| 释义 |
long²adv 1. a long time or for a long time 长久地，长期地:◇have you been waiting long? 你等了很长时间吗？◇will you be long, or shall i wait? 你会花很长时间吗？ 还是要我等一等？◇for long have you known the garretts for long? 你认识加雷特一家人很久了吗？ 2. as long as having the condition that; if 只要，假如:◇you can go as long as you're back by four o'clock. 你只要在四点钟之前回来就可以出去。 3. at a time that is a long time before or after a particular time or event ［在某特定时间或事件的］很久以前; 很久以后:◇long before/after the farm was sold long before you were born. 在你出生之前很久的时候，农场就卖掉了。 4. no longer used in order to show that something happened in the past, but does not happen now 不再:◇mr allen no longer works for the company. 艾伦先生已不在这家公司上班了。 5. before long soon 不久，很快:◇it will be christmas before long. 很快就是圣诞节了。 |