| 单词 | 很长时间 |
| 例句 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔DELAY〕The strike is causing long delays at the airport 罢工使机场的航班延误了很长时间。朗文写作活用〔EMPTY〕We spent a long time walking through the bare rooms, remembering the games we used to play there. 我们在这些空荡荡的房间里走了很长时间，回忆着曾在里面玩过的游戏。朗文写作活用〔GET〕It took him a long time to acquire the skills he needed to become a professional artist. 他花了很长时间才学到了职业画家所需的技能。朗文写作活用〔HAPPEN〕The journey to work had taken hours that morning, and I wasn't looking forward to a repeat performance on the way home. 那天早上，上班的路上我花了很长时间，我可不希望回家的路上又是这样。朗文写作活用〔HOT〕It usually takes a long time for the sea to warm up. 海水通常需要很长时间才能暖和起来。朗文写作活用〔LEARN〕You're a quick learner! It took me ages to get the hang of it. 你学得真快！我花了很长时间才学会。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕Getting visas to visit America seemed to take ages. 赴美签证好像要很长时间才能拿到。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕I haven't played chess in a really long while. 我有很长时间没有下国际象棋了。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕I spent ages in town trying to find something to wear for the wedding. 我在镇上逛了很长时间，想买在婚礼上穿的衣服。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕I'm staying here. If I go with you, it'll take forever and a day. 我就留在这儿。如果跟你去，又要花很长时间。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕They've been together so long, I can't figure out why they don't get married. 他们在一起很长时间了，我不明白他们为什么还不结婚。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕We had a game of Scrabble that seemed to go on forever. 我们玩了个拼字游戏，好像玩了很长时间。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕We've been friends for a very long time. 我们已经做了很长时间的朋友了。朗文写作活用〔LOOK FOR〕Many youngsters spend hours surfing the net. 许多年轻人花很长时间上网浏览信息。朗文写作活用〔PRACTISE/PRACTICE〕I hadn't practiced for a long time, so I was really rusty. 我很长时间没有练习，所以相当生疏了。朗文写作活用〔REMOVE〕The spare wheel was right at the back of the boot under a load of suitcases, so it took me ages to get it out. 备用轮胎放在车后面行李箱内的一大堆皮箱底下，所以我花了很长时间才把它取出来。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕If you've smoked for a long time it can be very difficult to quit. 如果你抽了很长时间的烟就很难戒掉。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕The kids spent hours on the computer at first, but the novelty soon wore off. 起初孩子们花很长时间玩电脑，但是新鲜感很快就消失了。朗文写作活用〔TIDY〕It'll take ages to clear this up. 把这里打扫干净得花上很长时间。朗文写作活用〔at court〕He spent a lot of time at court.他在王宫里生活过很长时间。韦氏高阶〔break〕I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.我烦恼了很长时间，后来决定还是把这事告诉她。柯林斯高阶〔case history〕I took her to a homoeopath, who started by taking a very long and detailed case history.我带她去看了顺势疗法, 医师首先花了很长时间详细记录病史。外研社新世纪〔chew〕To talk together in a friendly, leisurely way; chat at length.聊天：友好轻松地一起交谈；很长时间地聊天美国传统〔christen〕We christened him "Slowcoach" because he took so long to do anything.我们给他起了个绰号叫“慢车”，因为他干什么都要花很长时间。剑桥高阶〔come at〕It was a long time before we came at the truth.过了很长时间我们才了解到真相。21世纪英汉〔condition〕In his weakened condition, it took a long time for the wound to heal.他身体虚弱，伤口过了很长时间才愈合。牛津搭配〔digest〕It often takes a long time to digest new ideas.吸收新思想往往需要很长时间。21世纪英汉〔distance〕They quarrelled long distance with the difference.由于这一分歧他们争吵了很长时间。