| 单词 | a while |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DRINK〕The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while. 医生叫吉米戒一阵子酒。朗文写作活用〔LATER〕After a while, we got tired of waiting and went home. 过了一会儿，我们等得累了，就回家了。朗文写作活用〔STRICT/NOT STRICT〕I've decided we need to ease up on Sally and take the pressure off her for a while. 我拿定主意了，我们要对萨莉宽容些，减轻一下她的压力。朗文写作活用〔acclimatization〕It took her a while to get acclimatized to her new surroundings.她花了一段时间才适应了新的环境。柯林斯高阶〔adjust〕The lifestyle is so very different - it takes a while to adjust.生活方式差别太大了，得过一段时间才能适应。剑桥高阶〔babble〕They rested a while by a babbling brook.他们在潺潺的小溪边休息了一会儿。剑桥高阶〔bearing〕It takes a while to get your bearings when you start a new job.刚开始干一份工作时，需要花一段时间才能适应新环境。剑桥高阶〔chew over〕Chew it over for a while before you decide.你考虑一下再做决定。韦氏高阶〔cloy〕After a while, his prose style starts to cloy.读了一会儿之后，他散文风格便开始让人觉得腻烦。剑桥高阶〔cloy〕After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy.过了一会儿，浓味酱汁开始显得油腻了。牛津高阶〔conversation〕After a while, the conversation turned to a friend's coming wedding.一会儿以后，话题就转到一个朋友即将举行的婚礼上去了。朗文当代〔crutch〕I was on crutches for a while.有一段时间我拄拐。柯林斯高阶〔debate〕She debated with herself for a while, and then picked up the phone.她仔细琢磨了一会儿，然后拿起了电话。牛津高阶〔excitement〕This job loses its excitement after a while.这份工作很快就不那么让人兴奋了。韦氏高阶〔game〕Don't forget that she's new to this game and will take a while to complete the task.别忘了她在这方面是个新手, 完成任务还需要一些时间。外研社新世纪〔get down〕The idea has been going around in my head for quite a while and now I am getting it down on paper.这个想法在我脑海里萦绕许久了，我现在就将它写在纸上。柯林斯高阶〔get your feet wet〕I worked as a substitute teacher for a while, just to get my feet wet.我做了一段时间代课老师，用来熟悉情况。剑桥高阶〔go out〕I've been going out with her for quite a while now. = We've been going out for quite a while now.我跟她已经相恋很长时间了。韦氏高阶〔go〕I'll have a go at driving for a while if you're tired.你要是累了，我来替你开会儿车。剑桥高阶〔heavy〕Eric was real heavy into drugs for a while.埃里克一度沉溺于毒品。朗文当代〔huff and puff〕She'll huff and puff for a while, but she'll calm down later.她会发一会儿脾气，但是稍后就会平静下来。韦氏高阶〔irritating〕The song gets a bit irritating after a while.这首歌听一会儿之后就让人有点儿听不下去了。牛津搭配〔kick〕Remaining in the deep water for a while, she begins to kick her way up towards the surface.她在深水中逗留片刻之后开始踢打着水向水面游去。21世纪英汉〔lay down〕At noon, we laid down the rakes and rested for a while.中午，我们放下耙子，休息了一会儿。韦氏高阶〔live〕The TV's broken - we'll just have to live without (= not have) it for a while.电视机坏了 ——这段时间我们只好不看电视了。剑桥高阶〔maybe〕Wait a while, maybe a few days.等一等吧，也许要过几天。柯林斯高阶〔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〔once〕I still see Ken around town once in a while.我仍不时在市区看到肯。麦克米伦高阶〔push〕We rested for a while then pushed on to the next camp.我们休息了一会，然后继续朝下一个营地迈进。牛津高阶〔rest〕She went to her room to rest for a while.她回自己的房间去睡一会儿。韦氏高阶〔rim〕The golf ball rimmed the cup for a while and fell at last into the hole.高尔夫球在穴边打了一会儿转，最后落进洞内。21世纪英汉〔ring〕After a while her firm voice rang out, “All right! I'll go.” 过了一会儿,她突然坚决地大声说:“好!我去!” 英汉大词典〔roam〕We roamed around town for a while before dinner.吃饭之前我们在镇上四处闲逛了一会儿。韦氏高阶〔sit〕We were tired so we decided to sit down for a while.我们累了，决定坐一会儿。麦克米伦高阶〔swither〕He swithered for a while,then told me yes.他犹豫了一会儿，然后对我说行。21世纪英汉〔tiresome〕All those stories about his childhood can become tiresome after a while.所有那些关于他童年的故事过一段时间就会没意思了。韦氏高阶〔touch and go〕It was touch and go there for a while, but the patient survived.虽然病人一时情况不稳定，但还是活了下来。韦氏高阶〔under〕We sat under a tree and rested a while.我们坐在树下歇了一会儿。韦氏高阶〔wander around〕I just wandered around for a while.我只是四处游荡了一阵子。外研社新世纪〔while〕He kept me waiting for quite a while.他让我等了好一阵子。牛津搭配〔while〕I've been waiting here quite a while.相当长的一段时间麦克米伦高阶〔while〕Mr Thomas will be with you in a while.托马斯先生过一会儿会来见你。朗文当代〔while〕They talked for a while and then went home together.他们交谈了一会儿, 然后一起回家。外研社新世纪After a while the bull began to bellow in pain.过了一会儿公牛开始痛苦地吼叫。剑桥国际Australian wines were quite popular for a while, but now they're rather passé 澳大利亚葡萄酒有一阵很流行，但现在已相当过时了。剑桥国际He managed to work quite hard for a while but I fear he's sliding back into his old habits.他有一段时间工作得很努力，但我担心他现在又滑回旧习惯中。剑桥国际He was very excited and angry and blustered for a while. 他非常激动，怒气冲冲，且咆哮了一阵。译典通She was on (= using) Valium for a while several years ago.几年以前她使用了一阵子安定药。剑桥国际That car ahead seems to be swerving a lot --I think I'll hang back (=drive a safe distance behind) for a while.前面那辆车似乎转来转去的----我想我得和它保持一定的车距。剑桥国际We were making good progress on this project for a while, but now things have begun to backslide and we're behind schedule.我们在这项工程上有一段时期曾取得显著进展，但最近却发生滑坡，甚至落后于预定计划。剑桥国际 |
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