In short, Venus seems to justify its long-held nickname of earth's twin.

简而言之，金星似乎证明了它长期以来被称为地球双生子的合理性。

The logo, along with the company's long-held marketing image of the "irresistibility" of its chips would help facilitate the company's global expansion.

该公司长期以来推广的“不可抗拒”薯条的市场形象，连同其商标，有助于促进该公司的全球扩张。

She was cloned from a single cell of an adult female sheep, overturning long-held scientific dogma that had declared such a thing biologically impossible.

她是从一只成年母羊的单个细胞中克隆出来的，这推翻了长期以来一直坚持的科学教条，该教条宣称这样的事情在生物学上是不可能（发生）的。

To change the company's long-held marketing image.

为了改变公司保持了很长时间的市场形象。

But disasters can also challenge long-held beliefs.

但是，灾难对长期坚持的信念同样是一种挑战。

It's been a long-held holiday mystery: Who is Secret Santa?

这是个长久的节日秘密：神秘的圣诞老人究竟是谁呢？

These disparate outcomes have challenged long-held stereotypes.

这些迥然不同的结果对人们长期持有的模式化观念构成了挑战。

But China's Me generation could shatter such long-held assumptions.

但是，中国的“我世代”却彻底粉碎了这个预言。

This study overturns the long-held belief that brain size has increased across all mammals.

这项研究颠覆了我们长久以来的观点，所有哺乳动物的脑的面积都在增加。

It is a long-held dream: an artificial heart to replace one that is damaged or diseased.

用人造心脏来替代病变或者损坏的心脏一直是医学界的一个梦想。

Some economists think the results cast doubt on the long-held verities of their discipline.

一些经济学家认为这个结果使得他们学科中长期信奉的真理遭到了质疑。

That represented a sharp reversal from Israel’s long-held argument that Iran was on the cusp of success.

这和以色列长期持有的认为伊朗成功取得尖端技术的说法截然相反。

I examined these long-held beliefs early on in my blogging career, and discovered that they were false.

我仔细审视了一下我在博客生涯早期所持有的这些固有观念，发现它们是错误的。

A British firm is upping the ante in a long-held dream to build an airplane that also can fly in space.

一家英国的公司加大投入于多年的梦想，那就是建造一架能够飞往太空的飞机。

New research suggests that some long-held claims are at best misleading and sometimes just plain wrong.

新的研究表明，一些老话往好里说是误导性的，有时则甚至是完全错误的。

The capital-gains tax cut, for instance, may have temporarily boosted revenues as people sold long-held assets.

例如，当人们卖掉长期持有的资产时在资产收益上的减税可能短暂的推动了税金收益的上升。

I don't expect divisions to disappear overnight, nor do I believe that long-held views and conflicts will suddenly vanish.

我不指望分歧将在一夜之间消失，也不相信长期存在的观点及冲突会突然烟消云散。

But Herrmann says the work is philosophically satisfying, in answering a long-held question, and may yet have practical applications.

但Herrmann认为他们的工作具有哲学上的完备性，它回答了一个长期悬而未决的问题，并且可能有很多的实际用途。

Despite his close ties to Gaddafi, Kusa also has long-held connections to the U.S., with a Master's degree from Michigan State University.

库萨不仅与卡扎菲关系密切，他与美国也有着长期的联系，他曾在密歇根州立大学获得过硕士学位。

Despite his close ties to Gaddafi, Kusa also has long-held connections to the U. S., with a Master's degree from Michigan State University.

库萨不仅与卡扎菲关系密切，他与美国也有着长期的联系，他曾在密歇根州立大学获得过硕士学位。

The sighting apparently confirmed locals' long-held fears of the existence of an ancient sea serpent which can transform itself into the shapes of different animals.

这一图片似乎验证了当地一个古老的传说：当地有一只古老的海中巨蛇，可以随心所欲地幻化成各种动物的形象。

These color issues matter only because there are long-held stereotypes attached to them that have no relevance or integrity today, but somehow still seem to be upheld.

这些肤色问题的存在，仅仅是因为长久以来人们的惯性思维，今天看来两者已无关联，但无论如何，这一问题似乎还是会存在一段时间。