furlong

[US]/'fɜːlɒŋ/
[UK]/'fɝlɔŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 英国长度单位,相当于220码。
Word Forms
复数furlongs

Example Sentences

a furlong is an obsolete measure of length.

弗隆是一种已废弃不用的长度单位。

he won by a short head after a great final-furlong duel.

经过最后一弗隆的激烈竞争这匹牡马以微弱优势取得了胜利。

length wound stack furlong sugarbush vocable, thug all corners of the country too dissolute.

长风叠浪枫林语,刺客江湖也风流.

The horse race is one furlong long.

这场赛马比赛有一个弗隆的长度。

He ran a furlong before stopping to catch his breath.

他跑了一个弗隆后停下来喘口气。

The farm is located a furlong away from the village.

这个农场离村庄有一弗隆的距离。

The track and field event includes a furlong race.

田径比赛项目中包括一个弗隆的赛跑。

The marathon is 26 furlongs long.

这场马拉松比赛有26个弗隆的长度。

The jockey led the horse by a furlong.

骑师领先一弗隆马跑。

The finish line is just a furlong away.

终点线就在一个弗隆的距离之外。

The racetrack measures the distance in furlongs.

赛马场用弗隆来测量距离。

The furlong is a unit of measurement in horse racing.

弗隆是赛马中的一个计量单位。

The crowd cheered as the horses raced past the furlong marker.

当马匹跑过弗隆标志时,人群欢呼起来。

Real-world Examples

They decided to base their new mile on an old-timey measurement called a furlong.

他们决定根据称为一种旧时的测量方式,也就是“弗隆(Furlong)”来确定新英里数。

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

And she'll say, " Well, I think if you gave it an extra furlong, you might see a better result."

“我觉得要是能再加200米比赛定会更加精彩。”

Source: 2016 Most Popular Selected Compilation

Parliament eventually decided a mile should be made up of eight furlongs or 5280 feet.

议会最终决定,一英里应由八弗隆或5280英尺组成。

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

A furlong was 660 feet, which is the length the team of oxen could plow in a day.

弗隆长660英尺,这是一群牛一天可以犁的长度。

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Back the horse that's already several furlongs.

退回已经好几弗隆的马。

Source: Financial Times Podcast

And it will be four furlongs.

这将是四个弗隆。

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 1)

And then, as they reached the final furlong, my yelling began to die away.

然后,当他们到达最后一个弗隆时,我的叫喊声开始减弱。

Source: Me Before You

The word is they'll be timing Shy Smile over four furlongs at 5.30.

据说他们将在 5.30 时将 Shy Smile 计时超过四个弗隆。

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 1)

The colt had just completed five furlongs in his second workout since finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Classic a month ago.

这匹小马刚刚完成了5弗隆的训练,他在一个月前的育种杯精英赛中获得了亚军,这是自那之后的第二次训练。

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2021 Collection

Once round the course, plus an extra furlong, and the winning post was just below him.

绕过球场后, 再加上一个额外的弗隆, 制胜点就在他下方。

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 1)

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