| 单词 | a while |
| 释义 | a whilea while SHORT TIMEa period of time, especially a short one 一段时间〔尤指较短的时间〕 It takes a while to recover from the operation. 手术后需要一段时间恢复。 in a while Mr Thomas will be with you in a while. 托马斯先生过一会儿会来见你。 for a while At last, he could relax for a while. 他终于可以放松一下了。 a little/short while Wait a little while before deciding. 等等再作决定。 We talked for quite a while (=a fairly long time) on the phone. 我们在电话里交谈了很长时间。 Examples from the Corpus a while• A little while later, Rick returned with the drinks.• After a while, I realised he was serious.• After a while, I realized what he meant.• It's been a while since I read the book, and I can't remember much about it, to be honest.• It's been a while since we last heard from Jo.• So you guys were in Brazil for a while, huh?• Can I hold her for a little while?• How's Lynne? I haven't seen her for a while.• He was furious, and it took him a while to calm down.• I haven't played chess in a really long while.• I haven't worn that jacket in a while.• It took me a while before I could understand him.• He's been going out with her quite a while now, hasn't he?• 'Is that a photo of him?' 'Yeah, that was taken a while back - his hair's longer now.'• He fought for the title a while ago.• Can you wait a while? → a while at while2(1) |
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