英语词汇“a while”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. a while (also rarely one while): (a) as noun phrase, a time, esp. a short or moderate time (chiefly with the prepositions after, for, in, †within); sometimes mistakenly written as one word, under the influence of awhile adv. Contextually: = a considerable time, some time, as in quite a while (colloquial). (b) as adverbial phr. = for a (short or moderate) time (see also awhile adv.).once in a while: see once adv., conj., adj., and n. Phrases 9.

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the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adverb]

short whilec897

littleOE

awhileOE

littlec1175

a litel wanc1200

a while1297

while?a1505

till soona1529

for a moment1593

for a moment1611

short1611

for a flash1625

momentally1646

momentarily1655

for a sudden1688

shortly1809

momently1827

the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > a long time

seven daysOE

a while1297

dreichc1440

dreightc1450

yearsa1470

age1577

week1597

montha1616

patriarch's age1693

length1697

eternity1700

a month of Sundays1759

a week of Sundays1822

a week of Saturdays1831

dog's age1833

forever1833

while1836

aeon1880

donkey's years1916

light year1929

yonks1968

(a)

c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke iv. 5 In momento temporis, in huil tides.]

a1300 Havelok 722 Ne were neuere but ane hwile Þat it ne gan a wind to rise.

c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4573 Wyþinne a wyle þer wer y-dyȝt, Mo þan ten þousant of Sarzyns wyȝt.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1620 Þe burne byfore baltazar was broȝt in a whyle.

1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vii. x. 226 Within a whyle they sawe a toure as whyte as ony snowe.

1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xxiii. 72 It was doon but awhyle agoon.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. iv. 29 Quhen Apollo list..leif the flude Exanthus, for a quhile, To vesy Delos.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxi. 213 They were within a whyell far fro y^e londes of y^e .ii. admyralles sarazyns.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xvi. f. cxlv After awhyle ye shall nott se me, and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me.

1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Tt.i After a whiles silence.

1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 218 Pleasantly they passed a while together.

1718 F. Hutchinson Hist. Ess. conc. Witchcraft xv. 185 After a while's Practice.

1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II. (at cited word) A while's work, work requiring a certain time.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xliv. 430 It is to be forgotten now; to be forgotten for a while.

1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. App. 700 So Eadwig escapes, at least for one while.

1882 ‘Ouida’ Bimbi 44 After awhile they seemed to pacify each other.

1900 Longman's Mag. Mar. 450 She..rather enjoyed getting wet through once in a while.

1905 E. Glyn Vicissitudes Evangeline 149 It was quite a while before he elicited the facts from me.

(b)1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 2352 He sede he moste wende a wule out of þis lond.a1300 Cursor Mundi 1309 Quen seth a quil had loked in, He sagh..mikel welth and win.a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3622 A wyel sco hir vmbithogt.1423 Kingis Quair ii I..toke a boke to rede apon a quhile.1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 97 The sayde league continued but a while.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 918 The warie fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and look'd a while, Pondering his Voyage. 1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. ii. xiv. 37 My Landlord and the Coachman won't overtake them one while, I warrant.1781 S. Johnson Fenton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VI. 3 He was a while secretary to Charles earl of Orrery.1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. ii I will sit down a while.1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1877) vii. 148 The Smallpox epidemic, which a while since so unaccountably spread.

单词	a while
释义	> as lemmas a while c. a while (also rarely one while): (a) as noun phrase, a time, esp. a short or moderate time (chiefly with the prepositions after, for, in, †within); sometimes mistakenly written as one word, under the influence of awhile adv. Contextually: = a considerable time, some time, as in quite a while (colloquial). (b) as adverbial phr. = for a (short or moderate) time (see also awhile adv.).once in a while: see once adv., conj., adj., and n. Phrases 9. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > [adverb] short whilec897 littleOE awhileOE littlec1175 a litel wanc1200 a while1297 while?a1505 till soona1529 for a moment1593 for a moment1611 short1611 for a flash1625 momentally1646 momentarily1655 for a sudden1688 shortly1809 momently1827 the world > time > duration > [noun] > long duration or lasting through time > a long time seven daysOE a while1297 dreichc1440 dreightc1450 yearsa1470 age1577 week1597 montha1616 patriarch's age1693 length1697 eternity1700 a month of Sundays1759 a week of Sundays1822 a week of Saturdays1831 dog's age1833 forever1833 while1836 aeon1880 donkey's years1916 light year1929 yonks1968 (a) c950 Lindisf. Gosp. Luke iv. 5 In momento temporis, in huil tides.] a1300 Havelok 722 Ne were neuere but ane hwile Þat it ne gan a wind to rise. c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) l. 4573 Wyþinne a wyle þer wer y-dyȝt, Mo þan ten þousant of Sarzyns wyȝt. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 1620 Þe burne byfore baltazar was broȝt in a whyle. 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vii. x. 226 Within a whyle they sawe a toure as whyte as ony snowe. 1489 W. Caxton tr. C. de Pisan Bk. Fayttes of Armes i. xxiii. 72 It was doon but awhyle agoon. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid iv. iv. 29 Quhen Apollo list..leif the flude Exanthus, for a quhile, To vesy Delos. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxi. 213 They were within a whyell far fro y^e londes of y^e .ii. admyralles sarazyns. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John xvi. f. cxlv After awhyle ye shall nott se me, and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me. 1561 T. Hoby tr. B. Castiglione Courtyer iv. sig. Tt.i After a whiles silence. 1621 M. Wroth Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania 218 Pleasantly they passed a while together. 1718 F. Hutchinson Hist. Ess. conc. Witchcraft xv. 185 After a while's Practice. 1847 J. O. Halliwell Dict. Archaic & Provinc. Words II. (at cited word) A while's work, work requiring a certain time. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xliv. 430 It is to be forgotten now; to be forgotten for a while. 1870 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 2) I. App. 700 So Eadwig escapes, at least for one while. 1882 ‘Ouida’ Bimbi 44 After awhile they seemed to pacify each other. 1900 Longman's Mag. Mar. 450 She..rather enjoyed getting wet through once in a while. 1905 E. Glyn Vicissitudes Evangeline 149 It was quite a while before he elicited the facts from me. (b)1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 2352 He sede he moste wende a wule out of þis lond.a1300 Cursor Mundi 1309 Quen seth a quil had loked in, He sagh..mikel welth and win.a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 3622 A wyel sco hir vmbithogt.1423 Kingis Quair ii I..toke a boke to rede apon a quhile.1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 97 The sayde league continued but a while.1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 918 The warie fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and look'd a while, Pondering his Voyage. View more context for this quotation1734 H. Fielding Don Quixote in Eng. ii. xiv. 37 My Landlord and the Coachman won't overtake them one while, I warrant.1781 S. Johnson Fenton in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets VI. 3 He was a while secretary to Charles earl of Orrery.1816 J. Wilson City of Plague ii. ii I will sit down a while.1873 H. Spencer Study Sociol. (1877) vii. 148 The Smallpox epidemic, which a while since so unaccountably spread. extracted from whilen. < as lemmas
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