long/lɒŋ/

adv

1. 长久地，长期地

• long ago 很久以前

• I have long thought so. 我早就这样想了。

• You an stay as long as you like 你愿意呆多久就呆多久 。

2. 贯穿，整个

• all day long 整天

词组as (或so) long as 只要

• I'll go climbing as long as it doesn't rain. 只要天不下雨我们就去爬山。

no longer(或not any longer) 不再

• He's no longer a young man. 他不再是一个年轻人了。

• I shall not wait any longer. 我不再等下去了。