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length

/ˈlɛŋɵ/

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noun

plural lengths

the distance from one end of something to the other end :a measurement of how long something is [noncount]

What is its length? [=how long is it?] It measures 10 inches in length. [=it is 10 inches long]

We walked the entire length of the beach. [=we walked from one end of the beach to the other]

The length of the table is six feet, and its width is three feet. [count]

These pins are available in one- and two-inch lengths.

The adult animals reach a maximum length of two meters. - see also focal length

[noncount] :the size or extent of a piece of writing

Your essay should be no more than 250 words in length.

five pages in length [=five pages long]

a book-length poem [=a very long poem; a poem that has the same number of pages as some books]

[noncount] :the quality or state of being long

Don't be put off by the book's length. [=(less commonly) lengthiness]

I was amazed by the length of the ape's arms. [=by how long the ape's arms were]

[noncount] :the amount of time something lasts

They want to extend the length of the school year. [=to make the school year longer; to lengthen the school year]

the length of a movie

If you're in town for any length of time [=for more than just a short time], be sure to see the museum.

[count] :the length of something used as a unit of measure

Our horse won the race by a length. [=by a distance equal to the length of one horse]

They were two car lengths behind us.

I managed to swim four lengths of the pool. [=to swim from one end of the pool to the other end four times] - see also at arm's length at 1arm

[count] :a piece of something that is long and thin or narrow

a length of pipe/chain/yarn

[noncount] :a measure of how far down on your body something (such as your hair or a piece of clothing) reaches

the length of a skirt

a waist-length jacket [=a jacket that reaches only to your waist]

chin-length hair - see also floor-length, knee-length, shoulder-length

at length

for a long time

We talked at length about the ceremony.

The speaker went on at considerable/great/some length.

No one was questioned at any length about it. [=no one was questioned for a long period of time]

in a full or complete way

The topic will be treated at length in the next chapter.

The book doesn't discuss the topic at any length. [=the book only discusses the topic briefly]

literary :after a long time

At length [=finally, in the end, at last], we decided to return home.

go to any length

or go to any/extreme/great (etc.) lengths

to make a great or extreme effort to do something

She'll go to any length to avoid doing work. = She'll go to any lengths to avoid doing work.

He went to great lengths to learn the truth.

the length and breadth of

through all parts of (a place)

I've been/traveled the length and breadth of the canyon, but I still haven't found the caves I'm looking for.

* Các từ tương tự:
lengthen, lengthways, lengthwise, lengthy