Examples of using Were long in English and their translations into Chinese
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Political
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Ecclesiastic
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Programming
I thought you were long gone.
My life and career were long.
(And both were long).
These negotiations were long and difficult but, one by one, compromises were reached on six major issues.
The voyages were long and dangerous, the seas often beset with enemies.
She only remembered“Papa” as she called Pierre, although Margaret knew she had some vague other memories as well, but they were long buried.
The shadows of the trees were long and thin on the grass, as they started off again.
She said that"limited" what she could eat and drink while filming, adding"those were long days".
She said that“limited” what she could eat and drink while filming, adding“those were long days”.
Utility stocks, which were long viewed as bond substitutes in an era of ultra-low interest rates, were supposed to fall.
Agarics were long thought to be terrestrial, until the 2005 discovery of Psathyrella aquatica, the only gilled mushroom known to fruit underwater.
The two front ones, in particular, were long like a rabbit's, but widely spaced and moving in opposite directions.
All their branches were long, slimy arms, with fingers like wriggling worms.
In East Asia, religious beliefs and practices were long an organic part of daily life.
And we didn't notice until the animators were long gone that his feet weren't actually touching the gas pedal.
Authorities in Russia were long suspicious of virtual money but have now come to recognise it as a force.
By the 21st century, the mills were long gone, or turned into heritage sites.
Thirty percent of the investors surveyed said they were long on U.S. government bonds, up from 25 percent the previous week.
Still, many thousands died in duels, which were long seen as the civilized way to defend your honor and reputation.
Nights were long, they needed to have a party to forget the winter and look forward to spring.