long haul

1 LONG TIMEsomething that takes a lot of time and effort 耗时费力的事

At last we’ve won our freedom but it’s been a long bitter haul.

我们终于赢得了自由，但这是一个漫长而艰难的过程。

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long/slow haul• That would be a long haul.• Miles per gallon Then, on a long haul, it wouldn't go up hill or overtake on the flat.• Those who do not fancy long haul can share short flights between two or three budding pilots.• It is necessary to get things into perspective before the long haul to the Southern Hemisphere, though.• Can we clean out the garage at last and buy for the long haul?• In the long haul, Rex wanted what we all want, a measure of financial security.• Over the long haul, how you see others may be even more important in helping your dreams come true.• The county could subsidize the longer hauls from North County through a discount on tip fees.

→ long/slow haul at haul2(1)

2 → long-haul

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long-haul

ˈlong-haul adjectiveadj

long-haul flight/route/destination etc a long-haul flight etc is over a very long distance 长途飞行/路线/旅程目的地等 OPP short-haul

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long-haul flight/route/destination etc• Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.• It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.• The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.• Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.• By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.

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long-haul• The other main sector of interest given in Table 11.8 is the long-haul category.• Table 11.9 shows Kuoni's top long-haul destinations in 1983-4.• The aunts have brought more baggage than the passengers Rainbow takes to long-haul flights at Heathrow.• By comparison with trying to sleep on the cramped seating of today's long-haul flights it was luxury indeed.• It's so much nicer to fly business class on long-haul flights.• It's jet lag and it affects nearly everyone on long-haul flights.• long-haul routes between Europe and Asia• Hence the decision to buy smaller wide-body jets for long-haul routes.• Now he hisses and spins in jumps while powder ice clings to the air but by trade he's a long-haul skater.• Mamet has never pretended to be a long-haul writer and sees time the way the early Elizabethans did, as a destroyer.

From Longman Business Dictionary

long-haulˈlong-haul adjectiveadj [only before a noun]

long-haul flights, transport etc travel over long distances

long-haul flights from Malaysia to Europe

→ compare short-haul

ˈlong-haul adjectiveadj

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