year-long

/ˌjɪə ˈlɒŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌjɪr ˈlɔːŋ/ (ame, ipa)

year-long — adjective

1. lasting from the beginning to the end of a full year, whether that period is a c

1.形容詞B1
釋義

lasting from the beginning to the end of a full year, whether that period is a calendar year or a school year

例句

The museum launched a year-long exhibition on rivers and coastal life.

year-long + exhibition

Rina signed up for a year-long nursing course at the community college.

year-long + course

同義詞
  • twelve-month

    more formal and often used in business or legal contexts

  • full-year

    often used for courses, reports, or contracts

反義詞
  • short-term

    lasting for a much shorter period

  • brief

    general word for something that lasts only a short time

文法句型

year-long + [noun]

[noun] + be + year-long

用法筆記

Common before nouns such as course, project, strike, and exhibition. It can also follow be when the sentence is stating the full length of something.

常見錯誤

❌We take a year-long test every June.
✅We take a yearly test every June.
💡'year-long' describes something that lasts for a year, not something that happens once each year.