单词

lengthy

读音

ˈleŋθi

美式

英式

词根

Lengthy 的词根是 "length". "Length" 是一个名词，意思是“长度”，在这个词里，"-y" 是后缀，用来形成形容词。

释义

adj. 漫长的，冗长的；啰唆的 [ 比较级 lengthier或more lengthy 最高级 lengthiest或most lengthy ]

例句

A deal was struck after lengthy negotiations.

经过漫长的谈判终于达成了协议。

The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.

这本书以一段对夏威夷的冗长描述作结。

Friedman's lengthy report quoted an unnamed source.

弗里德曼冗长的报告引用了一个未指明出处的资料。

强化记忆

它变长有些像"length"，所以可以通过联想记住。例如，“记住一段长时间的内容可能需要一些lengthy的努力”。此单词的使用早在17世纪就有了，并在近年来变得更为常见，通常用来描述或评论一个事件，项目或过程的准备时间，实施时间或者对于某件事情的描述或讲解时间过长。

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People tend to speak in short bursts,not lengthy speeches.And let the dialogue do the work.

And so without a single stop,nor a lengthy transfer,you are now sitting in a bus that is headed toward your suburb.

while starting with small intervals in case there are only a few candles.After expecting a lengthy trek,you’re pleased to discover the giant is only turning 12.

But patients find physical therapy boring, frustrating, confusingand lengthy before seeing results.Sadly, patient noncompliance can be as high as 70 percent.

the philosopher frequently engaged friends and strangersin lengthy conversations about morality and society.These discussions weren’t debates, nor would Socrates offer explicit advice.

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