大学英语四级常用短语 for ages


释义：

for ages 很久；很长时间

例句：


They've been onto me for ages to get a job.

很久以来，他们一直催促我找份工作。



I haven't played the piano for ages—I may be a little rusty.

我很久没有弹钢琴，可能会有点生疏。



You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages.

你仅需要很小一滴胶水，所以一管胶水能用很久。



My gloves have been missing for ages.

我的手套已经丢了很久了。



I puzzled over the problem for ages before the light suddenly dawned.

我对这个问题冥思苦想了很久才豁然开朗。



The boss promised the employees a rise in salary for ages, but nothing has occurred yet.

老板答应给员工加薪已经很久了，但什么也没发生。



He'll be busy for ages yet.

他还要忙很长一段时间。



I waited for ages.

我等了好长时间。



The idea has been around for ages without catching on.

这个观点由来已久，但一直未风行。



I've been fiddling about with this design for ages.

我不断地修改这个设计已经好长时间了。



Right now you're in a more commanding position than you have been for ages.

此刻你处于长久以来未达到的统治地位。



Let us look at some of the latest statistics for neglected tropical diseases that have, for ages, anchored so many African people in poverty.

让我们看一看被忽视的热带疾病的一些最新统计数据；这些热带病多年来困扰着非洲，使许多人深陷贫困。



As the British zookeeper who discovered virgin births in Komodos put it, rather like buses, you wait for ages and then loads of them come along all at once.

正如发现巨蜥单性生殖的英国的动物园管理员所描述的，像等公共汽车一样，等了好长时间，然后一群小蜥蜴就一股脑地都出来了。