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

• It's important for the long-term success of any diet that you vary your meals.
  如果想要成功做到长期节食，很重要的一点是要膳食多样化。
• 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。
• 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。
• Welfare has become identified with the long-term poor, the underclass.
  福利已经与长期贫困的下层社会联系在了一起。
• 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 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。
• He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.
  他是我们队伍的核心，对实现我的长远规划举足轻重。
• Businesses will have to aim at long-term growth.
  企业必须以长期增长为目标。
• This is something of a grudge match against a long-term enemy.
  这可以说是一场与宿敌你死我活的比赛。