying the price.
- Milgram's shocking experiment years ago demonstrated the lengths people go to to satisfy authority.
- I told Sean I go to great lengths to look like his mom.
Synonyms
do absolutely anything, go to any extreme, go to any limits, observe no limits
5(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more.
（桥牌或惠斯特牌中的）手中牌长（多指五张以上某同花牌）
Example sentencesExamples
- For this purpose, a longer trump suit is better than a shorter, and a trump holding in clubs is better than one of the same length in an unstated suit, even if the first player had in fact a club holding.
- In choosing between suits of the same length, do not choose a suit with very high cards in it, as these may well win tricks even if they are not trumps.
- A sequence can be beaten either by a higher sequence of the same length in the same suit or by any sequence of the same length in a higher suit.
- Ones of longer lengths win, with high cards breaking ties and loose high cards breaking further ties.

Phrases

at length

1In detail; fully.
详细地，全面地
these aspects have been discussed at length
这些方面都已详细讨论过了。
Example sentencesExamples
- One frail elderly man ranted on at length about a catalogue of mistakes on his account, some of which went back to 1939.
- Every staffer and volunteer was asked to discuss at length, and in great detail, all the aspects of their job.
- A spokesman for the council said the details of the plans have been discussed at length.
- Explain in detail and at length what you expect both you and your potential ally to accomplish.
- He would talk at length about his theories on winning behaviours and Woodward and his team of coaches would then apply them to rugby.
- His office had been right next to mine, and we had discussed everything at length.
- This and other similar questions are discussed at length in these essays.
- Almost every work by Poulenc is at least mentioned, and some are discussed at length.
- He spoke at length and in detail to the engineers following his hard-fought seventh place at Sepang.
- One elderly lady spoke at length about her granddaughter who lived nearby.
Synonyms
thoroughly, fully, in detail, in depth, comprehensively, exhaustively, completely, extensively, to the fullest extent
for a long time, for ages, for hours, on and on, interminably, endlessly, incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly, continually, unendingly, eternally, forever
2After a long time.
很长时间之后
at length she laid down the pencil
很长时间之后，她放下铅笔。
Example sentencesExamples
- The news controllers were at length forced to grapple with the issue by their correspondents' remarks.
Synonyms
after a long time, after a considerable time, eventually, in time, in the long run, in the fullness of time

the length and breadth of

The whole extent of.
整个，到处
women from the length and breadth of Russia
来自全俄罗斯的妇女。
Example sentencesExamples
- Omar stated that the human rights abuses are going across the length and breadth of the state and even the womenfolk are not being spared.
- Instead he has a brand new show, much of it drawn from an unlikely source, his weeks spent walking the length and breadth of the country.
- Mr. Haneef says that he has travelled the length and breadth of Kerala over the last two decades collecting these records.
- These actions are being undertaken in thousands of locations across the length and breadth of the U.S.
- Their graves are scattered throughout the length and breadth of Europe.
- Johnny of course is known throughout the length and breadth of Ireland and has numerous tapes, CDs and videos to his credit.
- Yet, in a very short time, we had to operate across the length and breadth of that remote nation, using every branch of the armed forces.
- They are scattered over the length and breadth of the county.
- In later years public demand saw him travelling the length and breadth of the country to deliver his budget speeches to rapt audiences.
- Volunteers like this assist with charities and other community events throughout the length and breadth of our country.

Origin

Old English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long.

