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for a while

/fɔːr ə waɪl/
adverbial phrase★初级— 暂时
neutral

一段时间内;暂时

She stayed with us for a while after the accident.

事故后她暂时和我们住在一起。

I haven't seen him for a while.

我有一阵子没见到他了。

💡

强调时间长度不确定,但通常指较短或中等时长。

搭配

for a short while短暂for a long while很长一段时间after a while过了一会儿

同义词

for some timetemporarilyfor a spell

反义词

foreverpermanentlyindefinitely

相关短语

for the time being短语
暂时
for now短语
目前
in the meantime短语
在此期间

💡专业提示

区分持续时间

for a while强调不确定的时间长度,而具体时间长度(如'for three days')需用具体数字。

⚡黄金法则

时态搭配

通常与现在完成时(have/has been)或过去时(was/were)连用,表示某段时间内的状态。例如:'I've been tired for a while.'(我累了一阵子了。)

📖词源

由介词for(表示持续时间)+冠词a +名词while(表示一段时间)组成,源于古英语hwīl(时间、时刻)。该短语在14世纪左右开始出现,用于表示时间段。

📝用法说明

1. 通常用于现在完成时或过去时,表示某段时间内的状态或动作。2. 不与具体时间长度(如'for two hours')连用,但可与'for a while'构成强调。3. 在口语中常缩略为'for a bit'。

单词拆解

for
表示持续时间
preposition
+
a
冠词
article
+
while
一段时间
noun
英汉词典

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