英汉大词典〔drive〕It's a long drive from Auckland to Wellington.从奥克兰到惠灵顿开车要走很长时间。剑桥高阶〔enough〕He had seen quite enough of the country to last him for a very long time.他已经看够了乡村, 足够他回忆很长时间了。外研社新世纪〔fall〕A long silence fell between us.我俩沉默了很长时间。朗文当代〔for years〕I haven't seen my uncle for/in years.我很长时间没见到我舅舅了。剑桥高阶〔from/since the year dot〕He's been in the local pantomime since the year dot.他很长时间以来一直在本地从事哑剧表演。剑桥高阶〔go back〕We go back a long way.我们已经相识很长时间了。外研社新世纪〔go〕It won't take me long once I get going.一旦开始，我不会用很长时间。麦克米伦高阶〔heal〕It took a long time for the wounds to heal.伤口过了很长时间才瘉合。牛津高阶〔it'll〕It's ages since I've seen her so it'll be nice to meet her in town on Thursday.自上次见她以来已很长时间了,非常高兴周四会在城里见到她。柯林斯高阶〔it's〕It's been such a long time since I played.自我上次演出以来已有很长时间了。柯林斯高阶〔knockabout〕He gave one of his best knockabout performances in a long time.他表演了很长时间, 那是他最精彩的闹剧表演之一。外研社新世纪〔labour〕The baby was born after a long labour.这个婴儿经过很长时间的分娩才出生。牛津搭配〔limit〕If police breathalyse me and find I am over the limit I face a long ban and a crippling fine.如果警察对我作呼气测醉试验, 发现我饮酒过量, 我将会面临很长时间的禁驾以及巨额罚款。外研社新世纪〔long-lasting〕The impact of divorce on children can be long-lasting.离婚对于孩子的影响会持续很长时间。朗文当代〔long〕It took a long time to get everything ready.花了很长时间才把一切都准备好。朗文当代〔long〕Many people face a long wait for surgery.许多人要等很长时间才能动手术。麦克米伦高阶〔mindlessly〕I spent many hours mindlessly banging a tennis ball against the wall.我花了很长时间机械地对着墙打网球。外研社新世纪〔month〕It will be months before we get the results.我们要等很长时间才能得到结果。牛津高阶〔mystery〕She was a total mystery to him despite their long association.尽管已经交往很长时间了，但对他而言，她还完全是个谜。牛津搭配〔now〕We've lived here for a long time now. = We've lived here for some time now.我们已经在这儿住了很长时间了。韦氏高阶〔only to do sth〕He spent months negotiating for a pay increase, only to resign from his job soon after he'd received it.他花了很长时间协商要求提高工资，不料工资刚涨不久却辞了职。剑桥高阶〔prediction〕Predictions that the recession will be short are small comfort to those already affected.关于经济衰退不会延续很长时间的预测对那些已经受到影响的人来说只是小小的安慰。外研社新世纪〔preliminary〕He spent a long time on polite preliminaries.他开始时讲了很长时间的客套话。英汉大词典〔primp〕She spends hours primping in front of the mirror.她总是花很长时间在镜子前梳妆打扮。朗文当代〔product〕A figure like that is usually the product of many hours spent in the gym.那样的体形通常是在健身房花了很长时间锻练的结果。剑桥高阶〔quieten〕Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。柯林斯高阶〔rather〕It took quite a long time (NOT a quite long time).这事花了很长时间。朗文当代〔ratty〕I had spent too many hours there and was beginning to get a bit ratty and fed up.我在那儿呆了很长时间，开始有点恼火和不耐烦了。柯林斯高阶〔recover〕It took her a long time to recover from/after her heart operation.她心脏动手术后很长时间身体才复原。剑桥高阶〔repair〕It will take a long time to repair a broken marriage.要使破裂的婚姻重新恢复需要很长时间。21世纪英汉〔rise〕After a long career with the company, she has risen to the position of chief executive.在公司工作了很长时间之后，她升到了首席执行官的职位。剑桥高阶〔round〕She rounded her husband in the ear for a long while.她悄悄地对丈夫耳语了很长时间。21世纪英汉〔selection〕Her selection of a hat took a long time.她挑选一顶帽子花了很长时间。英汉大词典〔selection〕She took a long time to make her selection.她花了很长时间才作出了选择。牛津搭配〔shamefaced〕There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.沉默持续了很长时间，而我父亲看上去面带愧色。柯林斯高阶〔signal〕We were held up for ages at a signal just outside Waterloo.