long-standing

英 [ˌlɒŋ ˈstændɪŋ]

美 [ˌlɔːŋ ˈstændɪŋ]

adj.  存在已久的; 悠久的

现在分词：long-standing　

TOEFL

Collins.2

牛津词典

adj.

• 存在已久的；悠久的
  that has existed or lasted for a long time
  1. a long-standing relationship
     长期的关系

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 长期存在的；由来已久的
  Along-standingsituation has existed for a long time.
  1. They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money.
     他们很快就能解决长期以来的金钱纠纷。
  2. ...long-standing economic links between Europe and much of Africa.
     欧洲和非洲大部分地区由来已久的经贸联系

双语例句

• Apathy is the long-standing curse of British local democracy
  冷漠是英国地方民主制度长期以来难以推广的祸根。
• Our concerns about Iran and its meddling in Iraq's affairs are long-standing.
  我们对伊朗干涉伊拉克问题的担忧是长期存在的。
• If confirmed, the study would resolve a long-standing mystery about the star-forming process.
  如果得以证实，该研究将解开一个有关恒星形成的由来已久的谜团。
• Concern about global warming over the past decade led many greens to reconsider their long-standing opposition to nuclear power.
  过去十年对全球变暖的担忧，促使许多环保主义者对反对核能的长期立场进行了反思。
• The puzzle of the cosmic age is a long-standing key problem in big bang cosmology.
  宇宙年龄是大爆炸宇宙学中的一个关键性的问题。
• The distance between the earth and the sun is one of the most long-standing values in astronomy.
  地球和太阳之间的距离是天文学中最长期使用的数值之一。
• The university co-operation part-time teacher is long-standing, our country unceasingly is also increasing to part-time teacher's demand.
  高校聘任兼职教师由来已久，我国对兼职教师的需求也在不断增大。
• And the Manchu nationality has believed in Shamanism for long-standing time and it impacts lasting.
  而满族信奉萨满教由来已久，创造了丰富的文化遗产，影响深远。
• The long-standing dispute about working conditions finally came to a head when the workforce voted for strike action.
  关于工作条件的长期争论终于达到了白热化的程度，工人们投票赞成罢工。
• No one can deny that China is a country with five thousand years'history and long-standing culture.
  无人可否认中国是一个具有五千年历史和悠久文化的国家。