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while noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + WHILE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbrief, little, short 一会儿；不久；短短一会儿fair, good, long, some 相当一段时间；好一段时间◆Things continued quiet for some while.好一段时间都没有什么动静。VERB + WHILEtake 花费一段时间◆I'll mend it for you, but it could take a while.我可以给你修修，但需要一段时间。PREPOSITIONafter a while 过了一段时间◆After a while, I began to get bored with my job.过了一段时间，我开始厌烦我的工作了。for a while 一段时间◆They chatted for a while.他们聊了一会儿。for the while (BrE) 一段时间◆There's no need to do anything for the while.这段时间不需要做任何事情。in a while 过会儿◆I'll be back in a while.我过会儿就回来。PHRASESall the while 一直◆The bird hopped across the lawn, keeping a sharp lookout all the while.小鸟在草坪上跳来跳去，一直保持着高度警惕。once in a while 偶尔◆Everybody makes a mistake once in a while.每个人都偶尔会犯错误。(for) quite a while 相当长一段时间◆He kept me waiting for quite a while.他让我等了好一阵子。a while back 不久以前◆The problems started a while back.问题刚刚出现不久。 |