in the long term

1 used when talking about what will happen at a later time or when something is finished 从长远来看

All our hard work will be worth it in the long run.

从长远来看，我们的一切努力都是值得的。

Examples from the Corpus

in the long run/term• Arguably, however, the implications of the Manchester North-West result were to become more apparent in the long term.• However limited its immediate effects, the ideology of Enlightened Despotism was important in the long term.• It invites us to reflect on history with a slower pulse-rate, history in the longer term.• The consequences of violating this rule had always been unhappy in the long run and not infrequently in the short.• I don't know what good it did David in the long run because what it did was cost a lot of money.• The funding to do anything, however, must in the long run derive from national resources.• But in the long run, it has proved impossible to continue down this path.• Yet the saving of money, in the long run, was more important to Mowat than the saving of scenery.

→ in the long run/term at long1(9)

2 used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time 长期/短期/中期

The cost of living will go up in the short term.

生活费用会在短期内上涨。

In the long term, alcohol causes high blood pressure.

长期来看，酒精会引起高血压。

→ long-term, short-term

→ in the long/short/medium term at term1(3)

词汇	in the long term
释义	in the long term in the long term 1 used when talking about what will happen at a later time or when something is finished 从长远来看 All our hard work will be worth it in the long run. 从长远来看，我们的一切努力都是值得的。 Examples from the Corpus in the long run/term• Arguably, however, the implications of the Manchester North-West result were to become more apparent in the long term.• However limited its immediate effects, the ideology of Enlightened Despotism was important in the long term.• It invites us to reflect on history with a slower pulse-rate, history in the longer term.• The consequences of violating this rule had always been unhappy in the long run and not infrequently in the short.• I don't know what good it did David in the long run because what it did was cost a lot of money.• The funding to do anything, however, must in the long run derive from national resources.• But in the long run, it has proved impossible to continue down this path.• Yet the saving of money, in the long run, was more important to Mowat than the saving of scenery. → in the long run/term at long1(9) 2 used to say what will happen or what happens generally over a long, short, or medium period of time 长期/短期/中期 The cost of living will go up in the short term. 生活费用会在短期内上涨。 In the long term, alcohol causes high blood pressure. 长期来看，酒精会引起高血压。 → long-term, short-term → in the long/short/medium term at term1(3)
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