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McDonald's McRib sandwiches are almost never available at all restaurants at the same time. The elusiveness has created a fan base of people who go to considerable lengths to find one.
1 [U] 長さ;丈;縦;(泳いだ距離の単位としての)プールの縦(の長さ)
a rectangle eight inches in length and five in width [breadth]
縦8インチ横5インチの長方形
縦8インチ横5インチの長方形
He ran the length of the football field.
フットボール競技場を端から端まで走った.
フットボール競技場を端から端まで走った.
2 [U] [C] (時の)長さ, 期間
the length of a game
試合時間.
試合時間.
3 ((the 〜))(書物・列挙・計数・記述などの)長さ
the length of a sentence
文の長さ.
文の長さ.
4 [C] (ある特定の)長さ;距離;長い物
a great length of chain
長い鎖
長い鎖
a length of bamboo
1本の竹
1本の竹
stand a car's length away from ...
…から車の長さだけ離れて立つ
…から車の長さだけ離れて立つ
walk [drive, travel] the length of ...
…の全距離を歩く[車で走る, 旅する]
…の全距離を歩く[車で走る, 旅する]
He ran a mile's length.
1マイル走った.
1マイル走った.
5 [U] [C] (行動・思考・努力などの)範囲, 程度
I don't go to that length.
そこまでは言いません[しません]よ.
そこまでは言いません[しません]よ.
6 [C] 一馬身, 一艇身
The boat won by two lengths.
そのボートは2艇身差で勝った.
そのボートは2艇身差で勝った.
7 [U] 《服飾》((ふつう複合語))レングス, 長さ, 丈
a floor-length skirt
床までの長さのスカート.
床までの長さのスカート.
8 [U] [C] 《韻文・音声学》(母音・音節の)長さ, 音量;(俗に)(母音の)音質.
9 [U] 《クリケット》球程.
10 [C] ((俗))陰茎, ペニス;性交.
at full length
(1) 体を十分に伸ばして, 大の字になって.(2) 十分に, 詳しく, 長ったらしく, くだくだと.
at length
(1) 十分に, 詳細に.(2) ((文))ついに, ようやく. ▼at lastと比べると「さまざまな曲折を経て」という含みがある.
(3) 長ったらしく, 長々と.
(4) 大の字になって.
at some length
相当に長く;かなり詳しく.
go (to) any length(s)/go (to) all [great, some, considerable] lengths
どんなことでもする, どんな苦労も惜しまない.▼善悪どちらの意でも用いる.
go to the length of doing
…までもする.
know [find, get, have] the length of a person's foot
〈人の〉性格をのみこむ, 〈人の〉弱点を見抜く.
measure one's length
大の字に倒れる.
over [throughout, across] the length and breadth of ...
…の隅から隅まで, 津々浦々.
n.
- The state, quality, or fact of being long. See Usage Note at strength.
- The measurement of the extent of something along its greatest dimension: the length of the boat.
- A piece, often of a standard size, that is normally measured along its greatest dimension: a length of cloth.
- A measure used as a unit to estimate distances: won the race by a length.
- Extent or distance from beginning to end: the length of a novel; the length of a journey.
- The amount of time between specified moments; the duration: the length of a meeting.
- Extent or degree to which an action or policy is carried. Often used in the plural: went to great lengths to prove his point.
- Linguistics.
- The duration of a vowel.
- The duration of a syllable.
- The vertical extent of a garment. Often used in combination: knee-length; floor-length.
- After some time; eventually: At length we arrived at our destination.
- For a considerable time; fully: spoke at length about the court ruling.
[Middle English, from Old English lengthu.]
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