lengthy delays
多次长时间拖延
the lengthy process of obtaining a visa
取得签证的漫长过程
a lengthy explanation
冗长的解释
1.过长的,漫长的
2.冗长的,啰唆的(演说,文章等)
1.long, often lasting for longer than you want or expect
1.I've never been promiscuous. And I used to find lengthy sex sessions that went on for hours a bit boring.
我从来不乱交。过去我认为持续几小时的性爱有点令人乏味。
2.Trying to get fugitives back via other channels, such as immigration laws, is more complex and involves lengthy procedures, he said.
他说，通过其它的渠道设法带回逃亡者，比如说移民法，这列复杂且程序漫长。
3.Then, bypassing the lengthy preface and introduction, we shall begin with the interpretation at that place where the matter itself begins.
现在，我们将跳过冗长的序言和导言，从正文自身开始的地方开始讲解。
4.If they continued to consider ways to group proposals, that could be a very lengthy discussion.
如果继续考虑提案分类方法，可能需要很长的讨论时间。
5.This, he said, would allow them to "act boldly and expeditiously without having to go through a lengthy or even painful approval process. "
这将会使他们大胆快速地采取措施，而不用经历一个啰嗦的甚至是费力的批准过程。
6.At the time, she said it would mean a lengthy engagement because no wedding date had been discussed.
她当时说，订婚的时间会很长，因为她和威廉王子还没有讨论过正式婚礼的日期。
7.The normal-form expression of a policy can be lengthy, especially if it involves nested alternatives.
标准形式策略表达式是冗长的，特别是如果它包含嵌套替代项。
8.She said Washington has no appetite for lengthy negotiations with North Korea that would only lead back to the starting point.
她说，华盛顿没有兴趣与朝鲜进行只会使双方回到起点的长时间谈判。
9.The next step was the lengthy process of turning parts of the system off and on to see what made a difference.
接下来一个漫长的过程开始了，他们把系统的各个部分逐一打开、关闭，看看前后有何区别。
10.The family hoped they would be able to settle the charges out of court instead of having to be dragged into lengthy legal procedures.
这个家庭希望得到庭外和解，而不是被拖进冗长的法律程序中。