1·He was disgusted at the length of time he had to wait.
他非常讨厌要等那么长时间。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.
数个公司因耗费很长时间以达成协议而受到阻碍。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Many have been surprised at the length of time it has taken him to make up his mind.
很多人都为他用这么长的时间才下定决心感到吃惊。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·Humans cannot, and would die if their legs were exposed for any length of time.
人类做不到这一点，如果双腿暴露，不管时间长短，都会死。
5·The length of time of which the eyes stop—the duration of the fixation—varies considerably from person to person.
眼睛停留的时间，即注视的持续时间，因人而异。
6·We wanted to know if the length of time food is in contact with a contaminated surface affected the rate of transfer of bacteria to the food.
我们想知道食物与被污染的表面接触的时间长短是否会影响细菌转移到食物上的速度。
7·He found that the length of time it takes a sound's echo to decay is determined by the absorption of the sound's original energy by surrounding material.
他发现，声音回声衰减的时间长短取决于周围物质对声音原始能量的吸收。
8·You will automatically wake up after this length of time.
你将在这段时间之后自然醒来。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
9·It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time.
违反你的意愿拘留你无论多久都是违法的。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·Over that length of time, forecasts become more uncertain.
在那段时间里，预测变得更加不确定。