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

• 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。
• My interest in the field is long-standing.
  我对于这方面的兴趣是由来已久的了。
• But critics doubt they can solve the long-standing issue of fraud and misconduct in Chinese academia.
  但评论家们怀疑这些新规定是否能够从根本上解决在中国学术界长期存在的弄虚作假和学术不端问题。
• 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。
• 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。
• This emphasised the special nature of China-Africa relations and Chinas long-standing friendship with and support for Africa.
  这凸显了中非关系的特殊性和中方对非洲的一贯友好和支持。
• 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。
• Compared with the long-standing friendship between the two countries, their boundary dispute is only an issue of a temporary and limited nature.
  两国之间的边界争论，比起两国的悠久友谊来说，是一个暂时性和局部性的问题。
• 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。
• But while they can help societies to solve long-standing economic and social problems, they also bring new challenges.
  虽然，数码科技有助我们解决一些长期性的经济和社会问题，但也带来了新的冲击。