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久远,长久

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,久远久远,很久很久,很长时间很长时间,好久好久
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
It seems to happen in waves. We will have a batch of translators emails in a few days and then none for ages.
它是波段式发生的，过几天我们就会收到一批译者的电子邮件，然后又会消失好几年。
tā shì bō duàn shì fā shēng de , guò jǐ tiān wǒ men jiù huì shōu dào yī pī yì zhě de diàn zǐ yóu jiàn , rán hòu yòu huì xiāo shī hǎo jǐ nián 。
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2.
They simply ignore the children while they chat away for ages oblivious to the goings on around them. It's quite a recipe for disaster.
当她们长时间的闲聊时就会忘记她们身边所发生的事情，当然也忽略了孩子，这很容易导致灾难。
dāng tā men cháng shí jiān de xián liáo shí jiù huì wàng jì tā men shēn biān suǒ fā shēng de shì qíng , dāng rán yě hū lüè le hái zi , zhè hěn róng yì dǎo zhì zāi nàn 。
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3.
Have been friends with him for ages.
我跟他是多年的朋友。
wǒ gēn tā shì duō nián de péng yǒu 。
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4.
They'd been trying to get him to quit for ages. As for Bobby, she was sick of polluting her lungs.
他们一直想让他戒烟。至于鲍勃，吸烟让他肺部感染，他难受极了。
tā men yì zhí xiǎng ràng tā jiè yān 。 zhì yú bào bó , xī yān ràng tā fèi bù gǎn rǎn , tā nán shòu jí le 。
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5.
Today, after being in love with one of my best friends for ages, he took me on a date. We then went back to his place and we made love.
今天我终于和一个我喜欢了很久的男生约会了，后来我们回了他家亲近了一番。
jīn tiān wǒ zhōng yú hé yī gè wǒ xǐ huan le hěn jiǔ de nán shēng yuē huì le , hòu lái wǒ men huí le tā jiā qīn jìn le yì fān 。
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6.
I haven't heard of him for ages; perhaps he is not alive now.
我多年没有他的音信，或许他现在已不在人世。
wǒ duō nián méi yǒu tā de yīn xìn , huò xǔ tā xiàn zài yǐ bù zài rén shì 。
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7.
The term "directional verb" has been used for ages. It seems to be accepted by the researchers.
“趋向动词”这一提法由来已久，似乎已为大家所认同。
" qū xiàng dòng cí " zhè yī tí fǎ yóu lái yǐ jiǔ , sì hū yǐ wèi dà jiā suǒ rèn tóng 。
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8.
It is at the street crossing that I met one of my classmates that I had not seen for ages.
我是在十字路口碰到了我多年未见的老同学。
wǒ shì zài shí zì lù kǒu pèng dào le wǒ duō nián wèi jiàn de lǎo tóng xué 。
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9.
He said he had been thinking about it for ages.
他说他想此事想了好久了。
tā shuō tā xiǎng cǐ shì xiǎng le hǎo jiǔ le 。
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10.
He said that he had been coming to see me for ages.
他说他好久都一直想来看我。
tā shuō tā hǎo jiǔ dōu yì zhí xiǎng lái kàn wǒ 。
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