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lengthy

/ˈleŋθi/ /ˈlɛŋθi/

Meanings
adjective

冗长的，漫长的.

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

Examples :

"She died last night after a lengthy illness."
她昨晚在 দীর্ঘ দীর্ঘ রোগভোগের পর去世了 (Tā zuówǎn zài màncháng de bìngtòng zhé móu hòu qùshìle.)
time quality

Related Words

Illustration overextended

overextended verb

/ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndɪd/ /ˌoʊvərɪkˈstɛndəd/

过度扩张，过度延伸

"The student overextended herself by taking on too many extracurricular activities, leading to poor grades. "

这个学生参加了太多的课外活动，把自己搞得过度透支，结果导致成绩下降。

Illustration illness

illness noun

/ˈɪl.nəs/

疾病，病情

"Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness."

她的祖母在 দীর্ঘ期的 بیماری之后去世了。

Illustration rather

rather verb

/ˈɹɑːðə/ /ˌɹɑːˈðɜː(ɹ)/ /ˈɹæðɚ/

宁愿，宁可。

"I rather enjoy helping my brother with his homework. "

我宁愿帮我弟弟做功课，很喜欢这样做。

Illustration writing

writing noun

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

写作, 书写, 文字.

"My son's writing homework included practicing cursive letters. "

我儿子的书写作业包括练习草书字母。

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

老师，教师

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

我女儿的老师非常友善而且乐于助人。

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

拥有，具有。

"I have a house and a car."

我拥有一栋房子和一辆汽车。

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

特别，尤其。

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

我妹妹很乐于助人，尤其是在整理东西方面。

Illustration dimension

dimension noun

/daɪˈmɛnʃən/

维度，方面，层面

"The dimension of my brother's personality that I find most interesting is his creativity. "

我哥哥的个性里，我最感兴趣的一个方面就是他的创造力。

Illustration problem

problem noun

/ˈpɹɒbləm/ /ˈpɹɑbləm/

问题，难题。

"The leaky faucet in the kitchen is a problem that needs fixing. "

厨房里漏水的龙头是个问题，需要修理一下。

Illustration length

length noun

/lɛn(t)θ/

长度，长短。

"The length of the classroom is 20 meters. "

教室的长度是二十米。

Illustration speaking

speaking adjective

/ˈspiːˌkiŋ/

口头的，说话的。

"The speaking portion of the exam made me nervous. "

考试中口语的部分让我很紧张。

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

那个解释又长又拖沓。