long-term

英 [ˌlɒŋ ˈtɜːm]

美 [ˌlɔːŋ ˈtɜːrm]

adj.  长期的; 长远的; 长期有效的; 近期不大可能改变的; 不大可能很快解决的

IELTS经济

牛津词典

adj.

• 长期的；长远的；长期有效的
  that will last or have an effect over a long period of time
  1. a long-term strategy
     长期的战略
  2. the long-term effects of fertilizers
     肥料的长远影响
  3. a long-term investment
     长线投资
• 近期不大可能改变的；不大可能很快解决的
  that is not likely to change or be solved quickly
  1. long-term unemployment
     长期失业

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 长期的；长远的
  Something that islong-termhas continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future.
  1. A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected...
     一项旨在帮助长期失业者的新的培训计划有望出台。
  2. The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud.
     该协会相信新技术将可长远地解决信用卡诈骗问题。
• N-SING 长期；长远
  When you talk about what happens inthe long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event.
  1. In the long term the company hopes to open in Moscow and other major cities...
     公司的长期目标是希望在莫斯科和其他大城市开门营业。
  2. Over the long term, such measures may only make the underlying situation worse.
     长远来看，这些措施可能只会使潜在问题恶化。

英英释义

adj

• relating to or extending over a relatively long time
  1. the long-run significance of the elections
  2. the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
  3. a long-term investment
  Synonym:long-runsemipermanent

双语例句

• Published in association with the Council for the Protection of Rural England, the book provides refreshing solutions to the long-term problem of water conservation.
  这本书与英格兰乡村保护委员会合作出版，就节约水资源这个长期问题提供了全新的解决方法。
• If bad posture becomes habitual, you risk long-term effects.
  不良姿势一旦定型，日后可就有你受的了。
• In cases where it proves difficult to place a child, the reception centre provides long-term care.
  遇到难以安置的孩子，收容中心会提供长期的照顾。
• They would have to offer cast-iron guarantees to invest in long-term projects.
  他们需提供绝对可靠的担保，才能投资长期项目。
• I never had a long-term relationship as I wasn't good enough, or interesting or amenable enough.
  因为我不够优秀，不够有趣或者不够亲切，所以恋爱关系从来都维持不长。
• The creation of an efficient and sustainable transport system is critical to the long-term future of London.
  建立一套高效稳定的交通体系对伦敦的长远发展意义重大。
• A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected
  一项旨在帮助长期失业者的新的培训计划有望出台。
• A man who for months had been dropping amorous hints about a long-term relationship upped and disappeared to America
  几个月来不断暗示爱意、想发展长期恋爱关系的男人却突然远走美国。
• She was at rock bottom. Her long-term love affair was breaking up and so was she.
  她整个人跌至了谷底。她漫长的爱情要告结束了，她也要崩溃了。
• His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles
  他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。