length

n.长度，长；时间的长短；（语）音长；一段，一节

noun

大小；度量 size/measurement

1. 长；长度
   the size or measurement of sth from one end to the other
   1. This room is twice the length of the kitchen.
      这个房间的长度是厨房的两倍。
   2. The river is 300 miles in length .
      这条河长300英里。
   3. The snake usually reaches a length of 100 cm.
      蛇一般长达100厘米。
   4. He ran the entire length of the beach (= from one end to the other).
      他跑完了海滩的全长。
   5. Did you see the length of his hair?
      你看见他头发有多长吗？

时间 time

2. （持续）时间的长短
   the amount of time that sth lasts
   1. We discussed shortening the length of the course.
      我们就缩短这门课程的时限进行了讨论。
   2. He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.
      他非常讨厌要等那么长时间。
   3. She got a headache if she had to read for any length of time (= for a long time) .
      她读书时间长了就头疼。
   4. Size of pension depends partly on length of service with the company.
      退休金的多少部分取决于为公司服务时间的长短。
   5. Each class is 45 minutes in length .
      每一节课为45分钟。

书；电影 of book/movie

3. （书或文件等的）篇幅；（电影的）片长
   the amount of writing in a book, or a document, etc.; the amount of time that a film/movie lasts
   1. Her novels vary in length.
      她的小说篇幅长短不一。

…长度 -length

4. 有…长度的
   having the length mentioned
   1. shoulder-length hair
      长及肩的头发

游泳池 of swimming pool

5. 游泳池长度（一端至另一端的距离）
   the distance from one end of a swimming pool to the other
   1. He swims 50 lengths a day.
      他每天游50个游泳池那么长的距离。

赛跑 in race

6. （马或船的）自身长度
   the size of a horse or boat from one end to the other, when it is used to measure the distance between two horses or boats taking part in a race
   1. The horse won by two clear lengths.
      那匹马以整整领先两个马身的优势获胜。

细长的段 long thin piece

7. 细长的一段（或一节、一根等）
   a long thin piece of sth
   1. a length of rope/string/wire
      一根绳子 / 细线 / 金属线

名词复数形式:lengths

length 长度

来自long的名词形式。

1. She had always kept his family at arm's length.
   她一直与他的家人保持一定距离。
2. Add a length of ribbon tied in a bow.
   再用一段丝带，系个蝴蝶结。
3. She has travelled the length and breadth of Britain.
   她游历了英国各地。
4. The door had been tied shut with a length of nylon cord.
   门用一段尼龙绳拴住了。
5. The cut-off point depends on age and length of employment
   录用标准取决于年龄和工作年限。
6. The movie is nearly two hours in length
   这部电影时长近两个小时。
7. The length of the fuselage was increased due to a degree of directional instability.
   由于存在某种程度的航向不稳定性，机身被加长了。
8. It is about a metre in length.
   它长约1米。
9. The plane had a wing span of 34ft and a length of 22ft.
   这架飞机的翼展长34英尺，机身长22英尺。
10. The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.
    段落的长短取决于它所传达的信息量。
11. The exact length of each period may vary
    每一阶段的确切时长可能会有所不同。
12. His film, over two hours in length, is a subtle study of family life.
    他这部片长逾两个小时的电影对家庭生活进行了巧妙的剖析。
13. You can hang lengths of fabric behind the glass.
    你可以在玻璃后面挂几条织品。
14. I noticed, too, the length of her fingers.
    我也注意到她的手指很长。
15. I swim 40 lengths a day.
    我每天游20个来回。
16. Harvard won by four lengths.
    哈佛大学队领先4个艇位胜出。
17. The inspiration stemming from his travels lasted the length of his career.
    由旅行得来的灵感伴随了他的整个职业生涯。
18. At length my father went into the house.
    我父亲最后还是进了屋。
19. They spoke at length, reviewing the entire incident.
    他们把事情的整个经过详尽地复述了一遍。
20. Greta Garbo went to great lengths to hide from reporters and photographers.
    葛丽泰·嘉宝想方设法躲开记者和摄影师。
21. Measure the length and width of the gap
    测量一下这条缝隙的长与宽。
22. It's apparently rare for anyone to have two legs the same length
    显然，一个人两条腿的长度完全相同的情况是很少见的。
23. The hallway ran the length of the villa.
    走廊贯穿了整个别墅。
24. Allow for some shrinkage in both length and width.
    长、宽上都预留出一定的缩水量。
25. He snipped a length of new bandage and placed it around Peter's chest.
    他剪下一段新绷带，缠在了彼得的胸口。
26. You must measure the length by rule and line.
    你必须准确地计量长度。
27. He recited his own sufferings at full length.
    他详尽地叙述了自己的苦处。
28. The length of the bridge is 200 metres.
    那座桥有200米长。
29. This coat is not the right length.
    这件上衣长短不合适。