词汇	length
释义	Definition of length in English: length noun lɛŋ(k)θlɛn(t)θ 1mass noun The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object. 长度；长（比宽和高都长的边） the delta is twenty kilometres in length count noun the fish reaches a length of 10 inches Example sentencesExamples Liam rolled up his denim jacket sleeve and revealed a scar about eight inches in length, crooked and jagged and raised and a deep mauve color. The fish measured two metres in length and the fins would have been between 700 and 800 millimetres long. The lake measures 35 miles in length, up to 15 miles in width and has about 115 miles of shoreline. One of the windows measured about ten feet in length while the other four were of a smaller size and located in the porch area. The newborn measure eight inches in length and they are known to grow up to 20 feet in the wild, say the Croc Bank authorities. Roots range from eight inches up to 24 inches in length. Adult sperm whales average 15m in length, but can reach a maximum of 20m and a weight of 70 tonnes. And today it has grown so large that it measures 10.5 feet in length. It measures 8.3 inches in length, 5.5 inches in height and weighs in at 2 pounds. It was barely two inches in length and quite thin. The very biggest may have reached 40 metres in length and weighed close to 100 metric tons. One of the bone instruments was a needle about four inches in length, beautifully tapered, and still in a prefect state of preservation. Women make bark cloth that can reach fifty feet in length and fifteen feet in width. The squid weighs 20 kilograms and measures 1.5 metres in length. Basking sharks can reach 10m in length and weigh in at anything from 2 to 7 tonnes. The enormous fish, which measured nearly 2m in length, strangely offered little resistance and was hauled up to the boat. Typical blocks were fabricated to measurements of three feet in length and 1.5 feet in width and height. Although seldom more than three inches in length, the hair may be cut to a quarter of an inch at the nape of the neck. Being around three to four inches in length they are also just the right size for tench fishing. In small streams, brown trout may grow to no more than twelve inches in length and weigh less than a pound. Synonyms extent, extent lengthwise, distance, distance lengthwise, linear measure, span, reach area, expanse, stretch, range, scope 1.1 The quality of being long. 长 the length of the waiting list 岸边路的长度。 Synonyms period, duration, stretch, term, span 1.2count noun The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum. （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度 fifty lengths of the pool 50个泳池长度的游泳距离。 Example sentencesExamples To finish off I went down to pool to swim my usual 30 lengths. Michelle Atherton raised more than £500 for an epilepsy charity by swimming 150 lengths of a Bolton health club pool. He is capable of swimming a length and surface diving, and loves the water. Splitting her time between homes in Knightsbridge and Gloucestershire, she swims her daily 30 lengths in a swimming pool fitted with underwater speakers. Applicants should have completed the equivalent of advanced lessons and be able to tread water and swim two lengths of the pool. Two years ago, Kevin O'Donnell could barely swim 12 lengths of his local swimming pool and would drag himself totally exhausted from the water. In preparation for the challenge, she has been swimming 500 lengths a day at her local gym. She swam an impressive 20 lengths of the pool in 19 minutes and five seconds and presented Lydia with the money and a cute teddy bear, which Lydia christened Benjamin. She also used to swim 30 lengths a day, competing with everyone who came in the pool. Rather unusually for me I fancied a swim instead of the gym this morning so did some leisurely lengths before eight then sat in the bubbly spa feeling springy. He continued to swim 40 lengths to the day he died. After a tough few lengths in the swimming pool, it's always refreshing to know you can head for a sauna so hot it leaves you gasping. She is swimming lengths in the club pool and walking as much as she can rather than grabbing lifts. The team, all from Bradon Forest School, completed the 5,000-metre challenge in two hours 31 minutes, swimming 40 lengths each. Jemma, ten, and her cousin Danielle, 11, swam 50 lengths of the pool at Devizes Leisure Centre on Sunday. I decided to attempt to swim two lengths of the pool underwater on a single breath, a feat that I have accomplished a couple of times before. Only last week a 76-year-old woman raised £280 for the pool fund by swimming 100 lengths. He still was not good but certainly competent enough to swim two lengths of this oversized pool without stopping. Swimming several lengths gives you a good, safe workout. Keith Green, of Robin Close, Warminster is to swim 65 lengths of the Kingdown swimming pool in Warminster for MacMillan Cancer Relief. 1.3count noun The length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race. （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度 the mare won the race by seven lengths 去年那匹母马以领先七个马身的优势赢得比赛。 Example sentencesExamples He has not raced since finishing six lengths behind winner Clodovil in the French Two Thousand Guineas on May 11. Innox was seventh last year, almost 39 lengths behind the winner. He won his maiden at the Curragh last season by 15 lengths and was almost as impressive on his reappearance at Tipperary in July. Magna Graduate kept close to the leaders on the inside and moved to within one length of pacesetter Tani Maru through six furlongs. Bachelor Duke scored by one length over Azamour in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas on May 22 at the Curragh. At the final turn he led by eight lengths and held on comfortably for a very popular win. The bay colt won a maiden race by seven lengths at Del Mar on August 17 in his second career start. The Go for Gin colt won an allowance race by eight lengths at Belmont Park on June 7 in his last start. In his second career start and first try on the turf, Cartoonist rallied from last place to win the one-mile maiden special weight race by two lengths. Asi Siempre raced less than two lengths behind leader Elle Runaway entering the stretch. Stakes winner Questionable Past finished one length ahead of Turn to Lass, who finished third. Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile. She took the lead inside the final furlong and finished two lengths clear of Godolphin Racing's Quecha. Making most of the running, Simmies Charm finished with three lengths to spare over Tinas Dilemma in 30.78. They led the whole race finishing a boat length ahead of the Irish. Kris Kin won the Epsom Derby by one length for trainer Sir Michael Stoute and owner Saeed Suhail. He rebounded to win a Belmont Park allowance race by eight lengths on July 7. Briolette hung on for second, one length in front of stakes winner Asawer. As they moved through the middle of the race the Evers-Swindells had extended their lead to a boat length over Germany. His latest success was achieved by 11 lengths at Doncaster last month when he justified favouritism in impressive style. 1.4 The extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn. 衣服穿在身上时的长度 the length of her skirt 岸边路的长度。 Example sentencesExamples The length and the more structured cut makes it easy to pair with the rest of your wardrobe. During seasons where miniskirts was all the rage, she countered by showing designs with hems at a more wearable length. It's really a matter of choosing the skirt shape and length which best suits your figure and shows off your assets. It hovered just above the knee, the perfect length for the customers he's looking to serve. Her outfit consisted of a simple skirt of average length, a long-sleeved shirt, and casual makeup. Follow the directions, especially length and frequency of use. The school uniform is not acceptable because the white shirt reveals too much of the arms and the skirt length is not long enough; it should be down to the ankles. Lines, whether they are stripes in the print, seams or zippers, can add width or length to the garment. Finally, remember that trouser length can vary from one style of pants to another. On the first day she had had her skirt to the regulation length. If it's just a normal cuff, decide what length you want the pants, then add about 1.5 inches. 1.5 The full distance that a thing extends for. （伸展的）全长 the muscles running the length of my spine 从头到尾地靠着我脊椎骨的肌肉。 Example sentencesExamples Walking down to the legal precinct this morning the full two-block length of Hyde Park was beautiful. She was dressed in a long peachy pink dress that hugged her bust tightly, and was long and loose for the rest of the garment's length. 1.6one's length The full extent of one's body. 身高 he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car 他尴尬地弯下身钻进小车。 1.7Phonetics Prosody The metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable. 〔诗韵，语音〕（元音或音节的）节奏音长；节奏音延 the length of the syllable is isomorphic with the length of the syllabic vowel Example sentencesExamples As Navajo is a tone language, an error in tone or vowel length can be embarrassing to the listener. In our research, stress is treated as a function of syllable length. 2The amount of time occupied by something. 时间长度，所需时间 delivery must be within a reasonable length of time 必须在合理的时间内送到。 Example sentencesExamples The answers range in length from about 2 to 4 minutes. Child benefits will be tied to the length of service and amount of contributions paid until the baby is born. The videos range in length from two to 31 minutes and will be projected directly onto the building's glass façade. Day length is a stable seasonal cue and controls biological changes in a host of species. The amount depends on length of service and other variables. Is the store's clientele extensive enough that a sale will happen within a reasonable length of time? Under this method different amounts of interest are charged for months of different lengths. The feeling of discouragement usually goes away within a reasonable length of time. Interesting, though, is the fact that I find it harder and harder these days to spend long lengths of time in smoky clubs. More patients will be treated as day cases and the lengths of time other patients stay in hospital will be reduced under the programme launched on Monday. But figuring out the lengths of days of yore isn't as easy as subtracting two milliseconds for every century. Alternatively, one can investigate how the day length has changed not just over the past decade, but also over 200 or 300 decades. I agree with the member that the answer was too long, as several answers have been today, and I have asked members to please keep both questions and answers to reasonable lengths. Much of Inuit life was adapted to the extremes of summer and winter night lengths. The main cause is the tidal pull of the Moon, which has slowed the day length by about two hours over the past 400 million years. Season start times and lengths have also changed in certain regions and Sunday hunting is being offered in several new areas. The plans are aimed at evening out term lengths. The tilt of the earth not only gives us the changing day lengths, but the seasons as well. The long-term goal is to have a body of approximately 70 researchers with various degrees of affiliation to Perimeter working for terms of varying lengths. This would determine the number of insects, the lengths of winters, the directions of the winds and how long they blew. Synonyms period, duration, stretch, term, span 3A piece or stretch of something. 