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词汇 example_english_lengthy-explanation
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lengthy explanation

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meanings of lengthyand explanation


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lengthy
adjective
uk /ˈleŋ.θi/ us /ˈleŋ.θi/
continuing for a ...
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explanation
noun[C or U]
uk /ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌek.spləˈneɪ.ʃən/
the details or reasons that someone gives to make something clear or easy ...
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Examples of lengthy explanation


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I have a fairly lengthyexplanation of this, but that is all it does.
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In presenting it, therefore, there is no need for a lengthyexplanation.
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I have spoken at some length to the amendments and hope that, in the light of that lengthyexplanation, the amendments will not be pressed.
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I accept that that is a lengthyexplanation.
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I fear that this is a somewhat lengthyexplanation, but these are important matters.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I am sorry that it was such a lengthyexplanation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I am grateful to my noble friend for his lengthyexplanation of the terms of the amendment, for which he apologised.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I derive some amusement from his reluctance to put forward a lengthyexplanation, given all the others that we have heard at some length.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It contained a lengthyexplanation of what had happened.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I apologise for that somewhat lengthyexplanation of the control and enforcement mechanisms relating to safety and the licence.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It would not be right for me to embark on a lengthyexplanation of the concept of self-determination.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I do not accept that if this purpose subsection were included there would have to be a lengthyexplanation added to the text.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
The other clauses are not of sufficidnt importance to necessitate a lengthyexplanation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I hope that this rather lengthyexplanation makes the position clear.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It is, however, a most complicated matter and would involve a very lengthyexplanation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I could not answer that question without a lengthyexplanation of the civil law.
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However, if the obmudsman's case is a strong one, it may be that it cannot be demolished at a stroke and that some fairly lengthyexplanation is required.
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Hansard archive

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I have been given a lengthyexplanation of why that might not be possible for legal reasons, but time does not permit me to read it all out.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I apologise for that rather lengthyexplanation.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
I was amazed the lengthyexplanation fell on deaf ears.
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