| 单词 | 好几年 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ACCIDENT〕The Challenger disaster cost the lives of seven astronauts, and set back the nation's space program for years. “挑战者”号空难夺去了七名宇航员的生命，使国家的太空计划耽误了好几年。朗文写作活用〔BOOKS〕This small band of women writers dominated the romantic fiction market for a number of years. 这群为数不多的女作家占领了浪漫小说市场好几年。朗文写作活用〔BORING/BORED〕Once the novelty has worn off, most of these kitchen gadgets just sit in the cupboard, unused for years. 这些厨房小用具给人的新鲜感一旦消失，它们中的大部分就会搁在碗橱里，好几年不会有人去用。朗文写作活用〔DESIGN〕City planners have been working for years on a new design for the plaza. 城市规划者已经为这座广场的新设计工作了好几年。朗文写作活用〔HOSPITAL〕Sally spent several years in an institution. 萨莉曾在精神病院里住过好几年。朗文写作活用〔REGULAR/REGULARLY〕I've been going jogging regularly for a couple of years now. 我经常去慢跑，至今已有好几年了。朗文写作活用〔RELATIONSHIP〕The affair had been going on for years before her husband found out. 这段私通关系维持了好几年她丈夫才发现。朗文写作活用〔STUDY〕Wiggins was a student of theology for many years before leaving the seminary. 威金斯在神学院读了好几年的神学后毕业。朗文写作活用〔UNTIDY〕My basement is a complete mess and has been for years. 我的地下室脏乱不堪的，已有好几年了。朗文写作活用〔WOMAN〕The town has had a lady mayor for a couple of years now. 该市有女市长已经有好几年了。朗文写作活用〔absorb〕The project has absorbed her for several years.好几年她都全神贯注于这项工程中。剑桥高阶〔act〕If you got in on the act, you wouldn't be short of money for years.如果你也入一股的话,你会有好几年不愁没钱的。英汉大词典〔apartment〕We lived in an apartment for several years before buying a house.在买房子之前，我们在公寓里住了好几年。韦氏高阶〔back office〕I worked for several years as an administrator in the back office of a large corporation.我曾在一家大型公司的事务部门做行政做了好几年。剑桥高阶〔bat around〕We've been batting the idea around for a few years.这个想法我们已经考虑好几年了。韦氏高阶〔blow〕Well, blow me if it isn't Johnny Taylor! How are you Johnny, I haven't seen you for years.哇！天呐, 那不是约翰尼·泰勒嘛！约翰尼, 你好吗？好几年没见了。外研社新世纪〔cause〕We're really good friends, 'cause we've known each other for years.我们真的是好朋友，因为我们已经认识好几年了。麦克米伦高阶〔climb〕She has climbed seriously for several years now.她热衷于登山运动已经好几年了。韦氏高阶〔coach〕He has coached the team for several years.他已训练这支队伍好几年了。韦氏高阶〔confine〕William was confined to an institution for some years.威廉在精神病院里关了好几年。外研社新世纪〔cowboy〕He worked for several years as a cowboy on a ranch in Texas.他在得克萨斯州的一个农场当了好几年牛仔。韦氏高阶〔drag out〕They dragged out the court case for years.他们把这一案件拖了好几年。外研社新世纪〔drag〕Some cases drag on for years.有些案子拖了好几年。麦克米伦高阶〔empty〕The building stood empty for several years.这楼房有好几年没人住了。朗文当代〔establishment〕The establishment of the factory took several years.那家工厂的兴建花了好几年。英汉大词典〔eye〕Police have had their eye on the group for years.警方监视这个组织好几年了。外研社新世纪〔fire〕The project had hung fire for several years for lack of funds.这个项目因缺少资金耽搁了好几年。牛津高阶〔get into the swing of it/things〕I hadn't worked in an office for several years, so it took me a while to get back into the swing of it.我已经好几年没有在办公室工作了，所以过了好长时间我才能真正投入工作。剑桥高阶〔gig〕She gigged at bars for years before becoming famous.她出名前在酒吧里做了好几年乐师。剑桥高阶〔go on〕This war has been going on for years.这场战争已经持续好几年了。