lengthy

柯林斯词典

1. ADJ You use lengthy to describe an event or process which lasts for a long time. 漫长的
The board members held a lengthy meeting to decide future policy. 董事会成员开了一次漫长的会议来决定未来的政策。
2. ADJ A lengthy report, article, book, or document contains a lot of speech, writing, or other material. 冗长的
Friedman's lengthy report quoted an unnamed source. 弗里德曼冗长的报告引用了一个未指明出处的资料。

A lengthy police investigation failed to produce any evidence on which the suspect could be convicted .
After a lengthy and painful divorce , she vowed never to remarry .
He had boiled down a lengthy report to just a few paragraphs .
After a lengthy discussion we reached a unanimous decision on the proposal .
It is a lengthy and compelling family saga .