Dài (không gian, thời gian); xa, lâu

a long journey

một cuộc hành trình dài

to live a long life

sống lâu

Kéo dài

a one-month long leave

thời gian nghỉ phép (kéo dài) một tháng

Cao; nhiều, đáng kể

a long price

giá cao

for long years

trong nhiều năm

a long family

gia đình đông con

Dài dòng, chán

what a long speech!

bài nói sao mà dài dòng thế!

Quá, hơn

a long hundred

(thương nghiệp) một trăm hai mươi

Chậm, chậm trễ, lâu

Don't be long

Đừng chậm nhé

at the longest

lâu nhất là...

to go a long way towards doing sth

góp phần làm việc gì

to go a long way

lâu cạn, lâu hết

as happy as the day is long

Xem happy

to have come a long way

có nhiều tiến bộ

it is as broad as it is long

Xem broad

a long haul

một việc khó khăn dai dẳng

a long shot

sự phỏng đoán vô căn cứ

long in the tooth

khá lớn tuổi, già

long time no see

lâu rồi chúng ta mới gặp nhau

not by a long chalk

không chút nào, chẳng chút nào

to take the long view

nhìn xa thấy rộng, biết lo xa

to take a long look at sth

Xem xét cái gì thật kỹ lưỡng

to cut a long story short

vào thẳng vấn đề

Lâu, trong một thời gian dài

you can stay here as long as you like

anh có thể ở lại đây bao lâu tuỳ theo ý thích

Suốt trong cả một khoảng thời gian dài

all day long

suốt ngày

all one's life long

suốt đời mình

( + ago, after, before, since) lâu, đã lâu, từ lâu

that happened long ago

việc đó xảy ra đã từ lâu

I had known him long before I knew you

tôi biết nó từ lâu trước khi biết anh

it is long since I heard of him

đã từ lâu tôi không được tin gì của anh ta

Nóng lòng, mong mỏi, ước mong, ao ước

I long to see him

tôi nóng lòng được gặp nó

I long for your letter

tôi mong mỏi thư anh

to bid a long farewell

tạm biệt trong một thời gian dài

to draw the long bow

Xem bow

to have a long arm

có thế lực

to have a long face

mặt dài ra, chán nản, buồn xỉu

to have a long head

linh lợi; láu lỉnh; nhìn xa thấy rộng

to have a long tongue

hay nói nhiều

to have a long wind

dài hơi, có thể chạy lâu mà không nghỉ; có thể nói mãi mà không mệt

to make a long arm

vói tay (để lấy cái gì)

to make a long nose

vẫy mũi chế giễu

to take long views

biết nhìn xa nghĩ rộng; nhìn thấu được vấn đề

in the long run

sau cùng, sau rốt, kết quả là, rốt cuộc

One's long home

Xem home

so long!

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) tạm biệt!

so long as

as long as

Miễn là, chỉ cần, với điều kiện là

Chừng nào mà

to be long

( + động tính từ hiện tại) mãi mới

to be long finding something

mãi mới tìm ra cái gì

dài, kéo dài (thời gian)

(adj) dài, xa, lâu, kéo dài

kéo dài

dài

đài

người đầu cơ giá lên

ở vào vị thế dài

Adj.

Extensive, extended, elongate(d), large, great, big:That is a very long snake!

Lengthy, prolonged, protracted;extensive, extended, sustained: I waited for a long time.

having considerable linear extent in space

a long distance; a long handle.

having considerable duration in time

a long conversation; a long while.

extending, lasting, or totaling a number of specified units

eight miles long; eight hours long.

containing many items or units

a long list.

requiring a considerable time to relate, read, etc.

a long story.

extending beyond normal or moderate limits

a long, boring speech.

experienced as passing slowly, because of the difficulty, tedium, or unpleasantness involved

long years of study.

reaching well into the past

a long memory.

the longer of two or the longest of several

the long way home; a brick with the long side exposed.

taking a long time; slow

He's certainly long getting here.

forward-looking or considering all aspects; broad

to take a long view of life.

intense, thorough, or critical; seriously appraising

a long look at one's past mistakes.

having an ample supply or endowment of something (often fol. By on )

to be long on advice; to be long on brains.

having a considerable time to run, as a promissory note.

