1·There was an awkwardly long silence.
有一段令人尴尬的长时间的沉默。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·These words were followed by a very long silence.
说了这些话之后，是一段很长的沉默。
3·The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable — and necessary.
对于威廉·古斯塔夫号沉没的长时间沉默可能是不可避免的，也是必要的。
4·There was a long silence before she spoke.
沉默了很长时间她才开口。
—— 《牛津词典》
5·There was a long silence, and my father looked shamefaced.
沉默持续了很久，而我的父亲看上去面带愧色。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
6·There was quite a long silence.
沉默持续了很久。
7·It was a long silence before Mom said, "Honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat."
过了好长一段时间，妈妈才说：“亲爱的，总有一天你会用球棒把那些男孩赶走的。”
8·A very long silence succeeded.
接着是一阵很长的沉默。
9·Forgive me for my long silence.
原谅我好久没给你写信。
10·Her long silence puzzled me.
她长久的沉默令我迷惑不解。