furlong

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

Translation

n. 英國長度單位,相當於220碼。
Word Forms
複數furlongs

Example Sentences

a furlong is an obsolete measure of length.

弗隆是一種已廢棄不用的長度單位。

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

經過最後一弗隆的激烈競爭這匹牡馬以微弱優勢取得了勝利。

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

長風疊浪楓林語,刺客江湖也風流.

The horse race is one furlong long.

這場賽馬比賽有一個弗隆的長度。

He ran a furlong before stopping to catch his breath.

他跑了一個弗隆後停下來喘口氣。

The farm is located a furlong away from the village.

這個農場離村莊有一弗隆的距離。

The track and field event includes a furlong race.

田徑比賽項目中包括一個弗隆的賽跑。

The marathon is 26 furlongs long.

這場馬拉松比賽有26個弗隆的長度。

The jockey led the horse by a furlong.

騎師領先一弗隆馬跑。

The finish line is just a furlong away.

終點線就在一個弗隆的距離之外。

The racetrack measures the distance in furlongs.

賽馬場用弗隆來測量距離。

The furlong is a unit of measurement in horse racing.

弗隆是賽馬中的一個計量單位。

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

當馬匹跑過弗隆標誌時,人羣歡呼起來。

Real-world Examples

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

他們決定根據稱爲一種舊時的測量方式,也就是“弗隆(Furlong)”來確定新英里數。

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."

“我覺得要是能再加200米比賽定會更加精彩。”

Source: 2016 Most Popular Selected Compilation

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

議會最終決定,一英里應由八弗隆或5280英尺組成。

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

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

弗隆長660英尺,這是一羣牛一天可以犁的長度。

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

Back the horse that's already several furlongs.

退回已經好幾弗隆的馬。

Source: Financial Times Podcast

And it will be four furlongs.

這將是四個弗隆。

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

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

然後,當他們到達最後一個弗隆時,我的叫喊聲開始減弱。

Source: Me Before You

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

據說他們將在 5.30 時將 Shy Smile 計時超過四個弗隆。

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.

這匹小馬剛剛完成了5弗隆的訓練,他在一個月前的育種杯精英賽中獲得了亞軍,這是自那之後的第二次訓練。

Source: VOA Daily Standard December 2021 Collection

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

繞過球場後, 再加上一個額外的弗隆, 制勝點就在他下方。

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

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