long-term
adjective uk/ˌlɒŋˈtɜːm/ us/ˌlɑːŋˈtɝːm/
B2 长期的
continuing a long time into the future
long-term unemployment 长期失业
long-term care for the seriously ill 重病患者的长期护理
the long-term effects of the drug 该药的长期疗效
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- It's too early to assess the long-term consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union.
- We want long-term solutions, not short-term palliatives.
- Requited love is not enough to sustain a long-term relationship.
- What this country needs is a long-term policy for investment in science and technology.
- The long-term unemployed now constitute a sort of underclass.