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full-length

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌfull-ˈlength1 adjective  1. full-length mirror/photograph/portrait etc ALL/EVERYTHINGa mirror etc that shows all of a person, from their head to their feet 全身镜/照片/肖像等2 full-length skirt/dress/coat etc a skirt etc that reaches the ground, or is the longest possible for that particular type of clothing 垂地长裙/垂地连衣裙/长大衣等 a full-length evening dress 垂地晚礼服3 full-length play/book/film etc ALAMa play etc that is the normal length 足本的戏剧//电影等 Stravinsky’s only full-length opera 斯特拉文斯基唯一的一部足本歌剧
Examples from the Corpus
full-lengthHow to turn a tightly compressed event into a full-length book?Generous, full-length curtains look rich, graceful and generally room-enhancing.Suzanne Myers' full-length debut film.Sir Walter Raleigh trails his comforter about the muddy garden, a full-length Hilliard in miniature hose and padded pants.On a platform nearby, another man jumps rope before a full-length mirror while a fourth pounds a speed bag.Next the unrealized plan for a full-length novel, Confession, which got switched to the shod Notes from Underground.It has both size drives, two free half-length 16-bit slots, and a further three empty full-length slots.The full-length work is written and performed by Puerto Rican actress Wilma Bonet, who portrays all nine of its characters.
full-length2 adverb  LIE DOWNsomeone who is lying full-length is lying flat with their legs straight out 脚伸直地,平躺地 Ali was stretched out full-length on the couch. 阿里腿伸直平躺在长沙发上。
Examples from the Corpus
full-lengthIt clung slightly to her still-damp skin and again she surveyed her image in the mirror, this time full-length.Once, I dived full-length across the court in a vain attempt to retrieve the ball.The low-flying plane stretched its sound full-length across the hard ice.Though the huge armchair reclined almost full-length, it still was not a bed.He hit her, catching her so hard on the side of the head that she went down full-length on the sand.There was George - dull, dreary George - sprawled full-length on the settee, his nose deep in a book as usual.I was stretched full-length upon the bodies, my battered hand resting on the rim of the tub.
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full-length
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ˌfull-ˈlength1 adjective
1. full-length mirror/photograph/portrait etc a mirror etc that shows all of a person, from their head to their feet
2. full-length skirt/dress/coat etc a skirt etc that reaches the ground, or is the longest possible for that particular type of clothing:
    a full-length evening dress
3. full-length play/book/film etc a play etc that is the normal length:
    Stravinsky’s only full-length opera

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full-length2 adverb
someone who is lying full-length is lying flat with their legs straight out:
    Ali was stretched out full-length on the couch.


full-lengthBrE /ˌfʊl ˈleŋθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfʊl ˈleŋθ/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] (of a mirror or picture 镜子或相片) showing the whole of a person's body 全身的a full-length portrait全身肖像(of a book, play, etc. 书、剧本等) not made shorter; of the usual length 足本的a full-length novel足本小说(of curtains or a window 窗帘或窗子) reaching the ground 长及地面的;落地的(of clothing 衣服) reaching a person's ankles 长及脚踝的a full-length skirt拖地长裙
full-lengthBrE /ˌfʊl ˈleŋθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfʊl ˈleŋθ/ 🔊 adverba person who is lying full-length is lying flat with their legs straight (身体)伸展开,伸直He was sprawled full-length across the bed. 他手脚摊开横躺在床上。🔊🔊