| 单词 | a long time |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔CAN/CAN'T〕After the accident it was a long time before she was able to walk again. 事故发生后过了很长一段时间她才能重新走路。朗文写作活用〔DO/NOT DO〕He's been in the yard a long time - what's he doing out there? 他在院子里已好久了——他在那儿干什么？朗文写作活用〔FREE〕Many of these young offenders should have been freed a long time ago. 这些少年犯有许多早就应该被释放了。朗文写作活用〔HOPE〕Some seeds take a long time to germinate, so don't lose hope if nothing happens in the first year. 有些种子要过很长时间才会发芽，所以第一年里如果没有动静也不要失去希望。朗文写作活用〔accept〕For a long time, he simply could not accept that she was dead.在很长一段时间里，他就是无法接受她死了的事实。麦克米伦高阶〔ago〕He stopped working some time ago(= quite a long time ago).好久以前他就停止工作了。牛津高阶〔allegiance〕As an Englishman who'd lived for a long time in France, he felt a certain conflict of allegiances when the two countries played soccer.作为一个在法国生活了很长时间的英国人，当两国足球队比赛时，对于要支持哪一方，他的内心会有一番思想斗争。剑桥高阶〔contemplate〕He contemplated the meaning of the poem for a long time.对于那首诗的含义，他深思了很久。韦氏高阶〔draw〕Ruth held him for a long time before they drew apart.露丝抱住他，两人过了很久才分开。麦克米伦高阶〔ere〕It will be a long time ere I see her again.很久以后我才会再见到她。英汉大词典〔finished〕It took a long time to do, but the finished product was worth it.做了很长时间，但是从成品看是值得的。朗文当代〔former〕It was a long time after the accident before he seemed like his former self (= behaved in the way he had before).事故过后很长时间，他似乎才恢复了先前的样子。剑桥高阶〔get over〕It took her a long time to get over the operation.她过了很长时间才从手术中康复。外研社新世纪〔happy〕Andrew felt happier than he had been for a long time.安德鲁觉得好久没这么开心了。牛津搭配〔heal〕A broken heart takes a long time to heal.受伤的心需要很长时间才能愈合。剑桥高阶〔hurt〕It was a hurt that would take a long time to heal.那是需要很长时间才能瘉合的创伤。牛津高阶〔keen〕She keened for a long time at her mother's funeral.她在她母亲的葬礼上恸哭了好一阵。21世纪英汉〔last〕The storm could last quite a long time.暴风雨可能持续很长时间。牛津搭配〔long〕It's a long time since I saw Rachel.自我见到雷切尔以来已有很长一段时间了。麦克米伦高阶〔long〕It's a long time since I worked there.我不在那里工作已经很久了。剑桥高阶〔look forward to〕He has been looking forward to going to England for a long time.好久以来他一直盼望去英国。21世纪英汉〔quite〕It's quite the best party I've been to in a long time.这是我很久以来参加过的最好的一次聚会。麦克米伦高阶〔ravel〕It took Daisy a long time to ravel out all the wool.黛西花了很长时间才把所有的毛线解开。剑桥高阶〔resign〕He had resigned the last vestiges of self-respect a long time before.他在好久以前就把最后的一点自尊心也抛弃了。英汉大词典〔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〔sort out〕It took a long time to sort out the mess.理清这个混乱局面花了很长时间。外研社新世纪〔staging post〕For people who have spent a long time in a mental hospital, a hostel acts as an important staging post (= a place to stay temporarily) between the hospital and a home of their own.对于在精神病院中呆了很长时间的人来说，招待所是从出院到找到他们自己的居所期间重要的中转站。剑桥高阶〔time〕Her parents died a long time ago.她父母很久以前就去世了。牛津搭配〔time〕That was the best restaurant I've been to for/in a long time (= a long period has gone past since I went to such a good restaurant).那是我很长一段时间以来去过的最好的饭店。剑桥高阶〔unlikely〕The dispute is unlikely to end for a long time.这次争论在很长一段时间内不大可能停止。外研社新世纪〔wash〕It took a long time to wash the mud out of his hair.花了很长时间才把他头发上的污泥洗干净。柯林斯高阶〔work〕After someone dies, it can take a long time to work though your grief.有人去世之后，人们可能需要很长时间才能从悲伤中恢复。朗文当代〔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〔yet〕She won't be back for a long time yet.她很长一段时间都不会回来的。剑桥高阶Fiona's parents took a long time to accept her gayness (= her homosexuality).菲奥娜的父母过了很长的时间才接受她的同性恋行为。剑桥国际For a long time after the accident, he had no movement in (= was unable to move) his legs.事故发生后很久，他的腿一直不能动弹。剑桥国际Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy and light-headed.长时间的缺乏睡眠使我头晕目眩。剑桥国际If you want jam to keep for a long time, you must seal the jars well.如果你想把果酱保存得时间长一些，你就必须把罐子密封好。剑桥国际It took a long time for him to repair his health. 他过了好长时间才恢复健康。译典通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Kevin had been ill for a long time, but the doctor has finally given him a clean bill of health (=has said that he is healthy again).凯文病了很久，可医生终于给他开了健康证明书。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 father has been sick for a long time.我父亲已病了很久。剑桥国际Seeing Adrian again after such a long time really made my day.经过这么长时间又见到了阿德里安，我非常高兴。剑桥国际She won't be back for a long time yet.她在将来的很长一段时间内是不会回来的。剑桥国际She's very traditional (= Her opinions and ways of behaving are like those that have existed for a long time, rather than being modern).她是一个非常传统的人。剑桥国际That was the best restaurant I've been to for/in a long time (= a long period has gone past since I went to such a good restaurant).那是长时间以来我去过的最好的饭店。剑桥国际The villagers retain a strong attachment to their traditional values/customs/beliefs (= those that have been believed or followed by a particular society or group of people for a long time without changing).村民们继续一成不变地保持着他们传统的价值观/习俗/信仰。剑桥国际We have not/haven't seen her for a long time.我们已经很久没有看到她了。剑桥国际We protested about the changes for a long time, but in the end we had to submit.我们对这种改变已抗议多时，但最终还是不得不屈服。剑桥国际 |
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