剑桥高阶〔grade〕Bill has been on the same grade (= his job has been of the same level of importance, or he has had the same level of pay) for several years now.比尔在同一个职位上已经呆了好几年了。剑桥高阶〔hang fire〕The project has been hanging fire for several years.这项工程被耽搁了好几年。韦氏高阶〔hooked〕He spent a number of years hooked on cocaine, heroin and alcohol.他有好几年时间吸食可卡因和海洛因成瘾, 还酗酒。外研社新世纪〔hooked〕He spent a number of years hooked on cocaine, heroin and alcohol.他有好几年时间吸食可卡因和海洛因成瘾，还整日酗酒。柯林斯高阶〔ill〕He had been ill for several years.当时他已经病了好几年。韦氏高阶〔journal〕I've been keeping a journal for several years.我已写了好几年的日记。韦氏高阶〔knock〕A: Who's that man? I've not seen him before. B: Oh, he's been knocking about here for years. 甲:那人是谁?我以前没有见过。乙:呀!他在这儿已经好几年了。英汉大词典〔linger〕The civil war lingered on well into the 1930s.这次内战到 20 世纪 30 年代还拖了好几年。牛津高阶〔live〕For several years she lived by begging.她以乞讨为生过了好几年。剑桥高阶〔living〕She outlived her son by many years.她比她儿子还多活了好几年。21世纪英汉〔loan〕He'll need several more years to pay off/back the rest of the loan.他还要好几年才能还清剩余贷款。韦氏高阶〔loan〕It'll be years before we've paid off the loan .我们要过好几年才能还清贷款。朗文当代〔long-lived〕A successful textbook is long-lived and stays in print for several years.成功的教科书使用期长,还可重版好几年。英汉大词典〔lover〕We were lovers for several years.我们相爱了好几年。牛津高阶〔master〕She lived in Italy for several years but never quite mastered the language.她在意大利住了好几年，但一直没怎么学好意大利语。剑桥高阶〔maturity〕It can take years for these plants to reach full maturity.这些植物完全长成需要好几年的时间。牛津搭配〔mother〕He has cared for his sick mother for years.他照顾生病的母亲已经好几年了。牛津搭配〔neglect〕His genius was neglected for several years.他的创造能力被忽视了好几年。21世纪英汉〔now〕He and I have known each other for several years now.他跟我相识至今有好几年了。英汉大词典〔now〕It happened years ago now.事情发生到今天已好几年了。英汉大词典〔painstakingly〕Simon is taking years to painstakingly restore his French chateau.西蒙要花好几年时间来悉心修缮他的法国城堡。外研社新世纪〔park〕She parked the money in a savings account and forgot about it for several years.她把钱存在一个储蓄账户里，好几年都没想起来。韦氏高阶〔pay back〕If I take out a loan, it could take me years to pay it back.要是贷款的话, 我可能要好几年才能还上。外研社新世纪〔pay〕It'll be a few years before our investments start paying out.我们的投资还要过好几年才会有所回报。麦克米伦高阶〔peg away to〕He's been pegging away at his work for many years.他奋笔疾书已经好几年了。21世纪英汉〔pinch〕They pinched and scraped for years to save money.为了攒钱他们省吃俭用了好几年。英汉大词典〔readdress〕We readdressed all his letters to Australia for years after he had emigrated.他移民去了澳大利亚后，我们帮他转寄信件有好几年的时间。剑桥高阶〔set〕The spending cuts have set the research project back several years.经费的减少使这个研究项目延缓了好几年。麦克米伦高阶〔smoke〕He smoked for years before stopping.在戒烟前他嗜烟已有好几年美国传统〔soft〕He has been soft on her for years.他为她着迷了好几年美国传统〔some〕He left Cranfield some years ago and hasn't been heard of since.好几年前他离开了克兰菲尔德，从那以后再无消息。麦克米伦高阶〔soreness〕It's years since I've had a sore throat like I did last night.我的喉咙已经好几年没有像昨晚那样疼了。柯林斯高阶〔speculate〕The company has been speculating in property for years.这家公司做房地产投机生意已经有好几年了。剑桥高阶〔stand〕The house had stood empty for years.那所房子已经空置好几年了。外研社新世纪〔stretch〕The process often stretches out to years, even decades.