形容词冗长的; 长的，漫长的; 啰唆的（演说，文章等）

1. 冗长的：lengths 时间;期间 | lengthy 冗长的 | lifeless 无生命的

2. 漫长的：lengthwaysportait 纵向 | lengthy 漫长的 | lengthyreportorspeech 长篇

3. 很长的,冗长的：legitimate 合法的;合理的 | lengthy 很长的,冗长的 | lenient 宽大的,仁慈的

4. 长期的：reinforce the NATO operation in Afghanistan增强北约驻阿富汗军事行动 | lengthy长期的 | contentious 有异议的

1. 漫长的；冗长的；长期的
You use lengthy to describe an event or process which lasts for a long time.

e.g. ...a lengthy meeting.
冗长的会议
e.g. ...the lengthy process of filling out passport application forms.
填写护照申请表的漫长过程

2. （报告、文章等）长篇大论的，冗长的
A lengthy report, article, book, or document contains a lot of speech, writing, or other material.

e.g. ...a lengthy report from the Council of Ministers...
部长会议发布的冗长报告
e.g. There is a lengthy article on Spike Milligan in the Observer newspaper.
《观察家报》上有一篇关于斯派克·米利根的长篇文章。

adj

1. relatively long in duration
tediously protracted

e.g. a drawn-out argument
an extended discussion
a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law
a prolonged and bitter struggle
protracted negotiations

Synonym: drawn-outextendedprolongedprotracted