length/leŋθ/

n.

➊ the measurement of sth from one end to the other

➋ a long thin piece of sth

n.

➊ [U; C] 长，长度：The road is 100 kilometers in length. 这条公路长100公里。

◇[a length of ... meters] The fish can reach a length of 50 centimetres. 这鱼可以长到50厘米长。

➋ [C] 段，节，根：[a length of sth] a length of rope 一段绳子

构词long的名词

巧记 类似构词法的词有：

strong→strength