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awhile adv.片刻；一会儿 (1) 请逗留片刻。(2) 我们沉默地紧靠在一起一会儿。(3) 过一会儿肯定会下雨。 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.

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英 [ə'waɪl] 美 [ə'waɪl] (1) Please stay awhile.(2) We all huddled together for awhile in silence.(3) There will be raining after awhile. 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. 1[ADV 副词]片刻，一会儿（英国英语中常拼作a while) Awhile means for a short time. It is more commonly spelled 'a while', which is considered more correct, especially in British English.   [usu ADV after v]He worked awhile as a pharmacist in Cincinnati.他有一段时间在辛辛那提当药剂师。Awhile is also a noun.Authorities had been looking for him for awhile and he finally turned himself in late last night.一段时间来当局一直在搜寻他，直至昨天深夜他最终向警方自首。

英语单词	awhile
英美音标	英 [ə'waɪl] 美 [ə'waɪl]
中文释义	adv.片刻；一会儿
英语例句	(1) Please stay awhile. (2) We all huddled together for awhile in silence. (3) There will be raining after awhile.
中文例句	(1) 请逗留片刻。 (2) 我们沉默地紧靠在一起一会儿。 (3) 过一会儿肯定会下雨。
vocabulary简明	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.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADV 副词]片刻，一会儿（英国英语中常拼作a while) Awhile means for a short time. It is more commonly spelled 'a while', which is considered more correct, especially in British English. [usu ADV after v] He worked awhile as a pharmacist in Cincinnati. 他有一段时间在辛辛那提当药剂师。 Awhile is also a noun. Authorities had been looking for him for awhile and he finally turned himself in late last night. 一段时间来当局一直在搜寻他，直至昨天深夜他最终向警方自首。

Awhile Amount 英 ə'Waɪl] 美 ə'Waɪl Adv.片刻；一会儿 Stay Huddled