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long-distance

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌlong-ˈdistance ●○○ adjective [only before noun]  1 FARtravelling over a long distance 长距离的,长途的long-distance runner 长跑运动员long-distance lorry driver 长途货车司机long-distance travel/journey/flight/commuting etc 长途旅行/旅程/飞行/通勤等2. long-distance call TCTa telephone call to a place that is far away 长途电话 OPP locallong-distance adverb
Examples from the Corpus
long-distanceLong-distance bus service now links the cities.Illiterates have no hope at all of calculating the expense of local service, let alone long-distance calls.It came at last, a huge long-distance coach, with high steps in the doorway.The development of long-distance commerce led to greater cultural contacts between continents.He predicts that at least one in 10 long-distance customers will jump to the regional Bell operating companies, or BOCs.We should therefore seek evidence for long-distance exchange as indications of political alliances and the growth of centralised political organisation.There had been little traffic so far: mostly long-distance lorries.Long-distance phone calls have gotten so much cheaper.Instead, they pay basic long-distance rates, which are the highest rates a residential customer can pay, the study says.A visitor to Keld does not have to be a long-distance walker to enjoy the scenic delights of the environs.long-distance runnerNo one by 1989 could doubt the Prime Minister's stamina as, politically, a long-distance runner.This is the loneliness of the long-distance runner.Even with recent improvements, the air could keep sprinters and long-distance runners wheezing through their events.Occasionally long-distance runners would jog past, chatting quietly, their daily devotions almost done.
ˌlong-ˈdistance adjectiveChineseSyllable
over long distance Corpus travelling a


long-distance
ˌlong-ˈdistance adjective [only before noun]
1. travelling over a long distance
    long-distance runner
    long-distance lorry driver
    long-distance travel/journey/flight/commuting etc
2. long-distance call a telephone call to a place that is far away
   OPP  local
—long-distance adverb


long-distanceBrE /ˌlɒŋ ˈdɪstəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɔːŋ ˈdɪstəns/ 🔊, /ˌlɑːŋ ˈdɪstəns/ 🔊 adjective [only before noun] travelling or involving travel between places that are far apart 长途的;长距离的a long-distance commuter长途通勤者long-distance flights长途航班operating between people and places that are far apart 长途运作的a long-distance phone call长途电话 long distance BrE /ˌlɒŋ ˈdɪstəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌlɔːŋ ˈdɪstəns/ 🔊, /ˌlɑːŋ ˈdɪstəns/ 🔊 adverbIt's a relaxing car to drive long distance. 这辆轿车跑长途,开起来很轻松。🔊🔊to call long distance打长途电话