a while

He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.

他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。

After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy.

过了一会儿，浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。

She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.

她和这个男孩约会已有一段时间了，但不想让父母知道。

I think you'd better lay off fatty foods for a while.

我认为你最好暂时别吃高脂食物。

I haven't seen him for quite a while.

我有好一阵子没有见到他了。

It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.

他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。

It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.

这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。

After a while, her sniffles died away.

过了一会儿，她抽鼻子的声音逐渐平息了。

When we moved we had to put our furniture in storage for a while.

搬家时我们不得不把家具送出去存放一阵子。

The bad news sobered us for a while.

坏消息使我们冷静了一会儿。

Let's sit in the shade for a while.

咱们在阴凉处坐一会儿吧。

We rested for a while then pushed on to the next camp.

我们休息了一会，然后继续朝下一个营地迈进。

The tablets they gave him dulled the pain for a while.

他们给他的药片暂时缓解了疼痛。

After the high official had strolled about for a while, he was very pleased. While dining, he recited lines from a poem of the Tang Dynasty: "Passing through the bamboo courtyard and meeting a monk1, A half day's leisure is gained in this fleeting6 life."

大官游玩了一番之后，非常高兴，一面吃饭，一面吟起了唐人的诗句：“因过竹院逢僧话，又得浮生半日闲。”

After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.

过了一会儿他的眼睛习惯了黑暗。

For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.

好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。

Step away from your computer for a little while, crack open a book, and replenish your soul for a little while.

远离一会儿电脑吧，打开书，净化一下自己的灵魂吧。

He was lost in the con-templation of the landscape for a while.

有一会儿，他怔怔地注视着周围的景物。

Come and sit down and take the weight off your feet for a while.

来坐下歇一会儿吧。

It took her a while to adjust to living alone.

她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。

How to a headache a little while a little while indolence ah?

怎么一会儿头痛一会儿又不痛啊?

I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while.

我来备茶，你去歇一会儿吧。

I've been stewing over the problem for a while.

这个问题我已经考虑了一会儿。

It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.

那个班一上课总得过一会儿才能安静下来。

I turned back after a while, but he kept walking.

我过了一会就往回走了，但他还接着走。

We travelled around for a while and landed up in Seattle.

我们到处旅游了一段时间，最后抵达西雅图。

While many fish are known to eat birds floating on the surface, a tigerfish in a South African lake was caught on film leaping out of the water and catching a swallow while the bird was flying through the air.While nobody has yet observed the goliath tigerfish displaying this behavior,

很多鱼因为吃漂浮在水面上的鸟类而出名，南非一个湖里的虎鱼被拍到跳出水面抓住一只掠过的燕子。

Go and lie down for a while.

去躺一会儿吧。

After a while, we naturally started talking about the children.

过了一会儿，我们自然而然地谈起了孩子。

To keep physical strength, my parents sat on one rock to have a rest, while I simply lay myself on the flat rock, had a nap for a while with my clothes covering my eyes.

为了保持体力，老两口席地坐在岩石上休息，而我干脆就把自己晾在平整的岩石上，用衣服遮住眼睛小睡了一把。