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Collins English-English Dictionary
- along [ə'lɑŋ]
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1.
prep
over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane
- along the road
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2.
adv
continuing over the length of some specified thing
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3.
adv
in accompaniment; together with some specified person or people
- he says he'd like to come along
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4.
adv
forward
- the horse trotted along at a steady pace
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5.
adv
to a more advanced state
- he got the work moving along
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6.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English andlang, from and- against + lang
long 1; compare Old Frisian andlinga, Old Saxon antlang
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1.
prep
over or for the length of, esp in a more or less horizontal plane
Examples
- He walked along by himself.
- 他单独往前走。 → along
- Come along with us.
- 跟我们一道来。 → along
- She took her camera along.
- 她带着她的照相机。 → along
- The program was well along when he arrived.
- 当他到场时，节目早已开演了。 → along
- along toward evening
- 将近黄昏时分 → along
- Along the wall there is a hedge.
- 沿墙有一排树篱。 → along
- The crowd bore us along.
- 人群推着我们向前。 → bear
- The car bowled steadily along.
- 汽车平稳地疾驶。 → bowl
- carry a wall along a precipice
- 沿着峭壁筑起一堵墙 → carry
- How's your new book coming (along)?
- 你的新书编写进展如何? → come
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