形 long，forever，lasting；名 length，strong point，forte，a surname；动 （对某事做得特别好； 擅长） be good at，be strong in；副 （常） often；

[例句] 如果汽车采用更多塑料元件，寿命会更长一些。 If you build more plastics into cars, the car lasts longer.

[例句] 他的头发又长又乱，脸上胡子拉碴。 He had long unkempt hair and a stubbly chin.

grow，grow up，ascent，merisis，develop；

[例句] 污水中的营养物确实会加快港口的海藻生长。 Sewage nutrients do increase algal growth in the harbour.

[例句] 头发生长的速度可能极其缓慢。 The rate at which hair grows can be agonisingly slow.

[物] wavelength，wavelengh，[电影]Wavelength；

[例句] 蓝光的波长比红光的短。 Blue light has a shorter wavelength than red.

[例句] 广播1台已经用这个波长广播多年了. Radio One has broadcast on this wavelength for years.

lengthen，extend，prolong，prolongate，delay ；

[例句] 他赞成增加每天的课时并延长学年。 He favors extending the school day and school year.

[例句] 他不想靠人为方式延长生命。 He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.

length，longness，size，extent；

[例句] 段落的长度取决于它所传达的信息。 The length of a paragraph depends on the information it conveys.

[例句] 米基喜欢长度及膝的紧身短裙。 Mickey favoured tight skirts with a hemline at the knee.

prolongation，extension，elongation，extend，elongate ；

[例句] 他划亮一根火柴，伸长胳膊举着。 He struck a match, and held it at arm's length.

[例句] 她伸长脖子想看得更清楚些。 She craned her neck to get a better view.

increase，rise，grow，build-up，gain in ；

[例句] 它的利润增长速度比一般公司快4倍。 Its profits are rising four times faster than the average company.

[例句] 这是否是原本良好的增长曲线中暂时的偏离？ Was it just a temporary blip on an otherwise healthy growth curve?

captain，skipper，shipmaster，master，officer ；

[例句] 库克船长驾驶的船安全出航100次无事故。 Captain Cook safely navigated his ship without accident for 100 voyages.

[例句] 船长发无线电说船着火了。 The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.

for a long time，permanently，a good while，for long，longinquity ；

[例句] 这暴露了以长久的环境破坏为代价换取短期工业利益的错误。 It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.

[例句] 国际象棋长久以来被认为是智慧的体现。 Chess has long been regarded as a measure of intellect.

long life，longevity，long live ；

[例句] 当今，人们越来越长寿，受教育程度也提高了。 People live longer nowadays, and they are better educated.

[例句] 这些花也许只开一天，但植物本身却很长寿。 The flowers may only last a day but the plants are long-lived.

grow up，grow to maturity，adolesce，come on，pullulate；

[例句] 当你从内心深处找到一种可以忍受一切痛苦的坚强力量时，你的成长历程就会出现飞跃。 The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt.

[例句] 母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。 The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.

forte，good qualities，strong [good] points，long suit，strongpoint ；

[例句] 申请书连同完整个人简历和两份推荐信必须在6月12日以前送达校长处。 Applications with a full curriculum vitae and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th.

[例句] 你也许不喜欢他, 不过他也有自己的长处. You may not like him, but he has his merits.

tediously long，lengthy，long-winded，cumbersome，lengthiness ；

[例句] 这本书以对夏威夷的冗长描述为结尾。 The book ends on a lengthy description of Hawaii.

[例句] 他的讲话颇为冗长。 He was making quite a long speech.

be good at，be expert in，be skilled in，be accomplished in，be adept at ；

[例句] 他成功的关键在于他擅长逻辑思维。 The key to his success is his logical mind.

[例句] 他天生擅长交际：他的祖先曾是封建领主。 Diplomacy was in his blood: his ancestors had been feudal lords.

oblong，rectangle，oblong shape ；

[例句] 这一设计由淡色的3个长方形和3个三角形构成。 This design is in pastel colours with three rectangles and three triangles.

[例句] 设长方形的宽是x米. Suppose the width of a rectangle is x metres.

encourage，abet，foster，foment，fosterage ；

[例句] 酗酒和犯罪彼此助长。 The drinking and the guilt fed on each other.

[例句] 这些要求助长了人们对内战的恐惧。 These demands are helping to stoke fears of civil war.

elder member of a family，elder，senior，eldership，father ；

[例句] 在长辈和上级面前要老老实实地坐着。 Sit down and be quiet in front of your elders and betters.

[例句] 我们家的孩子对长辈总是恭恭敬敬的。 The children in our family are always respectful to their elders.

grow，develop ；

[例句] 不平等和贫困滋长阶级对抗. Inequality and poverty breed class conflict.

[例句] 不能让 “ 一切向钱看 ” 的思想滋长蔓延. The idea of " putting money above everything else " must not be allowed to grow and spread.

what one is skilled in，strong point，special skill，speciality，one's strong suit ；

[例句] 他们完全是凭体育特长才获得了大学奖学金。 They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability.

[例句] 他的特长是饭后演说. His forte is after - dinner speeches.

the head of a family [household]，patriarch，the parent or guardian of a child，genearch，householder ；

[例句] 其中一位家长极为惹人厌，没人喜欢他。 One of the parents was a most obnoxious character. No-one liked him.

[例句] 这整个地方就是那位家长式乡绅的浪漫想象。 The whole place was the romantic vision of the paternalist local squire.