quite a while

相当长时间:指很长的一段时间。
常用释义
相当长时间:指很长的一段时间。

例句

1·Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about fate moving in a mysterious way!

用了我们好长一段时间才到这里,不是吗?这叫作命运难料啊!

—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

2·They are making progress, but it will be quite a while before any vaccines are ready.

他们取得了进展,但要研制出疫苗还需要相当长的一段时间。

3·We've not been in touch for quite a while.

我们好久没联系了。

4·Hello, Joe. Haven't seen you for quite a while.

你好,乔,好久不见了。

5·I think it will take quite a while for us to be on board.

我想我们需要等待一段时间才能登机。

6·So it took both plants quite a while to catch on in Europe.

因此,这两家工厂都花了相当长的时间才在欧洲流行起来。

7·It takes them quite a while to read through the entries, but eventually they decide on the top five stories.

要看完所有的参赛作品,他们得花上好一段时间,但最终他们会决出最佳的五篇。

8·And I haven't offered it in quite a while now, so I doubt you ever studied that period on the college level.

我已经很久没教过这门课了,所以我怀疑你在大学阶段可能没有学过关于那个时期的内容。

9·I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.

我听了好一会儿,可什么也没听见。

—— 《新英汉大辞典》

10·We have worked with Apple for quite a while.

我们和苹果在一起工作好一段时间了。