| 单词 | awhile |
| 释义 | awhile (once / 453 pages) adv When you've been doing something awhile, you've been doing something for an indefinite amount of time: it could be a little while or a long while. This is a word that's hard to figure out without context. Awhile always applies to time, but the amount of time can be small or large. You could say you've been waiting awhile in line at the bank: that might mean 15 minutes. On the other hand, if you haven't heard from a friend in months, you could say, "Wow... It's been awhile!" Like a bit or a load, you can't measure awhile. WORD FAMILYawhile: awhiles USAGE EXAMPLES“I think after awhile if you ask anybody enough about, ‘How great is your opponent?’ — yeah, they’re good,” Browning said. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Monday’s practice was moving along just fine for awhile. Los Angeles Times(Dec 26, 2016) “It means I’ve been here awhile,” he said with typical directness. Washington Times(Dec 17, 2016) adv for a short time sit down and stay awhile they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West Syn for a while |
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