longways

美 [ˈlɔːŋweɪz]英 [ˈlɒŋweɪz]

longways

adv.

纵向地；长地
in the same direction as the longest side of sth

noun

country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other: Synonym: longways dance

adv

in the direction of the length: He cut the paper lengthwise; Synonym: lengthways lengthwise longwise longitudinally

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1

Another country dance was the longways . In this one , two long lines of dancers faced one another .

另一种乡村舞叫纵队舞，在纵队舞里，跳舞者要两两相对排成两个长队。
2

A popular longways is called the Virginia reel .

其中一种流行的纵队舞叫维吉尼亚里尔舞。
3

English country dances were usually either rounds ( dancers standing in a circle ) or longways ( dancers in two lines facing each other ) .

英国的乡村舞蹈队形通常要么站圈（舞蹈者围成一个圈），要么呈列（面对面地站成两列）。
4

But the french , who had similar folk dances , associated the English word " country " with their term " contre "" against " to produce the name " contredanse " for the longways " type " .

在法国也有相似的舞蹈，法语单词“面对面”与英语单词“乡村”相似，因而产生了那种英国式的“面对面”的列队舞。