Lengthy
['leŋθɪ;'leŋkθɪ] or ['lɛŋθi]
解釋/意思:
(superl.) Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; -- said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like.
亚伦編輯
同義詞及近義詞:
a. Long, lengthened, prolonged, prolix, not short, not brief.
校對:莫蒂默
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Diffuse, prolix, tedious, long-drawn, verbose
ANT:Concise, compendious, curt, short, brief, laconic, compact, condensed,succinct
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例句/造句/用法:
- But there goes the bell, and as I stand to win a little on this next race, I shall defer a lengthy explanation until a more fitting time. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯回憶錄.
- That is to say, if the operation will not be a lengthy one; and if Mrs. Casaubon will not object to the delay. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- During the lengthy cleaning up and pattening process, when he and Mr. Bagnet are supplied with their pipes, he is no better than he was at dinner. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- Lengthy and prosy in the extreme. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
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