|adjective|
(in combination) Of the specified length.
-同义词和反义词
词性:|noun|
例句1. some of these amphibians grew to a length of three or four metres
例句2. there has been a tremendous increase in the length of time spent on remand
例句3. a length of pale blue silk
-lengthed的不同词性形态
|noun|
1.(in bridge or whist) the number of cards of a suit held in one’s hand, especially when five or more.
‘to open one heart with equal _length_ in hearts and spades is in the modern Acol style’
‘Ones of longer _lengths_ win, with high cards breaking ties and loose high cards breaking further ties.’
2.A piece or stretch of something.
‘a _length_ of brown satin’
‘the surviving _length_ of track’
3.An extreme to which a course of action is taken.
‘they go to great _lengths_ to avoid the press’
‘I told Sean I go to great _lengths_ to look like his mom.’
4.The amount of time occupied by something.
‘delivery must be within a reasonable _length_ of time’
‘The main cause is the tidal pull of the Moon, which has slowed the day _length_ by about two hours over the past 400 million years.’
5.The distance from the batsman at which a well-bowled ball pitches.
‘Lewis tended to bowl short of a _length_ ’
‘The score had moved on to 168 for 1 in the 36th over when Sachin Tendulkar bowled a ball just short of a _length_ outside off-stump.’
6.The extent of a garment in a vertical direction when worn.
‘the _length_ of her skirt’
‘The _length_ and the more structured cut makes it easy to pair with the rest of your wardrobe.’
7.The full distance that a thing extends for.
‘the muscles running the _length_ of my spine’
‘She was dressed in a long peachy pink dress that hugged her bust tightly, and was long and loose for the rest of the garment’s _length_ .’
8.The full extent of one’s body.
‘he awkwardly lowered his _length_ into the small car’
9.The length of a horse, boat, etc., as a measure of the lead in a race.
‘the mare won the race by seven _lengths_ ’
‘The Go for Gin colt won an allowance race by eight _lengths_ at Belmont Park on June 7 in his last start.’
10.The length of a swimming pool as a measure of the distance swum.
‘fifty _lengths_ of the pool’
‘I decided to attempt to swim two _lengths_ of the pool underwater on a single breath, a feat that I have accomplished a couple of times before.’
11.The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two or the greatest of three dimensions of an object.
‘the delta is twenty kilometres in _length_ ’
‘the fish reaches a _length_ of 10 inches’
12.The metrical quantity or duration of a vowel or syllable.
‘the _length_ of the syllable is isomorphic with the _length_ of the syllabic vowel’
‘As Navajo is a tone language, an error in tone or vowel _length_ can be embarrassing to the listener.’
13.The quality of being long.
‘the _length_ of the waiting list’
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