ADJECTIVE | VERB + WHILE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief, little, short一會兒;不久;短短一會兒▸➤fair, good, long, some相當一段時間;好一段時間◇Things continued quiet for some while.好一段時間都沒有什麼動靜。VERB + WHILE➤take花費一段時間◇I'll mend it for you, but it could take a while.我可以給你修修,但需要一段時間。PREPOSITION➤after a while過了一段時間◇After a while, I began to get bored with my job.過了一段時間,我開始厭煩我的工作了。➤for a while一段時間◇They chatted for a while.他們聊了一會兒。➤for the while (BrE) 一段時間◇There's no need to do anything for the while.這段時間不需要做任何事情。➤in a while過會兒◇I'll be back in a while.我過會兒就回來。PHRASES➤all the while一直◇The bird hopped across the lawn, keeping a sharp lookout all the while.小鳥在草坪上跳來跳去,一直保持着高度警惕。➤once in a while偶爾◇Everybody makes a mistake once in a while.每個人都偶爾會犯錯誤。➤(for) quite a while相當長一段時間◇He kept me waiting for quite a while.他讓我等了好一陣子。➤a while back不久以前◇The problems started a while back.問題剛剛出現不久。
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