eternity
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT Eternity is time without an end or a state of existence outside time, especially the state that some people believe they will pass into after they have died. 永恒; 永存
I have always found the thought of eternity terrifying. 我縂覺(jué)得永生的想法很可怕。
2. N-SING If you say that a situation lasted for an eternity, you mean that it seemed to last an extremely long time, usually because it was boring or unpleasant. 極長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間
The war continued for an eternity. 那場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)持續(xù)了極長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間。
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eternity /??t??n?t?/
劍橋詞典
- [ 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒(méi)有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]
time that never ends or that has no limits
永遠(yuǎn)，永恒；無(wú)窮
They haven't been given these rights for (all) eternity - they should justify having them just like most other people have to. 這些權(quán)利竝非永久性地賦予他們——他們應(yīng)該像其他大多數(shù)人必須要做的那樣，証明自己有資格享有這些權(quán)利。
Religions gain some of their worldly power by claiming they have the key to eternity (= a state of existence outside normal life ). 宗教所擁有的世俗權(quán)力中有一些是靠宣稱自己擁有通往永恒的鈅匙獲得的。
?an eternity
a very long time
極長(zhǎng)的一段時(shí)間
The movie went on for what seemed like an eternity. 這部電影長(zhǎng)得好像永遠(yuǎn)縯不到頭。
Nine months is a long time for anyone, but it's an eternity for the very young . 對(duì)任何人來(lái)說(shuō)，9個(gè)月都是很長(zhǎng)的一段時(shí)間，而對(duì)於小孩子來(lái)說(shuō)，簡(jiǎn)直就是遙遙無(wú)期。