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length

英 [leŋθ] 美[lɛŋθ]
  • n. 长度,长;时间的长短;(语)音长

英英释意


1. the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place;
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
2. continuance in time;
"the ceremony was of short duration"
"he complained about the length of time required"
3. the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end;
"the editor limited the length of my article to 500 words"
4. size of the gap between two places;
"the distance from New York to Chicago"
"he determined the length of the shortest line segment joining the two points"
5. a section of something that is long and narrow;
"a length of timber"
"a length of tubing"