一段，一片 a length of brown satin the surviving length of track Example sentencesExamples A length of outside stone wall has been dated back to pre-1066. He is holding a length of curtain material in front of him while a young woman attempts to crawl between his legs. The manager went off, and returned with a length of adhesive plastic, holding it out like a holy cloth to be draped over a bishop's neck. So, armed with a length of twine, I set off to capture the dog. We then wrapped her in a length of white muslin (white is the colour of initiation) and lifted her above our heads and rocked her. ‘You can still see pebbles in the stone,’ says Gerry, caressing the surface of a length of wall down by Kaleyard's Gate. This line was not bordered by any physical crash barrier, but by what looked like a length of cable stuck to the pavement in front of them. Marcus bundled the man inside and secured the lid with a length of washing line taken from the outside balcony. It was tethered to a slightly larger box in his front pocket by a length of coiled wire, like between a telephone and it's handset. From her right hand dangled a length of line, weighted by a piece of lead in the size and shape of a split pea. Instead he's trying to tie a length of rope onto his daughter Hillary's climbing harness. It was replaced at half time by a length of plastic piping that is normally used as a goal post during Little League games. They weave cotton into strips of cloth, which are then sewn together, forming a length of fabric. You can construct a model of this surface from a length of foam rubber with a square cross section. Suddenly he was behind me, a length of white cord stretched tightly between his two hands. The ferrets, as many as six at a time, are run along a length of pipe. The group has been fundraising the estimated $8 million needed to run a length of track from London Farm to Garry Point Park. A physical barrier can be as elaborate as a wood-framed cage of window screen, or as simple as a length of row cover. Attacking them with a blunt object, such as a length of wood, could be also considered cruel, at least for the Rottweiler. Maria carefully rolled the piece, winding a length of sticky tape around the tube, stowing it in her bag. Synonyms piece, swatch, portion, section, measure, segment, roll 4An extreme to which a course of action is taken. （行动的）程度（或最大程度） they go to great lengths to avoid the press 他们费尽心机躲开新闻媒体。 Example sentencesExamples Infertility was a deeply distressing problem and childless couples would go to great lengths to raise money to fund treatment, he said. Hospital staff are sometimes advised to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid taking responsibility for deaths or accidents. When research doesn't go their way, or simply confirms what mothers intuitively know, feminist social affairs writers will go to great lengths to cover it up. People forget the legacy of public service and the lengths that people will go to in living up to their responsibilities. The filmmakers also go to great lengths to tell the kids not to be fashion slaves. But why do you go to such lengths to criticize them across the board? Even f they've been successful in the past, there's a constant fear of failure, and they go to great lengths to perfect everything they do. ‘There must be a better way to provide services to the community without going to such lengths every three years,’ she said. But the episode starkly illustrated the lengths to which many universities were prepared to go to maintain student numbers and thereby their funding. Adults with literacy difficulties are very vulnerable and go to great lengths to keep their circumstances secret, often from their partners and children. At a tax rate of $20 per carton, smokers will go to great lengths to find alternative, cheaper ways to get their cigarettes. Milgram's shocking experiment years ago demonstrated the lengths people go to to satisfy authority. Some of them deliberately cultivate an extremely casual look, and go to great lengths to sport outlandish hairstyles. We have gone to extraordinary lengths to screen every single athlete on this team to make sure they're not in danger of inadvertent doping. Modern psychoanalytic practice goes to great lengths to quarantine the psychoanalytic conversation from the real world. I told Sean I go to great lengths to look like his mom. Let's face it, women have gone to great lengths over the centuries, to keep their beauty techniques under wraps. We go to great lengths to make seemingly easy connections with an audience. And while we all enjoy having a good time at Christmas, environmentalists say we're going to excessive lengths these days - and we're all in danger of paying the price. Since I decided to argue against this form of feminism in my first essay for the course, I had to go to great lengths to hide this book from my younger siblings throughout reading week. Synonyms do absolutely anything, go to any extreme, go to any limits, observe no limits 5Cricket The distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches. 〔板球〕球距（指投球落点与击球手之间距离） Lewis tended to bowl short of a length 刘易斯投球老是不到位。 Example sentencesExamples The cleverly disguised ball, pitched short of a length, would skid off the surface and crash into the batsman's pads or stumps. Minutes later, he pitched one slightly short of a length on off stump. He learnt quickly, and kept it on a good length or just short - on a pitch of varying bounce, that was the perfect way to bowl. The score had moved on to 168 for 1 in the 36th over when Sachin Tendulkar bowled a ball just short of a length outside off-stump. For reasons of balance alone, the sight of Lee making the ball rear from a length was a refreshing sight. 6(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more. （桥牌或惠斯特牌中的）手中牌长（多指五张以上某同花牌） to open one heart with equal length in hearts and spades is in the modern Acol style Example sentencesExamples Ones of longer lengths win, with high cards breaking ties and loose high cards breaking further ties. A sequence can be beaten either by a higher sequence of the same length in the same suit or by any sequence of the same length in a higher suit. For this purpose, a longer trump suit is better than a shorter, and a trump holding in clubs is better than one of the same length in an unstated suit, even if the first player had in fact a club holding. In choosing between suits of the same length, do not choose a suit with very high cards in it, as these may well win tricks even if they are not trumps. Phrases at length 1In detail; fully. 