英语词汇“a while”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-学习网

复合形式：
英语		中文
a while ago advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(short time in the past)	不久前 bù jiǔ qián
		前不久 qián bù jiǔ
		前段时间
	(口语)	前些日子
	A while ago I went on vacation to Cancun.
after a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(some time later)	一会儿以后 yí huì er yǐ hòu
		过了一会儿 guò le yí huì er
	At first he felt no pain. After a while, his arm began to ache.
every once in a while exprexpression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own."	(occasionally)	每隔一段时间
		偶尔 ǒu ěr
		有时 yǒu shí
	Every once in a while, Paula goes to the gym.
for a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(for some time)	一会 yí huì
		一阵子 yí zhèn zi
		一阵子 yí zhèn zi
	I'm going down to the pub for a while.
in a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(a short time from now)	一会 yí huì
		不久 bù jiǔ
	I'll be back in a while to pick up the rest of my belongings.
in a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(for an unspecified period)	有一阵子
		有些时间
	I haven't seen Steve in a while; I wonder what he's doing these days.
once in a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(occasionally)	偶尔 ǒu ěr
		时而 shí ér
		有时 yǒu shí
	I hear from old school friends once in a while.
quite a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(a considerable time)	相当久
		很长时间 hěn cháng shí jiān
	It has been quite a while since I last saw him.
for quite a while advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very* rare," "happening now," "fall down."*	(for a considerable time)	有相当久了
		有很长时间了
	I haven't seen him for quite a while.
take a while v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end."	informal (be fairly time-consuming)	需要一段时间
		要花一阵子