long/lɒŋ/

n

1. U 长时间，长期

• It will not take long. 这不会花很长时间。

2. C 【语】 长元音；长音节

词组before long 不久，很快

• I shall see you before long. 不久我就去看你。

for long 长久

• He didn't speak for long, but he spoke very much to the point. 他讲的话不长，可是很切题。

the long and the short of it 概括的意思，总的意思

• The long and the short of it was that we missed the bus and walked here. 总之，我们误了公共汽车，是走来的。