详细地，全面地 these aspects have been discussed at length 这些方面都已详细讨论过了。 Example sentencesExamples Almost every work by Poulenc is at least mentioned, and some are discussed at length. He would talk at length about his theories on winning behaviours and Woodward and his team of coaches would then apply them to rugby. Every staffer and volunteer was asked to discuss at length, and in great detail, all the aspects of their job. Explain in detail and at length what you expect both you and your potential ally to accomplish. He spoke at length and in detail to the engineers following his hard-fought seventh place at Sepang. A spokesman for the council said the details of the plans have been discussed at length. This and other similar questions are discussed at length in these essays. One frail elderly man ranted on at length about a catalogue of mistakes on his account, some of which went back to 1939. His office had been right next to mine, and we had discussed everything at length. One elderly lady spoke at length about her granddaughter who lived nearby. Synonyms thoroughly, fully, in detail, in depth, comprehensively, exhaustively, completely, extensively, to the fullest extent for a long time, for ages, for hours, on and on, interminably, endlessly, incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly, continually, unendingly, eternally, forever 2After a long time. 很长时间之后 at length she laid down the pencil 很长时间之后，她放下铅笔。 Example sentencesExamples The news controllers were at length forced to grapple with the issue by their correspondents' remarks. Synonyms after a long time, after a considerable time, eventually, in time, in the long run, in the fullness of time the length and breadth of The whole extent of. 整个，到处 women from the length and breadth of Russia 来自全俄罗斯的妇女。 Example sentencesExamples Their graves are scattered throughout the length and breadth of Europe. In later years public demand saw him travelling the length and breadth of the country to deliver his budget speeches to rapt audiences. These actions are being undertaken in thousands of locations across the length and breadth of the U.S. Omar stated that the human rights abuses are going across the length and breadth of the state and even the womenfolk are not being spared. They are scattered over the length and breadth of the county. Mr. Haneef says that he has travelled the length and breadth of Kerala over the last two decades collecting these records. Johnny of course is known throughout the length and breadth of Ireland and has numerous tapes, CDs and videos to his credit. Instead he has a brand new show, much of it drawn from an unlikely source, his weeks spent walking the length and breadth of the country. Yet, in a very short time, we had to operate across the length and breadth of that remote nation, using every branch of the armed forces. Volunteers like this assist with charities and other community events throughout the length and breadth of our country. Origin Old English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long¹. Rhymes strength noun.1 phr. Definition of length in US English: length noun 1The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of a body. 长度；长（比宽和高都长的边） it can reach over two feet in length 它可以延伸到两英尺长以上。 the length of the airport terminal 岸边路的长度。 Example sentencesExamples The fish measured two metres in length and the fins would have been between 700 and 800 millimetres long. Women make bark cloth that can reach fifty feet in length and fifteen feet in width. Roots range from eight inches up to 24 inches in length. Adult sperm whales average 15m in length, but can reach a maximum of 20m and a weight of 70 tonnes. The enormous fish, which measured nearly 2m in length, strangely offered little resistance and was hauled up to the boat. The lake measures 35 miles in length, up to 15 miles in width and has about 115 miles of shoreline. And today it has grown so large that it measures 10.5 feet in length. Being around three to four inches in length they are also just the right size for tench fishing. The newborn measure eight inches in length and they are known to grow up to 20 feet in the wild, say the Croc Bank authorities. It was barely two inches in length and quite thin. Basking sharks can reach 10m in length and weigh in at anything from 2 to 7 tonnes. The squid weighs 20 kilograms and measures 1.5 metres in length. It measures 8.3 inches in length, 5.5 inches in height and weighs in at 2 pounds. Typical blocks were fabricated to measurements of three feet in length and 1.5 feet in width and height. The very biggest may have reached 40 metres in length and weighed close to 100 metric tons. Although seldom more than three inches in length, the hair may be cut to a quarter of an inch at the nape of the neck. In small streams, brown trout may grow to no more than twelve inches in length and weigh less than a pound. One of the windows measured about ten feet in length while the other four were of a smaller size and located in the porch area. Liam rolled up his denim jacket sleeve and revealed a scar about eight inches in length, crooked and jagged and raised and a deep mauve color. One of the bone instruments was a needle about four inches in length, beautifully tapered, and still in a prefect state of preservation. Synonyms extent, extent lengthwise, distance, distance lengthwise, linear measure, span, reach 1.1 The quality of being long. 长 the length of the waiting list 岸边路的长度。 Synonyms period, duration, stretch, term, span 1.2 The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum. （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度 fifty lengths of the pool 50个泳池长度的游泳距离。 