1 N-UNCOUNT 永恒;永生;不朽 Eternity is time without an end or a state of existence outside time, especially the state which some people believe they will pass into after they have died.
永恒;永生;不朽 2 N-SING 极长的一段时间;似乎无穷尽的一段时间 If you say that a situation lasted for
an eternity, you mean that it seemed to last an extremely long time, usually because it was boring or unpleasant.
极长的一段时间;似乎无穷尽的一段时间 -
The war continued for an eternity.
那场战争持续了极长的一段时间。
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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。
SYN ages, years, an age, centuries
Quotations
Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end? Tom Stoppard Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought! Joseph Addison Cato Every instant of time is a pinprick of eternity Marcus Aurelius Meditations Eternity is in love with the productions of time William Blake The Marriage of Heaven and Hell View usage for:All yearsLast 10 yearsLast 50 yearsLast 100 yearsLast 300 years