| 单词 | to take forever |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take forever 2. colloquial (originally U.S.). A very long time, esp. a (seemingly) inordinate amount of time. Also: unlimited time, plenty of time. Originally and chiefly in to take forever. ΘΚΠ 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 1833 Juvenile Misc. Sept. 47 You don't know what a dull study it is..there are so many hard names, and it takes forever to learn how to analyse a flower. 1879 Churchman 22 Feb. 221/3 Baby always takes forever to go to sleep. 1911 Forum Aug. 154 But we've got to get there... Haven't got forever, you know. 1921 Sat. Evening Post 19 Mar. 57/1 We've got forever to sleep. 1966 J. Aiken Trouble with Product X vii. 138 They [sc. traffic lights] always take for ever to change. 1993 Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jrnl. 25 Sept. b4/1 I haven't seen cocaine around backstage in forever. 1994 Today's Parent Oct. 111/3 My five-year-old dawdles constantly. She's her class slowpoke. Whenever she's asked to tidy up, brush her teeth, or get ready for school, it takes forever. 2002 A. Phillips Prague iv. vii. 324 Your little house is nice and I want it, but I don't have forever to do this, there are another dozen and a half I want. < as lemmas |
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