名詞 long run:

1. a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out
   同義詞：long haul

形容詞 long run:

1. relating to or extending over a relatively long time
   同義詞：long-run, long-term, semipermanent

1. It may not seem like such a big deal to you, but you can make profit in the long run.
   這對(duì)你來(lái)說(shuō)并不是什么大不了的事，但是長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)看那是有利可圖的。
2. Soap and education are not as sudden as a massacre, but they are more deadly in the long run.
   肥皂與教育并不像大屠殺般突如其來(lái)，但結(jié)果是更要命的。
3. It pay in the long run to buy goods of high quality.
   終究還是買高質(zhì)量的物品值得。
4. It has been rather costly to install the machinery, but it should pay off in the long run.
   安裝這些機(jī)器要花的錢相當(dāng)多，但從長(zhǎng)遠(yuǎn)來(lái)說(shuō)是上算的。