这一过程常要延续好几年,甚至几十年。英汉大词典〔string sb along〕He strung her along for years, saying he'd marry her and divorce his wife.他哄了她有好几年，说他会和妻子离婚然后娶她。剑桥高阶〔suffice〕Suffice to say, it was more than a couple of years ago!无须多说, 那是好几年前的事了！外研社新世纪〔tempestuous〕For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines.有好几年, 那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。外研社新世纪〔this〕I haven't had this much fun in ages! 我好几年没玩得这么开心过了！韦氏高阶〔time〕As an artist, he was years ahead of his time.作为一名艺术家，他领先于他所处的时代好几年。麦克米伦高阶〔trip〕They saved for years for their trip of a lifetime to Hawaii.为了一辈子能到夏威夷旅游一次，他们攒了好几年的钱。牛津搭配〔trouble〕The ulcer had been troubling her for several years.溃疡已经折磨她好几年了。柯林斯高阶〔trouble〕The ulcer had been troubling her for years.这处溃疡已经折磨她好几年了。外研社新世纪〔unbeknownst〕Our cousin had been ill for years, unbeknownst to the family.家里并不知道表妹已经病了好几年了美国传统〔wall in〕He spent years in prison with his mind walled in.他在监狱里好几年，脑子都封闭了。21世纪英汉〔wear〕This pair of shoes will wear well [for years].这双皮鞋将耐穿（好几年）。文馨英汉〔work〕Some of us have been out of work for years.我们中有些人已经失业好几年了。麦克米伦高阶〔year〕He lived in Paris for a few years.他在巴黎住了好几年。麦克米伦高阶〔year〕It's been years since I've been on an airplane.我已经好几年没坐飞机了。韦氏高阶Ann had been cohabiting with Jim for years before getting married.安在结婚前曾和吉姆同居了好几年。剑桥国际Ed Koch was for many years the mayor of New York.埃德·科赫做了好几年纽约市长。剑桥国际For years Mary lived alone in New York. 玛丽孤身一人在纽约生活了好几年。译典通For years he was having love affairs behind his wife's back and now she's asking for 90% of his income in alimony -- man, payback's a bitch.好几年来他一直背着老婆在外面风流，现在老婆问他要他收入的90％作为离婚后的赡养费---- 唉，真是吃不了兜着走。剑桥国际He hadn't been well for years, but he suddenly got a lot worse.他已病了好几年，可病情突然恶化了。剑桥国际He was village schoolmaster for several years. 他当了好几年的乡村小学的校长。译典通I haven't played tennis for years.我已经好几年没有打网球了。剑桥国际It took several years before he achieved the presidency. 他用好几年才攀上了总裁职位。译典通No dividend has been paid for several years.已经有好几年没有分红了。牛津商务She has been wheelchair-bound for several years.她已被束缚在轮椅上好几年了。剑桥国际She's been learning the trumpet for years but she still plays atrociously (=very badly).她学小号有好几年了，但还是吹得不堪入耳。剑桥国际Terrorists have been operating covertly in England for several years.恐怖分子已在英国秘密活动好几年了。剑桥国际The book has been out of print for several years. 这本书已绝版好几年了。译典通The company has been speculating in property for years.这家公司做房地产投机买卖已有好几年了。剑桥国际The economic crisis lasted for several years. 经济危机持续了好几年。译典通The old sawmill has been standing idle for a couple of years.这旧锯木厂闲置了好几年了。剑桥国际The regiment was stationed in Singapore for several years.这团在新加坡驻扎了好几年了。剑桥国际These businesses have remained dormant for several years.这些商家有好几年都无进展。剑桥国际We've been feuding with our neighbours for years over an area of our garden which they insist belongs to them.邻居坚持说我们花园里的一块地属于他们，我们两家为此争吵了好几年。剑桥国际We've gone through a few financially insecure years.我们已经历过好几年财政上没有保障的日子。剑桥国际When my father died he had been in poor health for several years.我父亲去世时，他已经好几年健康状况很差了。剑桥国际 |
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