awhile
英[?'wa?l]
美[?'wa?l]
- adv. 一會兒；片刻
英文詞源
- awhile (adv.)
- Old English ane hwile "(for) a while" (see while (n.)); usually written as one word since 13c.
雙語例句
- 1. He worked awhile as a pharmacist in Cincinnati.
- 他有一段時間在辛辛那提當藥劑師。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile.
- 正餐以后,休息片刻;晚餐以后, 步行一里.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The bus is not due yet awhile.
- 公共汽車還要一會兒才會來.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago.
- 他努力克制自己的煙癮，不去抽一支戒掉沒多久的雪茄。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Authorities had been looking for him for awhile and he finally turned himself in late last night.
- 一段時間來當局一直在搜尋他，直至昨天深夜他最終向警方自首。
來自柯林斯例句