| 词汇 | awhile |
| 释义 | awhile adverb literaryuk /əˈwaɪl/ us /əˈwaɪl/ for a short time: 片刻;暂时 Stay awhile and rest.稍停片刻，休息一下。 I read awhile, then slept.我看了一会儿书，然后就睡觉了。 Short in time abbreviated at a moment's/two hours'/three weeks', etc. noticeidiom be short noticeidiom bite-sized blink blitz bout brief dose in the blink of an eyeidiom instant jiffy mayfly micro-moment minute snatched split second transient transiently trice awhile | American Dictionaryawhile adverb[ not gradable ] us/əˈhwɑɪl, əˈwɑɪl/ for a short time: I’d like to rest awhile before we continue. Examples of awhileawhile The 'audience' might walk through the space or sit awhile. Indeed, if he had waited awhile, perhaps even to the end of today, he would not have asked that question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us wait awhile to see if there are any weaknesses in the order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not too early to say that their work is already bearing fruit, but we should not expect anything revolutionary from them yet awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are certainly considering replacement, but there is no need to make a decision just yet awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no good just waiting awhile to see whether something will turn up in a few weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He might have the courtesy to wait awhile before intervening. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that there was a case for a pause, for people to stand back and ponder awhile before reaching firm conclusions for the future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were seen long since, but have been lost awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps he would like to sit down and wait awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unfortunately, it does not look as if we can hope for the first yet awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can all recall many friends whom we have "known long since and lost awhile". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think we had better leave that point awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not true that they are taking over the universities yet awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our urge is to stay and linger awhile. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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