| 释义 |
for days, weeks, months, years, etc.
collocation
for a period of several days, weeks, months, years, etc., especially when this is considered to be a long time:
They haven't been seen for days.
Some of them got infections that lasted for weeks.
They've been planning the event for months.
These are criminal charges that could put him behind bars for years.
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day week month year
They devoured the bread and butter as if they hadn't eaten for days.
She's been searching for affordable accommodation in the city for weeks without success.
They haven't been in contact with me for months.
She has been estranged from her parents for years.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Long periods of time
-athon
a long haulidiom
aeon
age
be in something for the long haulidiom
donkey
eon
epoch
era
eternity
for eternity
forever and a dayidiom
good
haul
long
long-stay
month
not in a month of Sundaysidiom
time
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