longways

adv.

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

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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）。

noun

1. country dancing performed with couples in two long lines facing each other

   Synonym:    longways dance

adv

1. in the direction of the length
   1. He cut the paper lengthwise

   Synonym:    lengthwayslengthwiselongwiselongitudinally