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longstanding

/ˈlɔŋˌstændɪŋ/ /ˈlɑŋˌstændɪŋ/

Meanings
adjective

长期存在的，历史悠久的。

Having existed for a long time.

Examples :

"Our family has a longstanding tradition of eating pizza every Friday night. "
我们家有个长期以来的传统，就是每个星期五晚上都吃披萨。
time history

Related Words

Illustration convention

convention noun

/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/

大会，会议。

"The convention was held in Geneva."

大会在日内瓦举行。

Illustration friday

friday noun

/ˈfraɪdeɪ/

星期五

"I'm going to the cinema on Friday."

我星期五要去电影院。

Illustration giving

giving verb

/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/

给予，付出

"She is giving her friend a book. "

她正在给她的朋友一本书。

Illustration enough

enough adverb

/iˈnʌf/

足够，充分。

"Are you man enough to fight me?"

你够不够胆跟我打一架？

Illustration existed

existed verb

/ɪɡˈzɪstɪd/

存在，生存， 活着

"Dinosaurs existed millions of years ago. "

恐龙在几百万年前就存在了。

Illustration employees

employees noun

/ɪmˈplɔɪiːz/ /ˌemplɔɪˈiːz/

雇员，员工，职工。

"One way to encourage your employees to work harder is by giving them incentives."

鼓励员工更努力工作的一个方法是给他们奖励。

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 family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

家庭, 家人

"Our family lives in town."

我们一家人住在城里。

Illustration become

become verb

/bəˈkʊm/ /bəˈkʌm/ /biˈkʌm/

到达，来到。

"The students will become at the school library at 9:00 AM. "

学生们将在早上九点到达学校图书馆。

Illustration company

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队， 公司， 团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

Illustration tradition

tradition noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃn̩/

传统，习俗。

"Our family's tradition is to have a big Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives. "

我们家的传统是在感恩节举办盛大的家庭聚餐，所有的亲戚都会来。

Illustration eating

eating verb

/ˈiːtɪŋ/ /ˈitɪŋ/

吃，食用。

"The children are eating lunch in the cafeteria. "

孩子们正在食堂吃午饭。