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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CONDITION〕Given the general state of his health, it may take him a while to recover from the operation. 他的整体健康状况既然如此，手术后他也许要过一段时间才能康复。朗文写作活用〔FAIL〕It takes a little while for an author to realize that his book has been a complete failure. 一个作者要认识到自己的书是彻底失败的作品需要一段时间。朗文写作活用〔RECOVER〕It took Joe quite a long time to get over the divorce. 乔好长一段时间才从离婚的打击中恢复过来。朗文写作活用〔RECOVER〕Losing my job was a terrible blow, and it took me quite a while to recover. 失去工作对我是可怕的打击，我费了相当长的一段时间才恢复过来。朗文写作活用〔SAVE〕She planned to work until she had saved enough money to attend nursing school in Nashville. 她打算工作一段时间，等攒下足够的钱再去上纳什维尔的护士学校。朗文写作活用〔SOON〕According to the company, these deals had been in the offing for some time. 根据公司所说，这几桩生意已经酝酿了一段时间了。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕I'm trying to lay off rich food for a while to lose some weight. 我想停吃油腻的食物一段时间来减点体重。朗文写作活用〔TIME〕We hadn't seen him for a while, and he'd completely changed. 我们有一段时间没看见他，他已经完全变了。朗文写作活用〔USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TO〕The university campus is quite large and it takes new students a while to find their way around it. 大学校园很大，新生需要一段时间才能适应。朗文写作活用〔USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TO〕When first arriving in the Himalayas, mountaineers must give themselves time to acclimatize. 登山者初到达喜马拉雅山时，必须给自己一段时间适应。朗文写作活用〔WORRIED/WORRYING〕It must have been a worrying time for you. 那段时间你一定很担心。朗文写作活用〔a bit on the side〕We've thought for a while that he was having a bit on the side.曾有一段时间，我们认为他有婚外恋。剑桥高阶〔apprenticeship〕He served his apprenticeship in the kitchen before becoming a consultant chef.他成为厨务顾问之前, 在厨房做过一段时间学徒。外研社新世纪〔awakening〕It was during the period of 1943-1945 that his political awakening took place.1943 年至 1945 年这段时间他在政治上开始觉醒了。朗文当代〔bad〕We have been going through a bad time.这段时间我们一直过得不愉快。外研社新世纪〔bundle〕He confessed to having been a bundle of nerves.他承认近段时间一直很紧张。外研社新世纪〔closely〕Both politicians have been closely associated with the movement for some time.这两位政界人士与这场运动有密切联系，而且都已经有一段时间了。剑桥高阶〔come〕I love getting her letters. Come to think of it, I haven't had one for a while.我非常喜欢收到她的来信。想起来了，已经有一段时间没收到了。麦克米伦高阶〔cover〕Her new book covers the period from 1870 to 1918.她的新书涵盖了1870年到1918年这一段时间。麦克米伦高阶〔cycle〕A long period of time; an age.时代：非常长的一段时间；时代美国传统〔delightful〕It has been delightful meeting you.与您接触的这段时间很令人愉快。韦氏高阶〔die back〕They often take a long time to die back after flowering.花期过后，它们的枝叶常常过很长一段时间才会枯萎。柯林斯高阶〔dryness〕He was advised to spend time in the warmth and dryness of Italy.有人建议他去暖和而少雨的意大利呆一段时间。柯林斯高阶〔edge〕A spell of poor health took the edge off her performance.一段时间的身体欠佳影响了她的发挥。外研社新世纪〔eternity〕It seemed an eternity before the doctor appeared.医生来到之前这段时间长得似乎无穷无尽。英汉大词典〔eternity〕The ringing went on for what seemed an eternity, and then someone answered.电话响了似乎很长一段时间，然后有人接了电话。柯林斯高阶〔feel〕How would you feel about working with Nicole for a while? 与妮科尔共事一段时间你觉得怎么样？朗文当代〔firmly〕There's unlikely to be firm news about the convoy's progress for some time.一段时间内都不大可能会有关于车队行进情况的确切消息。柯林斯高阶〔flatten〕A longer pile carpet will flatten over time.较长的绒毛地毯过一段时间会变得平伏。麦克米伦高阶〔flux〕Education remains in a state of flux which will take some time to settle down.教育还处于不断变化中，需要一段时间才能稳定下来。柯林斯高阶〔frailty〕She died after a long period of increasing frailty.在很长一段时间里她身体日渐衰弱, 最后离开人世。外研社新世纪〔freeze〕The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer.窗子底下关不严，所以有一段时间即使是在盛夏我们也觉得很冷。柯林斯高阶〔go out〕I once went out with a French man.