| 词组 | awhile - a while |
| 释义 | awhile - a while ◊ 'awhile' Awhile is an adverb used after a verb. It means 'for a short period of time'. I may have to stay there awhile. Can't you just wait awhile? ◊ 'a while' A while is an indefinite period of time. You can say that someone does something for a while or after a while. For a while it looked as if it might work. Henze settled on Ischia for a while. After a while, we drove off. You can use adjectives such as 'short', 'little', or 'long' in front of while. I'm going to have to leave you on your own for a short while. ...a book that I read a little while ago. |
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