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long-standing

/lawng-stan-ding, long-/US // ˈlɔŋˈstæn dɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- //

长久以来,长期以来

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : existing or occurring for a long time: a longstanding feud.

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Examples

  • In other words, fluoride is a broad-spectrum, bipartisan, long-lasting magnet for dissent.

  • And they might not have to wait that long to show their political heft.

  • The plan is to stretch it out as long as possible, then probably forget about it, and then suddenly remember it.

  • Great American leaders have long contributed profound thoughts of tremendous consequence to the public discourse.

  • “Lockheed Martin has a long history of misrepresenting facts,” Wheeler added.

  • It was a decayed house of superb proportions, but of a fashion long passed away.

  • It is thinner than that of chronic bronchitis, and upon standing separates into three layers of pus, mucus, and frothy serum.

  • As long as may be necessary, Sam,” replied Mr. Pickwick, “you have my full permission to remain.

  • She looked so sweet when she said it, standing and smiling there in the middle of the floor, the door-way making a frame for her.

  • Ages back—let musty geologists tell us how long ago—'twas a lake, larger than the Lake of Geneva.