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长的,长久的,冗长的,做多头的渴望,热望,极想长久

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Long \Long\, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS.
   long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,
   Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.
   Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.]
   1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;
      protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to
      short, and distinguished from broad or wide.

Long \Long\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Longed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Longing}.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch
   out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang
   long. See {Long}, a.]
   1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for
      something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or
      by after or for.

            I long to see you.                    --Rom. i. 11.

            I have longed after thy precepts.     --Ps. cxix.
                                                  40.

            I have longed for thy salvation.      --Ps. cxix.
                                                  174.

            Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with
            fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.
                                                  --Arbuthnot.

   2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.]

            The labor which that longeth unto me. --Chaucer.

Long \Long\, n.
   1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length
      of a large, twice that of a breve.

   2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.

   3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the
      phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and
      substance of it. --Addison.

Long \Long\, adv. [AS. lance.]
   1. To a great extent in apace; as, a long drawn out line.

   2. To a great extent in time; during a long time.

            They that tarry long at the wine.     --Prov. xxiii.
                                                  30.

            When the trumpet soundeth long.       --Ex. xix. 13.

   3. At a point of duration far distant, either prior or
      posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long
      before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.

   4. Through the whole extent or duration.

            The bird of dawning singeth all night long. --Shak.

   5. Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in
      question; as, how long will you be gone?

Long \Long\, prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d {Along}.]
   By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See {Along
   of}, under 3d {Along}.

Long \Long\, a. (Finance & Com.)
   Having a supply of stocks or goods; prepared for, or
   depending for a profit upon, advance in prices; as, long of
   cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or go, long of the market,
   to be on the long side of the market, to hold products or
   securities for a rise in price, esp. when bought on a margin.

Measure \Meas"ure\, n. [OE. mesure, F. mesure, L. mensura, fr.
   metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to metrum poetical measure,
   Gr. ?, E. meter. Cf. {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to
   measure.]
   1. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or
      extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or
      multiples of which anything is estimated and stated;
      hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.

   2. An instrument by means of which size or quantity is
      measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.

            False ells and measures be brought all clean adown.
                                                  --R. of
                                                  Gloucester.

   3. The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according
      to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated;
      estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat.

            The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and
            broader than the sea.                 --Job xi. 9.

   4. The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a
      quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited
      quantity or amount.

            It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in
            three measures of meal.               --Luke xiii.
                                                  21.

   5. Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds;
      moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in
      measure; with measure; without or beyond measure.

            Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth
            without measure.                      --Is. v. 14.

   6. Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted
      share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due
      proportion.

            Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of
            my days.                              --Ps. xxxix.
                                                  4.

   7. The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying
      and selling; as, to give good or full measure.

   8. Undefined quantity; extent; degree.

            There is a great measure of discretion to be used in
            the performance of confession.        --Jer. Taylor.

   9. Regulated division of movement:
      (a) (Dancing) A regulated movement corresponding to the
          time in which the accompanying music is performed;
          but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the
          minuet.
      (b) (Mus.) (1) The group or grouping of beats, caused by
          the regular recurrence of accented beats. (2) The
          space between two bars. See {Beat}, {Triple},
          {Quadruple}, {Sextuple}, {Compound time}, under
          {Compound}, a., and {Figure}.
      (c) (Poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the
          quantities, or long and short syllables; meter;
          rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure.

   10. (Arith.) A number which is contained in a given number a
       number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases,
       the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of
       two or more numbers.

   11. A step or definite part of a progressive course or
       policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the
       accomplishment of an object; as, political measures;
       prudent measures; an inefficient measure.

             His majesty found what wrong measures he had taken
             in the conferring that trust, and lamented his
             error.                               --Clarendon.

   12. The act of measuring; measurement. --Shak.

   13. pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead
       measures.

   {Lineal}, or {Long}, {measure}, measure of length; the
      measure of lines or distances.

   {Liquid measure}, the measure of liquids.

   {Square measure}, the measure of superficial area of surfaces
      in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc.

   {To have hard measure}, to have harsh treatment meted out to
      one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with.

   {To take measures}, to make preparations; to provide means.
      

   {To take one's measure}, to measure one, as for a garment;
      hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character,
      ability, etc.

   {To tread a measure}, to dance in the style so called. See 9
       (a) .

                 Say to her, we have measured many miles To
                 tread a measure with her on this grass. --Shak.

资料来源 : WordNet®

long
     adj 1: primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively
            great or greater than average duration or passage of
            time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a
            long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long
            friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
            [ant: {short}]
     2: primarily spatial sense; of relatively great or greater than
        average spatial extension or extension as specified; "a
        long road"; "a long distance"; "contained many long
        words"; "ten miles long" [ant: {short}]
     3: of relatively great height; "a race of long gaunt men"-
        Sherwood Anderson; "looked out the long French windows"
     4: holding securities or commodities in expectation of a rise
        in prices; "is long on coffee"; "a long position in gold"
        [ant: {short}]
     5: of speech sounds (especially vowels) of relatively long
        duration (as e.g. the English vowel sounds in `bate',
        `beat', `bite', `boat', `boot') [ant: {short}]
     6: used of syllables that are unaccented or of relatively long
        duration
     7: involving substantial risk; "long odds"
     8: (of memory) having greater than average range; "a long
        memory especially for insults"; "a tenacious memory" [syn:
         {tenacious}]
     9: planning prudently for the future; "large goals that
        required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the
        geopolitical issues" [syn: {farseeing}, {farsighted}, {foresighted},
         {foresightful}, {longsighted}]
     10: having or being more than normal or necessary:"long on
         brains"; "in long supply"

long
     adv 1: for an extended time or at a distant time; "a promotion long
            overdue"; "something long hoped for"; "his name has
            long been forgotten"; "talked all night long"; "how
            long will you be gone?"; "arrived long before he was
            expected"; "it is long after your bedtime"
     2: for an extended distance

long
     n : a comparatively long time; "this won't take long"; "they
         haven't been gone long"

long
     v : desire strongly or persistently [syn: {hanker}, {yearn}]