1·We had to wait a heck of a long time!
我们只好等了很长时间！
—— 《牛津词典》
2·I waited a long time for him to return.
我等他回来等了很长时间。
—— 《牛津词典》
3·They took a long time to mend the roof.
他们花了好长时间修缮房顶。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·That cut is taking a long time to heal.
那伤口需要很长时间才能愈合。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·It's been such a long time since I played.
自从我上次演奏以来已经过了这么长时间了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·His injuries will take a long time to heal.
他的伤需要很长一段时间才能好。
—— 《牛津词典》
7·They have been missing for a long time now.
到现在他们已经失踪很长时间了。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
8·It took a long time for the wounds to heal.
伤口过了很长时间才愈合。
—— 《牛津词典》
9·It's the best news I've heard in a long time.
这是我很长时间以来听到的最好消息。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
10·New fashions took a long time to percolate down.
新时尚要很长时间才能在大众中流行起来。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》