long/lɒŋ $ lɑːŋ/

a.

➊ measuring a great length

➋ continuing for a great amount of time

ad. for a long time

➭ cf. longer/lɒŋgər $ 'lɑːŋgər/

➭ sf. longest/lɒŋgɪst $ 'lɑːŋ-/

a.

➊ 长的；远的：long hair 长发

◇How long is the Yangtze River? 长江有多长？

◇[be ... metres long] The bed is 2 meters long. 这张床2米长。

◇The railway station is a long way from here. 火车站离这儿很远。

➋ 长时间的，长久的，长期的：It took a long time for me to finish Exercise Two. 我花了很长时间做练习二。

◇a long meeting 开了很久的会议

◇[be ... minutes long] The film is 3 hours long. 这部电影有3小时长。

ad. 长期地，长久地：How long have you been here? 你在这儿有多久了？

◇Stay as long as you like. 你想待多久就待多久。

◇An Eagle and a Fox had long lived together as good neighbors. 一只鹰和一只狐狸长期友好地住在一起。

◇all day long 整天

as (或so) long as ... 只要：I'll go to the party as long as I'm free. 只要我有空我就会去参加聚会。

before long 不久：Before long he found he had been cheated. 不久他就发现自己受骗了。

no longer (或not ... any longer) 不再：We can no longer wait. = We cannot wait any longer. 我们不能再等了。

音组-long/-lɒŋ $ -lɑːŋ/

along; belong; long

用法no longer常置于句中，即：实义动词前，系动词或助动词之后。any longer总是放在句尾。

常犯错误

✗ The ruler is so long as that one.

✓ The ruler is as long as that one. 这根尺子与那根一样长。

[✌此处的as long as ... 是同级比较结构（肯定句中只能用as long as ...，不能用so long as ...)，与表示“只要”的as long as ... (或so long as ...)不同]

辨析before long; long before ...