我曾经同一位法国男子交往过一段时间。柯林斯高阶〔hall〕For a brief time they had shared a room in hall.曾有很短一段时间他们合住过一间学生宿舍。朗文当代〔intervening〕I had spent the intervening time in London, with Gretchen.我与格蕾琴在伦敦度过了那中间的一段时间。柯林斯高阶〔land〕We travelled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.我们到处旅游了一段时间，最后抵达西雅图。牛津高阶〔last for〕The close weather will last for some time.这种闷热的天气将持续一段时间。21世纪英汉〔meanwhile〕Bob spent fifteen months alone on his yacht. Ann, meanwhile, took care of the children on her own.鲍勃独自在他的游艇上待了十五个月。在这段时间，安一个人照顾孩子。牛津高阶〔memory〕If my memory serves me correctly , he lived in Paris for a while.如果我没记错的话，他在巴黎住过一段时间。朗文当代〔meter〕The cab driver left the meter running while I helped Mum to her front door.我扶妈妈下车走到前门口这段时间，出租车司机一直开着计价器。剑桥高阶〔mopping-up〕The war was effectively over, although skirmishing and mopping-up went on for some time.战争实际上结束了，不过一些小冲突和清理行动还持续了一段时间。剑桥高阶〔mourning〕The period during which a death is mourned.服丧期：哀悼死者的一段时间美国传统〔muddle〕There followed a long period of confusion and muddle.接下来是很长一段时间的困惑和混乱。牛津高阶〔mull over〕McLaren had been mulling over an idea to make a movie.麦克拉伦琢磨着要拍一部电影已经有段时间了。柯林斯高阶〔neck〕It's a legacy which will hang around the country's neck for some time to come.这个遗留问题在未来一段时间内仍将困扰这个国家。外研社新世纪〔nuance〕It took a while to get used to the social nuances of the office.过一段时间才适应了办公室里微妙的人际关系。牛津搭配〔number cruncher〕Even if the recovery is under way, it may be some time before the official number crunchers confirm it.即便经济已经开始复苏，仍要过一段时间官方统计数字才能确认这一点。柯林斯高阶〔obey〕For some time mathematicians have suspected that biological shapes and processes obey mathematical rules.有一段时间数学家们曾推测生物形态和进程是遵循数学规律的。外研社新世纪〔occasion〕Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.然而，因弗内斯队在下半场经受住了考验，踢出了很长一段时间以来的最佳水平。柯林斯高阶〔off-season〕A part of the year marked by a cessation or lessening of normal activity, as of a business.淡季：一年中的一段时间。其显著特点是正常的活动，如商业活动停止或减少了美国传统〔officer〕The Indian Army was for long exclusively officered by the British.印度军队曾有很长一段时间全都是由英国人指挥的。外研社新世纪〔off〕It was ten past three now, the morning was a long time off.现在才3点10分,离早晨还有好长一段时间。英汉大词典〔off〕It'll take some time before she manages to pay off all her debts.她要花一段时间才能偿清所有的债务。剑桥高阶〔onslaught〕The onslaught of orders should keep aircraft manufacturers busy for some time.纷至沓来的订单应该会让飞机制造商忙碌一段时间。柯林斯高阶〔overlap〕The two lives overlapped each other.那两种生物有一段时间相互间具有共性。21世纪英汉〔patch〕I was going through a patch of poor health.我那段时间健康状况不佳。牛津搭配〔period〕He went through a period of wanting to be accepted.有一段时间他渴望受到认可。外研社新世纪〔period〕We worked almost every week for a period of time.有一段时间, 我们几乎每周都工作。外研社新世纪〔pinch〕If you're in a pinch, I'm sure they'd look after Jenny for a while.如果你有急事，他们肯定会暂时照顾珍妮一段时间。朗文当代〔plateau〕The recent boom in mobile phone sales seems to have reached a plateau.最近移动电话的销售量在经历了一段时间的高速增长后好像已经停滞了。麦克米伦高阶〔postpone〕They've decided to postpone having a family for a while.他们决定推迟一段时间要孩子。朗文当代〔pour〕The shops and offices pour millions of lookers into the streets at this time of day.一天中的这段时间有数以百万计的职工从商店和办公场所涌向街头。21世纪英汉〔print〕The company has for some time printed its phone number on its products.有一段时间，公司把电话号码印在产品上。柯林斯高阶〔renounce〕After a period of imprisonment she renounced terrorism.在被囚禁一段时间之后，她宣布放弃恐怖主义。柯林斯高阶〔rough-hew〕He rough-hewed a statue out of a block of jade rapidly but then polished it slowly over a long period.他用一块玉石很快地凿出塑像的毛坯，然后花很长一段时间慢慢加以修饰。21世纪英汉〔season〕This season's look is soft and romantic.这段时间的流行风格是柔和、浪漫。牛津高阶〔see〕I want to see something of the countryside.我想在村里呆一段时间。 英汉大词典〔short〕After a short period living in London, she moved back to Glasgow.