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long for (to miss) verb [UK: ˈlɒŋ fɔː(r) ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈfɔːr ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | 思念 /sīniàn/verb 想念 /xiǎngniàn/verb 盼念 /pànniàn/verb |
Long Island (island in New York) proper noun | 長島proper noun 长岛 /Chángdǎo/proper noun |
Long Island iced tea (cocktail made with iced tea) noun | 長島冰茶noun |
long johns (full-length undergarments) noun [UK: ˈlɒŋ ˈdʒɑːnz] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈdʒɑːnz] | 保溫內衣noun |
long johns (garment for bottom half of the body) noun [UK: ˈlɒŋ ˈdʒɑːnz] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈdʒɑːnz] | 秋裤 /qiūkù/noun 秋褲noun 長內衣褲noun |
long jump (athletics field event) noun [UK: ˈlɒŋ.dʒʌmp] [US: ˈlɔːŋ.dʒʌmp] | 跳远 /tiàoyuǎn/noun 跳遠noun |
long-legged (having long legs) adjective [UK: ˈlɒŋ ˈle.ɡɪd] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈle.ɡəd] | 長腿的adjective 长腿的 /cháng tuǐ de/adjective |
long live (prosper) verb [UK: ˈlɒŋ laɪv] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈlaɪv] | 万岁 /wànsuì/verb 萬歲verb |
long-lived [longer-lived, longest-lived] (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time) adjective [UK: ˌlɒŋ ˈlɪvd] [US: ˌlɔːŋ ˈlɪvd] | 長壽adjective 长寿 /chángshòu/adjective |
long-lost (having been missing for a long period of time) adjective [UK: ˈlɒŋ lɒst] [US: ˈlɔːŋ ˈlɒst] | 長久不見的adjective 长久不见的 /chángjiǔ bùjiàn de/adjective |
Long March (military retreat) proper noun | 長征proper noun 长征 /chángzhēng/proper noun |
long pepper (Piper longum, or its fruit) noun | 蓽拔 /bìbá/noun |
long posterior ciliary artery (branch of the ophthalmic artery) noun | 睫状后长动脉 /jiézhuànghòuchángdòngmài/noun 睫狀後長動脈noun |
long service leave (additional employee vacation) noun | 長期服務假noun |
long-sleeved (having long sleeves) adjective [UK: ˈlɒŋ sliːvd] [US: ˈlɔːŋ sˈliːvd] | 長袖adjective 长袖 /chángxiù/adjective |
long story short (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) adverb | 長話短說adverb 长话短说 /chánghuàduǎnshuō/adverb |
long-term [longer-term, longest-term] (extending over a relatively long time period) adjective [UK: ˈlɒŋ tɜːm] [US: ˈlɔːŋ.ˈtɝːm] | 長期adjective 长期 /chángqī/adjective |
long time no see (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) interjection | 好久不見interjection 好久不见 /hǎojiǔbujiàn/interjection 很久沒見interjection 很久没见 /hěnjiǔměijiàn/; Pidgin English: long time no seeinterjection |