Example sentencesExamples To finish off I went down to pool to swim my usual 30 lengths. The team, all from Bradon Forest School, completed the 5,000-metre challenge in two hours 31 minutes, swimming 40 lengths each. After a tough few lengths in the swimming pool, it's always refreshing to know you can head for a sauna so hot it leaves you gasping. Only last week a 76-year-old woman raised £280 for the pool fund by swimming 100 lengths. I decided to attempt to swim two lengths of the pool underwater on a single breath, a feat that I have accomplished a couple of times before. He is capable of swimming a length and surface diving, and loves the water. Jemma, ten, and her cousin Danielle, 11, swam 50 lengths of the pool at Devizes Leisure Centre on Sunday. She swam an impressive 20 lengths of the pool in 19 minutes and five seconds and presented Lydia with the money and a cute teddy bear, which Lydia christened Benjamin. She is swimming lengths in the club pool and walking as much as she can rather than grabbing lifts. Splitting her time between homes in Knightsbridge and Gloucestershire, she swims her daily 30 lengths in a swimming pool fitted with underwater speakers. Applicants should have completed the equivalent of advanced lessons and be able to tread water and swim two lengths of the pool. In preparation for the challenge, she has been swimming 500 lengths a day at her local gym. She also used to swim 30 lengths a day, competing with everyone who came in the pool. He continued to swim 40 lengths to the day he died. He still was not good but certainly competent enough to swim two lengths of this oversized pool without stopping. Two years ago, Kevin O'Donnell could barely swim 12 lengths of his local swimming pool and would drag himself totally exhausted from the water. Swimming several lengths gives you a good, safe workout. Rather unusually for me I fancied a swim instead of the gym this morning so did some leisurely lengths before eight then sat in the bubbly spa feeling springy. Keith Green, of Robin Close, Warminster is to swim 65 lengths of the Kingdown swimming pool in Warminster for MacMillan Cancer Relief. Michelle Atherton raised more than £500 for an epilepsy charity by swimming 150 lengths of a Bolton health club pool. 1.3 The length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race. （计量游泳距离的）泳池长度 the mare won the race last year by seven lengths 去年那匹母马以领先七个马身的优势赢得比赛。 Example sentencesExamples He rebounded to win a Belmont Park allowance race by eight lengths on July 7. Bachelor Duke scored by one length over Azamour in the Irish Two Thousand Guineas on May 22 at the Curragh. She took the lead inside the final furlong and finished two lengths clear of Godolphin Racing's Quecha. Kris Kin won the Epsom Derby by one length for trainer Sir Michael Stoute and owner Saeed Suhail. They led the whole race finishing a boat length ahead of the Irish. At the final turn he led by eight lengths and held on comfortably for a very popular win. He has not raced since finishing six lengths behind winner Clodovil in the French Two Thousand Guineas on May 11. Briolette hung on for second, one length in front of stakes winner Asawer. Asi Siempre raced less than two lengths behind leader Elle Runaway entering the stretch. He won his maiden at the Curragh last season by 15 lengths and was almost as impressive on his reappearance at Tipperary in July. His latest success was achieved by 11 lengths at Doncaster last month when he justified favouritism in impressive style. The Go for Gin colt won an allowance race by eight lengths at Belmont Park on June 7 in his last start. Guided Tour was the runner-up, one length behind the winner and a neck ahead of Golden Missile. Magna Graduate kept close to the leaders on the inside and moved to within one length of pacesetter Tani Maru through six furlongs. As they moved through the middle of the race the Evers-Swindells had extended their lead to a boat length over Germany. The bay colt won a maiden race by seven lengths at Del Mar on August 17 in his second career start. In his second career start and first try on the turf, Cartoonist rallied from last place to win the one-mile maiden special weight race by two lengths. Innox was seventh last year, almost 39 lengths behind the winner. Stakes winner Questionable Past finished one length ahead of Turn to Lass, who finished third. Making most of the running, Simmies Charm finished with three lengths to spare over Tinas Dilemma in 30.78. 1.4 The extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn. 衣服穿在身上时的长度 the length of her skirt 岸边路的长度。 Example sentencesExamples It hovered just above the knee, the perfect length for the customers he's looking to serve. If it's just a normal cuff, decide what length you want the pants, then add about 1.5 inches. Her outfit consisted of a simple skirt of average length, a long-sleeved shirt, and casual makeup. During seasons where miniskirts was all the rage, she countered by showing designs with hems at a more wearable length. Follow the directions, especially length and frequency of use. Lines, whether they are stripes in the print, seams or zippers, can add width or length to the garment. On the first day she had had her skirt to the regulation length. The school uniform is not acceptable because the white shirt reveals too much of the arms and the skirt length is not long enough; it should be down to the ankles. The length and the more structured cut makes it easy to pair with the rest of your wardrobe. Finally, remember that trouser length can vary from one style of pants to another. It's really a matter of choosing the skirt shape and length which best suits your figure and shows off your assets. 1.5 The full distance that a thing extends for. （伸展的）全长 the muscles running the length of my spine 从头到尾地靠着我脊椎骨的肌肉。 