| 单词 | for the duration |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfor the duration d. The time during which a war lasts, used first of the 1914–18 war from the term of enlistment ‘for four years or the duration of the war’; esp. in for the duration, until the end of the war; hence, for a long or an unconscionably long time. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > for a long time longeOE longOE longlyOE longsomelyOE yorec1275 lastingly1372 longsa1450 for longa1530 in length1566 with the longest1636 stayingly1648 eternally1664 sometime1801 chronically1854 forever1861 somewhile1864 for the duration1916 long-term1947 secularly1971 1916 Punch 12 July 51 ‘I've got a lot of contracts to finish.’ ‘How long will they take?’ ‘Oh, about three years—or the duration of the War.’ 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 86 Duration, for the, a phrase often used colloquially to express weariness and impatience. Men, for instance, whose relief was long overdue might be heard complaining, ‘Are we going to stop here for the duration?’ 1930 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 Apr. Nothing so prosaic as ‘doing one's bit’ would have kept an Italian heart up ‘for the duration’. 1939 Punch 1 Nov. 483/1 Miss Dodge's motor-bicycle..has been laid up for the duration. 1940 New Statesman 19 Oct. 381 We have received a number of letters from country readers offering week-end hospitality for those who must work in London, or ‘duration’ hospitality for their children. 1941 M. Treadgold We couldn't leave Dinah xi. 176 That ought to keep you busy for the duration. 1960 L. Durrell Clea ii. iii. 157 The war had intervened... The Brigadier was pinned down..‘for the duration’. < as lemmas |
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