length

Danh từ

chiều dài, bề dài, độ dài

a river 300 miles in length

con sông [có chiều] dài 300 dặm

a book the length of "War and Peace"

cuốn sách dài như cuốn "Chiến tranh và Hòa bình"

a speech of considerable length

bài nói chuyện khá dài

chiều dài thân hình (dùng làm đơn vị đo)

the horse won the race by two lengths

con ngựa thắng cuộc đua, với một khoảng cách bằng hai lần chiều dài thân hình nó

khúc, đoạn

timber sold in lengths of 5, 10 metres

gỗ bán theo từng súc 5, 10 mét

at arm's length

xem arm

at length

sau một thời gian dài, cuối cùng

at length the bus arrived, forty minutes late

cuối cùng xe buýt đã đến, chậm mất bốn mươi phút

lâu; chi tiết, đầy đủ

discuss something at great length

thảo luận vấn đề gì rất chi tiết

[at] full length

xem full

go to any (some, great…) lengths [to do something]

chuẩn bị làm bất cứ (một vài, nhiều) điều gì

they went to absurd lengths to keep the affair secret

họ đã chuẩn bị chi ly quá mức để giữ bí mật sự việc

there are no lengths to which an addict will not go to obtain his drug

không có việc gì người nghiện không làm để có được ma túy

keep somebody at arm's length

xem arm

the length and breath of something

khắp mọi chỗ trong cái gì

travel the length and breath of the British Isles

đi du lịch khắp quần đảo Anh quốc

measure one's length

xem measure

* Các từ tương tự:
lengthen, lengthened, lengthily, lengthiness, lengthways, lengthwise, lengthy, -length
noun

plural lengths

the distance from one end of something to the other end :a measurement of how long something is [noncount]

What is its length? [=how long is it?] It measures 10 inches in length. [=it is 10 inches long]

We walked the entire length of the beach. [=we walked from one end of the beach to the other]

The length of the table is six feet, and its width is three feet. [count]

These pins are available in one- and two-inch lengths.

The adult animals reach a maximum length of two meters. - see also focal length

[noncount] :the size or extent of a piece of writing

Your essay should be no more than 250 words in length.

five pages in length [=five pages long]

a book-length poem [=a very long poem; a poem that has the same number of pages as some books]

[noncount] :the quality or state of being long

Don't be put off by the book's length. [=(less commonly) lengthiness]

I was amazed by the length of the ape's arms. [=by how long the ape's arms were]

[noncount] :the amount of time something lasts

They want to extend the length of the school year. [=to make the school year longer; to lengthen the school year]

the length of a movie

If you're in town for any length of time [=for more than just a short time], be sure to see the museum.

[count] :the length of something used as a unit of measure

Our horse won the race by a length. [=by a distance equal to the length of one horse]

They were two car lengths behind us.

I managed to swim four lengths of the pool. [=to swim from one end of the pool to the other end four times] - see also at arm's length at 1arm

[count] :a piece of something that is long and thin or narrow

a length of pipe/chain/yarn

[noncount] :a measure of how far down on your body something (such as your hair or a piece of clothing) reaches

the length of a skirt

a waist-length jacket [=a jacket that reaches only to your waist]

chin-length hair - see also floor-length, knee-length, shoulder-length

at length

for a long time

We talked at length about the ceremony.

The speaker went on at considerable/great/some length.

No one was questioned at any length about it. [=no one was questioned for a long period of time]

in a full or complete way

The topic will be treated at length in the next chapter.

The book doesn't discuss the topic at any length. [=the book only discusses the topic briefly]

literary :after a long time

At length [=finally, in the end, at last], we decided to return home.

go to any length

or go to any/extreme/great (etc.) lengths

to make a great or extreme effort to do something

She'll go to any length to avoid doing work. = She'll go to any lengths to avoid doing work.

He went to great lengths to learn the truth.

the length and breadth of

through all parts of (a place)

I've been/traveled the length and breadth of the canyon, but I still haven't found the caves I'm looking for.

* Các từ tương tự:
lengthen, lengthways, lengthwise, lengthy
noun

What is the length of a piece of string? The pool is 25 metres in length and 15 metres in width

extent

measure

span

reach

size

magnitude

dimension

measurement

What length of time did he spend in prison?

duration

stretch

term

period

space

They were stretched out at full length on the floor

at full length

fully

completely

to the fullest extent

at length

At length, the doctor emerged from his office

a finally

at (long) last

eventually

after a (long) time or while

ultimately

in the long run

He read to her at length, till she dozed off

b for a long time

interminably

for ages

I haven't the time to go into the story at length just now

c in depth

thoroughly

completely

exhaustively

extensively

to the fullest or greatest extent

in detail

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