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long-time
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˈlɒŋ.taɪm/ us /ˈlɑːŋ.taɪm/
C1
used to say that someone has been in a particular position for a long period: 长久的，长期的
A long-time friend of the chairman said she had expected the resignation.董事长的一位老友说她曾预料到会发生此次辞职事件。
He is a long-time supporter of the Labour party.
She is a long-time friend of the family.
Green, long-time editor of the journal, today announced his resignation.
She as his long-time business partner.
They are long-time supporters of the arts.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Lasting for a long time
all-night
ancient
be going strongidiom
changeless
dateless
incorruptibility
incorruptible
incorruptibly
languish
lasting
nondurable goods
of oldidiom
old
ongoing
overlength
timelessness
unslaked
until doomsday
venerably
year
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