Chiefly Law . Distant or remote in time

a long date.

extending relatively far

a man with a long reach.

being higher or taller than usual

long casement windows.

being against great odds; unlikely

a long chance.

(of beverages) mixed or diluted with a large amount of soda, seltzer, etc.

highballs, collinses, and other long drinks.

(of the head or skull) of more than ordinary length from front to back.

Phonetics .

lasting a relatively long time

“Feed” has a longer sound than “feet” or “fit.”

belonging to a class of sounds considered as usually longer in duration than another class, as the vowel of bought as compared to that of but, and in many languages serving as a distinctive feature of phonemes, as the ah in German Bahn in contrast with the a in Bann, or the tt in Italian fatto in contrast with the t in fato ( opposed to short ).

having the sound of the English vowels in mate, meet, mite, mote, moot, and mute, historically descended from vowels that were long in duration.

Prosody . (of a syllable in quantitative verse) lasting a longer time than a short syllable.

Finance . Holding or accumulating stocks, futures, commodities, etc., with the expectation of a rise in prices

a long position in chemicals.

Gambling .

marked by a large difference in the numbers of the given betting ratio or in the amounts wagered

long odds.

of or pertaining to the larger amount bet.

Ceramics . (of clay) very plastic; fat.

a comparatively long time

They haven't been gone for long. Will it take long?

something that is long

The signal was two longs and a short.

a size of garment for men who are taller than average.

a garment, as a suit or overcoat, in this size

The shorts and the longs are hung separately.

Finance . A person who accumulates or holds stocks or commodities with the expectation of a rise in prices.

Music . Longa.

for or through a great extent of space or, esp., time

a reform long advocated.

for or throughout a specified extent, esp. of time

How long did he stay?

(used elliptically in referring to the length of an absence, delay, etc.)

Will she be long?

throughout a specified period of time (usually used to emphasize a preceding noun)

It's been muggy all summer long.

at a point of time far distant from the time indicated

long before.

as long as

provided that

As long as you can come by six, I'll be here.

seeing that; since

As long as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of ice cream.

Also, so long as. During the time that; through the period that

As long as we were neighbors, they never invited us inside their house.

before long

soon

We should have news of her whereabouts before long.

the long and the short of

the point or gist of; substance of

The long and the short of it is that they will be forced to sell all their holdings. Also, the long and short of.

adjective

abbreviated , abridged , short , ephemeral , evanescent , fleeting

verb

despise , dislike , hate

adjective

continued , deep , distant , drawn out , elongate , elongated , enduring , enlarged , expanded , extensive , faraway , far-off , far-reaching , gangling , great , high , lanky , lasting , lengthened , lengthy , lingering , lofty , longish , outstretched , prolonged , protracted , rangy , remote , running , spread out , spun out , stretch , stretched , stretching , stringy , sustained , tall , towering , boundless , delayed , diffuse , diffusive , dilatory , dragging , drawn-out , for ages , forever and a day , late , limitless , long-drawn-out , long-winded * , overlong , prolix , slow , tardy , unending , verbose , without end , wordy , extended , polysyllabic , sesquipedal , sesquipedalian , centenarian , chronic , circuitous , diuturnal , eternal , inclusive , interminable , inveterate , long-spun diffuse , longanimous , longevous , marathon , persistent , repetitious , sempiternal , tedious

verb

ache , aim , aspire , covet , dream of , hanker , have a yen for , hunger , itch , lust , miss , pine , sigh , spoil for , suspire , thirst , want , wish , yearn , pant , crave , desire , elongated , extended , extensive , hanker after , hope , interminable , lengthy , prolix , protracted , tedious , tiresome , unending , yearn for

noun

eon , eternity , year