在伦敦小住一段时间后，她重新搬回到格拉斯哥。麦克米伦高阶〔slog〕It will be a long, hard slog before everything is back to normal.要艰苦工作很长一段时间，一切才能恢复正常。韦氏高阶〔spell〕After a brief spell in the army, I returned to teaching.我在部队里呆了一小段时间，又回来教书了。朗文当代〔spell〕She had a brief spell as captain of the team.她曾当过很短一段时间的球队队长。剑桥高阶〔stare〕For a long moment they just stared at each other.有很长一段时间他们只是相互盯着对方看。牛津搭配〔stretch〕You can't learn it all in such a short stretch of time.你不可能在这么短的一段时间内把它全部学会。麦克米伦高阶〔surveillance〕He was arrested after being kept under constant surveillance.在被连续监视了一段时间后，他被逮捕了。柯林斯高阶〔tranquillizer〕She was on tranquillizers for a long time after her son died.儿子死后，她很长一段时间一直服用镇静剂。剑桥高阶〔trying〕The beginning of the show is often a trying time because of latecomers.因有人迟到，演出开始的那段时间往往很烦人。朗文当代〔use〕I used the time to look round the city.我利用这段时间在城市观光。英汉大词典〔visible〕In a very short period of time, she has become a highly visible national leader.在很短的一段时间内，她就变成了一位非常引人注目的国家领袖。剑桥高阶〔warm〕It might take them a while to warm to the idea.他们可能要过一段时间才会喜欢上这个主意。麦克米伦高阶〔watch〕Any of the periods of time into which the day aboard ship is divided and during which a part of the crew is assigned to duty.值班时间：一天中被划分的要求部分船员在甲板上值班的那段时间美国传统〔whereby〕They've set up a plan whereby you can spread the cost over a two-year period.他们已经制订了这样一个计划，允许在一段时间内分期付款。剑桥高阶After you've been in a relationship for a while all sorts of little secrets start to come out of the woodwork.你与异性保持一段时间的浪漫关系后，各种各样的小秘密就开始传出来了。剑桥国际At one time the doctors couldn't cure TB/cure people of TB.曾经有一段时间，医生们无法治愈肺结核。剑桥国际He had an unhappy spell working as an engineer.他做过一段时间工程师，但工作得很不愉快。剑桥国际He went off the field limping from a thigh injury that may take some time to heal.由于需要一段时间才能痊愈的大腿伤，他一瘸一拐地从田里走出来。剑桥国际His father had been turning the idea over (in his mind) (= thinking about it) for some time.他父亲将这个想法反复考虑了一段时间。剑桥国际I'm going to take/have some time off to work on my house.我打算休假一段时间，整修一下我的房子。剑桥国际It took us a while to realize the kitten was a she (= a female) not a he.我们过了一段时间才认识到这只小猫是雌的而不是雄的。剑桥国际It was a long haul (=It took a long time and was difficult), but the alterations to the house are finished at last.经过很长、很艰苦的一段时间后，房屋的改建终于完成了。剑桥国际Many people saw emigration from their poor country to a rich one as a solution to their poverty, and for a long time they were encouraged to hold this view.许多人都认为从他们贫穷的国家移民到一个富国可以解决他们的穷困问题，而且很长一段时间他们都被鼓励持此看法。剑桥国际My doctor said I was looking run-down and ought to take some time to rest.医生说我看上去疲惫不堪，需要休息一段时间。剑桥国际My time at the company has been enormously rewarding.我在公司那段时间获益匪浅。牛津商务Sales have levelled off after a period of rapid growth.销售经过一段时间的快速增长后已趋于平稳。牛津商务She planned a short stay at a hotel to celebrate their anniversary.她计划在饭店中小住一段时间来庆祝他们的结婚纪念日。剑桥国际The country's economy has been deteriorating for some time.国家经济已经经历了一段时间的衰退。剑桥国际The government plans to introduce these changes in/within a fairly long/short time frame.政府计划在很长的一段时间内/在短时间内推行这些变革。剑桥国际The initial outlay of setting up a company is considerable and it takes a while to recover those costs (= get back what you have spent).成立公司最初的费用相当大，要有段时间才能收回成本。剑桥国际The time he spent in the army certainly toughened him up (= made him stronger and better able to deal with difficult situations).在军队度过的那段时间确实使他变得更坚强。剑桥国际There is plenty of wear left in the machine. 这台机器还可用好长一段时间。译典通We have an idea to develop a talking book, but a marketable product is a long way down the road/line/track (= in the future).我们想搞一本有声读物，但要到成品出来还有好长一段时间。剑桥国际 |
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