also longwinded, 1580s, "given to lengthy speeches," from long (adj.) + wind (n.) in the secondary Middle English sense "breath in speaking" (early 14c.).
雙語例句
1. A fellow doesn't last long on what he has done. He's got to keep on delivering as he goes along.--Carl Hubbell, Baseball Player
靠過去完成的無法讓人保有成功,必須在路上持續(xù)交出成績。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
2. The road to peace will be long and drawn-out.
通往和平的道路將很漫長。
來自柯林斯例句
3. It was five long miles to the nearest pub.
離最近的酒吧有長長的5英里的路程。
來自柯林斯例句
4. His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.
他的目的地是喬伯姆公地,那里和他在科茨沃爾德的家離得很遠。
來自柯林斯例句
5. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.