longer是什么意思？

longer

英[ˈlɒŋgə(r)] 美[ˈlɔŋ]

• adj. 比较久的，（距离，长度）长的( long的比较级 )，长时间的，（因忙或不愉快等）似乎比实际时间长的，长音的；

例句

• I was so excited that I couldn't keep the good news from her any longer. 我太激动了, 再也没法对她隐瞒这个好消息了。
• I wish you would be so kind as to bear with him a little longer. 希望你再耐心听他说下去。
• He couldn't do with waiting any longer, so he left. 他等不下去, 所以走了。
• My oldest son is no longer under my control. 我的大儿子已经不服我的管教了。
• The roof of our house is no longer rainproof. 我们的房顶已经漏雨了。
• He was pleasantly surprised to discover that he was no longer afraid. 让他惊喜的是他发现自己不再害怕了。
• I cannot think of you living alone any longer. 我认为你不会再一个人住多久了。
• The city's water supply is no longer adequate for its need. 这个城市的供水已不敷需求。
• He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer. 他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。
• If he can just hold on a little longer, we can get help to him. 如果他能再坚持一会儿, 我们就能使他得到帮助了。

英语四级真题

Hardback and trade paperbacks for "serious" nonfiction and fiction will surely last longer.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
For these reasons I think physical books will have a longer existence as a commercial product than some currently predict
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
they take a longer time to revise
出自-2013年6月阅读原文

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a person with a strong desire for something;
  "a longer for money""a thirster after blood""a yearner for knowledge"
• Adjective
  1. having the greater length of two or the greatest length of several;
  "the longer (or long) edge of the door""the hypotenuse is the longest (or long) side of a right triangle"
• Adverb
  1. for more time;
  "can I stay bit longer?"