week-long

IPA/ˈwiːk lɒŋ/
IPA/ˈwiːk lɔːŋ/

week-long — adjective

1. continuing through a full period of seven days from start to finish

1.形容詞A2
釋義

continuing through a full period of seven days from start to finish

例句

The city's week-long book fair attracted authors from twelve different countries.

Linh signed up for a week-long cooking course during her summer break.

attributive use: week-long + course / programme / trip

同義詞
  • seven-day

    more literal and less common; emphasises the exact number of days rather than the idea of a full calendar week

  • weeklong

    same meaning; closed-form spelling used especially in American English

文法句型

week-long + noun

用法筆記

Nearly always used before a noun. The hyphen is standard in British English, while the closed form 'weeklong' is common in American English.

常見錯誤

❌The company offers a weekly training course for new employees.' (when meaning a course that lasts one week).
✅The company offers a week-long training course for new employees.
💡'weekly' means happening every week, not lasting a week.