long(er) 的用法及固定搭配

long(er)

1.long用于head或skull指前后的长,不指上下的长。

2.long mile指“比一英里长的距离”。

3.long hours和long years指“长时间”和“多年”,并不说每小时或每年的长短。

4.下面两句里的in可有可无:

  • The chance was long (in) coming. (那机会来得迟。)
  • He was long (in) deciding. (他决定得慢。)

5.before long作before a long time has passed解,是“不久以后”,不是“长久以前”,如He came before long是“(过去的某时的)不久以后他来了”。不是“他在长久以前来了”。

6.注意No longer is picturephone just a laboratory marvel里用is picturephone,不用picturephone is。

7.比较下面两句:

  • Long after he went, I sat down.
  • Long after he went, I kept seated.

第一句里的Long修饰after,第二句里的Long修饰kept seated。