我们在滑铁卢站外的信号灯那里停了很长时间。外研社新世纪〔soak〕I had a good long soak in the bath.我在浴缸里舒舒服服地泡了很长时间。朗文当代〔sound ... out〕I spent a lot of time sounding them out on the plan to extend the building.我花了很长时间向他们打探扩建的规划。21世纪英汉〔spend〕I spent a lot of time cleaning that room.我花了很长时间打扫那个房间。剑桥高阶〔take〕We took a long walk through the pines.我们走了很长时间才穿过松林。外研社新世纪〔tardive〕Having symptoms that develop slowly or appear long after inception. Used of a disease.迟发性的：具有在开始发展缓慢或过很长时间才出现的症状的。用于指疾病美国传统〔tease ... out〕It took us a long time to tease out the important facts from a dry mass of details.我们花了很长时间从一大堆枯燥乏味的细节中理出重要的事实。21世纪英汉〔throw〕It's taken me ages to throw off this cold.我感冒了很长时间才好。朗文当代〔time〕Did you have to wait a long time for a bus?你乘公交汽车要等很长时间吗？外研社新世纪〔time〕For a long time I didn't tell anyone.很长时间我都没告诉任何人。外研社新世纪〔time〕It took them a long time to find out what was causing the problem.他们花了很长时间才找出问题的原因。韦氏高阶〔undress〕He took ages getting undressed and climbing into the sleeping bag.他花了很长时间脱衣服并钻进睡袋。英汉大词典〔unlearn〕It took him a long time to unlearn what he learned in his childhood.经过很长时间他才忘却了儿童时代所学到的知识。21世纪英汉〔wait〕We had a long wait for the bus.我们等公共汽车等了很长时间。牛津高阶〔wildness〕For a long time I daren't tell him I knew, and when I did he went wild.很长时间我都不敢告诉他我知道了，但当我告诉他时，他简直气疯了。柯林斯高阶〔will〕It won't take long.这不会花很长时间。外研社新世纪〔work〕We went for a long walk to work up an appetite.我们散了很长时间的步来激起食欲。麦克米伦高阶〔worth〕It was a long climb to the top of the hill, but it was worth it for the view from the top.攀登到山顶要很长时间，但为了能看到山顶上的风景，这是值得的。剑桥高阶〔wrestle with〕After wrestling with myself for a long time,I decided to leave this city.经过很长时间思考，我决定离开这座城市。21世纪英汉He took ages getting undressed. 他脱衣服花了很长时间。译典通He's a restless type -- he never stays in one country for long.他是永不安宁的一类人----从不在一个国家停留很长时间。剑桥国际Her scar healed, but the redness remained for a long time.她的伤疤愈合了，但疤红留了很长时间。剑桥国际How are you--I haven't seen you for/in years! 你好吗----很长时间没见到你了!剑桥国际I've been learning music for a long time, but I still can't play it on / at sight (= the first time I see it).我学习音乐已经有很长时间了，但我仍不能一看到它(曲谱)就演奏。剑桥国际I've been waiting in this queue for ages.我在这队伍中等了很长时间了。剑桥国际I've had my hair in a bob for quite a long time now.到现在我留短发已很长时间了。剑桥国际If we all pitch in, it shouldn't take too long.如果我们齐心协力，不会用很长时间。剑桥国际It feels/seems like (= as if it was) ages since we last spoke and yet it was only last week.从我们上次说过话到现在好像有很长时间了，而事实上那只不过是上星期的事。剑桥国际It must take ages to lace boots with so many holes.靴子这么多眼，穿鞋带一定要很长时间。剑桥国际It takes a long time (= many hours are needed) to get from London to Sydney.从伦敦到悉尼要花很长时间。剑桥国际It takes a long time to prepare the dish but the results are so good that it's worth the effort.准备这盘菜要花很长时间，但效果那么好，这些工夫也不算白费。剑桥国际It took a long time for the penny to drop.花了很长时间才搞明白。剑桥国际It was a long time/while before I received a reply.我等了很长时间才得到答复。剑桥国际She has long been a champion of prisoners’rights/the disabled/free speech.她很长时间来一直是犯人权利/残疾人利益/言论自由的拥护者。剑桥国际These plums must be quite old because they've gone all squashy.这些李子肯定很长时间了，因为它们全都变软了。剑桥国际They made a long search for the lost child. 他们花很长时间寻找失踪的孩子。译典通They seem to be taking a long time to decide.他们好像要很长时间才能决定。剑桥国际 |
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