N-SING
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.
例句
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。
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。