for hours

The building housed 1,500 refugees and it burned for hours

这幢住有1,500名难民的大楼燃烧了好几个小时。

Playing with water can keep children amused for hours.

嬉水能让孩子们开开心心玩好几个小时.

He sat for hours just gazing into space.

他一连几个小时坐在那里茫然地看着前面。

I've been waiting for hours.

我等了很久了。

He could spout poetry for hours.

他聊起诗来一聊就是半天。

We sat talking for hours.

我们坐着谈了好几个小时。

We sat there for hours talking about everything under the sun

我们在那儿坐了几个小时，谈天说地。

They often got together, and when they did, they'd chat for hours.

他们常在一起，每每一谈就是半天。

He would stay for hours at a stretch in the laboratory.

他在实验室里一蹲就是好几个小时.

These myriads of fish would be enough to keep any swimmer entranced for hours.

这些不同种类的鱼足以让任何一个游泳者数小时流连忘返。

We've been busy for hours; we'd better take a break.

咱们忙了半天, 也该喘喘气了.

He is a wonderful companion and we can talk for hours on end

他是个非常好的同伴，我们可以连续聊上好几个小时。

The police grilled him for hours.

警察盘问了他几个小时。

He could amuse us for hours with his stories of the theatre.

他能接连几小时地为我们讲戏剧故事逗我们发笑。

He has been digging away for hours.

他一连挖了几个小时.

We talked for hours and hours

我们谈了很久很久。

She'll listen to music, alone in her room, for hours.

她总是独自一个人在屋里听音乐，一听就是几个小时。

A misty rain in the morning had left behind a coolness that would stay for hours.

早上，蒙蒙细雨带来一股清凉之意，数小时不散。

He entertained us for hours with his stories and jokes.

他既讲故事又说笑话，把我们逗得乐了好几个小时。

Those two can go on arguing for hours and hours.

他俩抬起杠来就没完。

The campfire smouldered for hours after the blaze died out.

营火在火焰熄灭后闷烧了好几个小时.

She sat for hours together just staring into space.

她连续几个小时坐在那里怔怔地望着前面。

Reading from a tedious technical brief for hours on end, he would stray into difficult territory.

连续看上几个小时枯燥的技术简报后，他会不自觉地钻起牛角尖来。

She kept the children amused for hours.

她陪孩子们玩了好几个小时。

I've been waiting for hours and he still hasn't come!

我已经等他好几个小时了，可他还没有到！

He has this ability of being able to remain as motionless as a statue, for hours on end

他有本事连续几个小时一动不动，像雕塑一样。

They sat for hours debating the pros and cons of setting up their own firm

他们在一起坐了数小时，讨论自己创办公司的利弊。

The women in the market often bargain away for hours.

女人们经常在市场上一连几小时讨价还价。

The production lines ground to a halt for hours while technicians tried to debug software.

生产线停工达数小时之久，在此期间技术人员试图纠除软件错误。

He tossed about in bed for hours before falling asleep.

他折腾了好几个钟头才睡着。