long-winded

• adj. 冗长的；罗嗦的；气长的

long,长的，winded,通风的，喘气的。引申词义啰唆的。

long-winded (adj.)

also longwinded, 1580s, "given to lengthy speeches," from long (adj.) + wind (n.) in the secondary Middle English sense "breath in speaking" (early 14c.).

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

靠过去完成的无法让人保有成功，必须在路上持续交出成绩。

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2. The road to peace will be long and drawn-out.

通往和平的道路将很漫长。

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3. It was five long miles to the nearest pub.

离最近的酒吧有长长的5英里的路程。

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4. His destination was Chobham Common, a long way from his Cotswold home.

他的目的地是乔伯姆公地，那里和他在科茨沃尔德的家离得很远。

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5. It's a long way to go for two people in their seventies.

对于两个七十几岁的人来说，这段路太远了。

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