Example sentencesExamples She was dressed in a long peachy pink dress that hugged her bust tightly, and was long and loose for the rest of the garment's length. Walking down to the legal precinct this morning the full two-block length of Hyde Park was beautiful. 1.6one's length The full extent of one's body. 身高 he awkwardly lowered his length into the small car 他尴尬地弯下身钻进小车。 1.7Phonetics Prosody The metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable. 〔诗韵，语音〕（元音或音节的）节奏音长；节奏音延 Example sentencesExamples In our research, stress is treated as a function of syllable length. As Navajo is a tone language, an error in tone or vowel length can be embarrassing to the listener. 2The amount of time occupied by something. 时间长度，所需时间 delivery must be within a reasonable length of time 必须在合理的时间内送到。 Example sentencesExamples Much of Inuit life was adapted to the extremes of summer and winter night lengths. Is the store's clientele extensive enough that a sale will happen within a reasonable length of time? More patients will be treated as day cases and the lengths of time other patients stay in hospital will be reduced under the programme launched on Monday. Day length is a stable seasonal cue and controls biological changes in a host of species. I agree with the member that the answer was too long, as several answers have been today, and I have asked members to please keep both questions and answers to reasonable lengths. Under this method different amounts of interest are charged for months of different lengths. The plans are aimed at evening out term lengths. The long-term goal is to have a body of approximately 70 researchers with various degrees of affiliation to Perimeter working for terms of varying lengths. Season start times and lengths have also changed in certain regions and Sunday hunting is being offered in several new areas. Child benefits will be tied to the length of service and amount of contributions paid until the baby is born. Interesting, though, is the fact that I find it harder and harder these days to spend long lengths of time in smoky clubs. This would determine the number of insects, the lengths of winters, the directions of the winds and how long they blew. The feeling of discouragement usually goes away within a reasonable length of time. The answers range in length from about 2 to 4 minutes. The amount depends on length of service and other variables. The videos range in length from two to 31 minutes and will be projected directly onto the building's glass façade. The main cause is the tidal pull of the Moon, which has slowed the day length by about two hours over the past 400 million years. Alternatively, one can investigate how the day length has changed not just over the past decade, but also over 200 or 300 decades. But figuring out the lengths of days of yore isn't as easy as subtracting two milliseconds for every century. The tilt of the earth not only gives us the changing day lengths, but the seasons as well. Synonyms period, duration, stretch, term, span 3A piece or stretch of something. 一段，一片 a stout length of wood 粗粗的一段木头。 Example sentencesExamples Instead he's trying to tie a length of rope onto his daughter Hillary's climbing harness. Suddenly he was behind me, a length of white cord stretched tightly between his two hands. Marcus bundled the man inside and secured the lid with a length of washing line taken from the outside balcony. It was replaced at half time by a length of plastic piping that is normally used as a goal post during Little League games. It was tethered to a slightly larger box in his front pocket by a length of coiled wire, like between a telephone and it's handset. The manager went off, and returned with a length of adhesive plastic, holding it out like a holy cloth to be draped over a bishop's neck. This line was not bordered by any physical crash barrier, but by what looked like a length of cable stuck to the pavement in front of them. He is holding a length of curtain material in front of him while a young woman attempts to crawl between his legs. They weave cotton into strips of cloth, which are then sewn together, forming a length of fabric. A length of outside stone wall has been dated back to pre-1066. The group has been fundraising the estimated $8 million needed to run a length of track from London Farm to Garry Point Park. You can construct a model of this surface from a length of foam rubber with a square cross section. Maria carefully rolled the piece, winding a length of sticky tape around the tube, stowing it in her bag. Attacking them with a blunt object, such as a length of wood, could be also considered cruel, at least for the Rottweiler. So, armed with a length of twine, I set off to capture the dog. We then wrapped her in a length of white muslin (white is the colour of initiation) and lifted her above our heads and rocked her. ‘You can still see pebbles in the stone,’ says Gerry, caressing the surface of a length of wall down by Kaleyard's Gate. A physical barrier can be as elaborate as a wood-framed cage of window screen, or as simple as a length of row cover. The ferrets, as many as six at a time, are run along a length of pipe. From her right hand dangled a length of line, weighted by a piece of lead in the size and shape of a split pea. Synonyms piece, swatch, portion, section, measure, segment, roll 4An extreme to which a course of action is taken. （行动的）程度（或最大程度） they go to great lengths to avoid the press 他们费尽心机躲开新闻媒体。 