long-term

adj

1. relating to or extending over a relatively long time

e.g. the long-run significance of the elections
the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
a long-term investment

Synonym: long-runsemipermanent

1. 长期的；长远的
Something that is long-term has continued for a long time or will continue for a long time in the future.

long-term的翻译

e.g. A new training scheme to help the long-term unemployed is expected...
一项旨在帮助长期失业者的新的培训计划有望出台。
e.g. The association believes new technology will provide a long-term solution to credit card fraud.
该协会相信新技术将可长远地解决信用卡诈骗问题。

2. 长期；长远
When you talk about what happens in the long term, you are talking about what happens over a long period of time, either in the future or after a particular event.

long-term

e.g. In the long term the company hopes to open in Moscow and other major cities...
公司的长期目标是希望在莫斯科和其他大城市开门营业。
e.g. Over the long term, such measures may only make the underlying situation worse.
长远来看，这些措施可能只会使潜在问题恶化。