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how long

/haʊ lɒŋ/ (UK), /haʊ lɔːŋ/ (US)/

翻译: 疑问短语,用于询问时间的长短或物体的长度。由副词“how”和形容词“long”组成,与“time”“period”等名词连用时,表示对持续时间或时间段的询问。

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determiner

/haʊ lɒŋ/ (UK), /haʊ lɔːŋ/ (US)/A1formal
  • zh疑问短语,用于询问时间的长短或物体的长度。由副词“how”和形容词“long”组成,与“time”“period”等名词连用时,表示对持续时间或时间段的询问。

An interrogative phrase used to ask about duration, length of time, or physical length. Note: 'How long' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'long'. When used before nouns like 'time', 'period', or 'distance', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

  1. Interrogative determiner (duration of time)A1formal

    Used before nouns denoting time periods (e.g., 'time', 'period', 'while') to ask about the length or duration of an event, action, or state.

    zh疑问限定词(持续时间)

    • How long a time do you need to finish?
    • How long a period did the project last?
    • How long a break are we taking?
  2. Interrogative determiner (physical length)A2formal

    Used before nouns denoting physical objects or distances (e.g., 'rope', 'river', 'distance') to ask about their measurable length.

    zh疑问限定词(物理长度)

    • How long a rope do we need?
    • How long a distance is it to the station?
    • How long a piece of wood should I cut?
  3. Adverbial usage (standalone duration)A1informal

    Used without a following noun to ask about duration or length, where the noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the more common adverbial usage, included for completeness as it relates to the determiner phrase).

    zh副词用法(独立表时长)

    • How long will you stay?
    • How long does it take to get there?
    • How long have you been waiting?
  4. Exclamatory or emphatic useB1informal

    Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of a duration or length.

    zh感叹或强调用法

    • How long a list you've made!
    • How long must we endure this?
    • How long a way we've come!