Example sentencesExamples We go to great lengths to make seemingly easy connections with an audience. When research doesn't go their way, or simply confirms what mothers intuitively know, feminist social affairs writers will go to great lengths to cover it up. At a tax rate of $20 per carton, smokers will go to great lengths to find alternative, cheaper ways to get their cigarettes. ‘There must be a better way to provide services to the community without going to such lengths every three years,’ she said. People forget the legacy of public service and the lengths that people will go to in living up to their responsibilities. Infertility was a deeply distressing problem and childless couples would go to great lengths to raise money to fund treatment, he said. Even f they've been successful in the past, there's a constant fear of failure, and they go to great lengths to perfect everything they do. The filmmakers also go to great lengths to tell the kids not to be fashion slaves. Some of them deliberately cultivate an extremely casual look, and go to great lengths to sport outlandish hairstyles. Adults with literacy difficulties are very vulnerable and go to great lengths to keep their circumstances secret, often from their partners and children. But the episode starkly illustrated the lengths to which many universities were prepared to go to maintain student numbers and thereby their funding. But why do you go to such lengths to criticize them across the board? Since I decided to argue against this form of feminism in my first essay for the course, I had to go to great lengths to hide this book from my younger siblings throughout reading week. We have gone to extraordinary lengths to screen every single athlete on this team to make sure they're not in danger of inadvertent doping. Hospital staff are sometimes advised to go to extraordinary lengths to avoid taking responsibility for deaths or accidents. Let's face it, women have gone to great lengths over the centuries, to keep their beauty techniques under wraps. Modern psychoanalytic practice goes to great lengths to quarantine the psychoanalytic conversation from the real world. And while we all enjoy having a good time at Christmas, environmentalists say we're going to excessive lengths these days - and we're all in danger of paying the price. Milgram's shocking experiment years ago demonstrated the lengths people go to to satisfy authority. I told Sean I go to great lengths to look like his mom. Synonyms do absolutely anything, go to any extreme, go to any limits, observe no limits 5(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one's hand, especially when five or more. （桥牌或惠斯特牌中的）手中牌长（多指五张以上某同花牌） Example sentencesExamples For this purpose, a longer trump suit is better than a shorter, and a trump holding in clubs is better than one of the same length in an unstated suit, even if the first player had in fact a club holding. In choosing between suits of the same length, do not choose a suit with very high cards in it, as these may well win tricks even if they are not trumps. A sequence can be beaten either by a higher sequence of the same length in the same suit or by any sequence of the same length in a higher suit. Ones of longer lengths win, with high cards breaking ties and loose high cards breaking further ties. Phrases at length 1In detail; fully. 详细地，全面地 these aspects have been discussed at length 这些方面都已详细讨论过了。 Example sentencesExamples One frail elderly man ranted on at length about a catalogue of mistakes on his account, some of which went back to 1939. Every staffer and volunteer was asked to discuss at length, and in great detail, all the aspects of their job. A spokesman for the council said the details of the plans have been discussed at length. Explain in detail and at length what you expect both you and your potential ally to accomplish. He would talk at length about his theories on winning behaviours and Woodward and his team of coaches would then apply them to rugby. His office had been right next to mine, and we had discussed everything at length. This and other similar questions are discussed at length in these essays. Almost every work by Poulenc is at least mentioned, and some are discussed at length. He spoke at length and in detail to the engineers following his hard-fought seventh place at Sepang. One elderly lady spoke at length about her granddaughter who lived nearby. Synonyms thoroughly, fully, in detail, in depth, comprehensively, exhaustively, completely, extensively, to the fullest extent for a long time, for ages, for hours, on and on, interminably, endlessly, incessantly, ceaselessly, constantly, continually, unendingly, eternally, forever 2After a long time. 很长时间之后 at length she laid down the pencil 很长时间之后，她放下铅笔。 Example sentencesExamples The news controllers were at length forced to grapple with the issue by their correspondents' remarks. Synonyms after a long time, after a considerable time, eventually, in time, in the long run, in the fullness of time the length and breadth of The whole extent of. 整个，到处 women from the length and breadth of Russia 来自全俄罗斯的妇女。 Example sentencesExamples Omar stated that the human rights abuses are going across the length and breadth of the state and even the womenfolk are not being spared. Instead he has a brand new show, much of it drawn from an unlikely source, his weeks spent walking the length and breadth of the country. Mr. Haneef says that he has travelled the length and breadth of Kerala over the last two decades collecting these records. These actions are being undertaken in thousands of locations across the length and breadth of the U.S. Their graves are scattered throughout the length and breadth of Europe. Johnny of course is known throughout the length and breadth of Ireland and has numerous tapes, CDs and videos to his credit. Yet, in a very short time, we had to operate across the length and breadth of that remote nation, using every branch of the armed forces. They are scattered over the length and breadth of the county. In later years public demand saw him travelling the length and breadth of the country to deliver his budget speeches to rapt audiences. Volunteers like this assist with charities and other community events throughout the length and breadth of our country. Origin Old English lengthu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch lengte, also to long. noun.1 phr.
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