for a long

She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind

她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。

He lay awake watching her for a long time.

他睁着眼躺在那里看她看了很长时间。

The entire house reeked for a long time.

整座房子长时间一直有股难闻的味道。

The programme is designed to help people who have been out of work for a long time.

这项计划的目的是为长期失业者提供帮助。

She went for a long walk to work up an appetite.

她为了增加食欲散了很长时间的步。

He remained on his knees for a long time afterwards, ashamed by his failure of nerve.

他后来在地上跪了很久，为自己缺乏胆量而感到羞耻。

This crisis might last for a long period of time.

这次危机可能持续很长时间。

I'm hoping you'll keep your promise to come for a long visit

我希望你遵守诺言来这儿多呆几天。

They have been missing for a long time now

现在他们已失踪很长一段时间了。

For a long time I just wanted to play country music.

有很长一段时间我只想弹奏乡村音乐。

I haven't been here for a long time.

我已很久没来这里了。

If someone has been in captivity for a long time, he will have changed as a result of his experience

如果某人遭到长时间囚禁，他会因为他的经历而有所改变。

For a long time his death was concealed from her.

他的死瞒了很长时间都没告诉她。

Oranges can be kept for a long time without going mouldy.

橙子可以存放很长时间而不腐烂。

Frankie hasn't been feeling well for a long time.

弗朗姬很长时间以来一直感觉不舒服。

You will feel more buoyant and optimistic about the future than you have for a long time.

对于未来，你的感觉会比过去很长一段时间里更加自信和乐观。

The marriage had been distinctly dodgy for a long time.

这桩婚姻长期以来明显不和美。

I'd been vegan for a long time.

我坚持严格吃素已很久了。

She was upset for a long time.

她的心情久久不能平伏下来。

For a long time I daren't tell him I knew, and when I did he went wild.

很长时间我都不敢告诉他我知道了，但当我告诉他时，他简直气疯了。

For a long time he still thought like a millionaire but he has humility now.

在很长一段时间里，他仍以一个百万富翁的方式思维，但他现在变得谦恭了。

They sat looking at each other for a long while

他们坐着对视了很长时间。

All of us stood for a long time at the edge of the village waving good-bye to him.

我们大家把他送到村口，久久不肯回去。

After he was officially pronounced the world's oldest man, he offered this simple formula for a long and happy life

在他被正式宣布为世界上最年长的人后，他给出了这样一个简单的快乐长寿的秘诀。

For a long time I didn't tell anyone

很久我都没有告诉任何人。

For a long time this problem has been swept under the carpet.

这一问题被掩盖了很长一段时间。

They walked for a long time and covered a good deal of ground.

他们步行了很长时间，走了好长的一段路。

For a long time her mother and her grandmother had hardly been on speaking terms.

很久以来，她的母亲和外婆两人之间几乎不怎么说话。

I went for a long walk.

我去散了很长一段步。

Working at low intensity means that you can continue to perform the activity for a long while.

低强度意味着你可以持续长时间从事这一活动。