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

• 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。
• 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。
• We need long-term solutions, not short-term Band-Aid ones.
  我们需要长期的解决办法，而不是一时的权宜之计。
• They are also attempting to keep the car buyer as a long-term customer by offering after-sales service.
  他们也正试图通过提供售后服务来使该汽车采购商成为长期客户。
• 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。
• Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits.
  股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。
• The long-term future of the country rests on how we teach our children.
  国家的长远未来取决于我们如何教育孩子。
• 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。
• The company is buffered by long-term contracts with growers.
  公司通过与种植户签订长期合同得到保障。
• 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。