1·Took us quite a while to get here, didn't it? Talk about fate moving in a mysterious way!
用了我们好长一段时间才到这里，不是吗？这叫作命运难料啊！
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
2·They are making progress, but it will be quite a while before any vaccines are ready.
他们取得了进展，但要研制出疫苗还需要相当长的一段时间。
3·We've not been in touch for quite a while.
我们好久没联系了。
4·Hello, Joe. Haven't seen you for quite a while.
你好，乔，好久不见了。
5·I think it will take quite a while for us to be on board.
我想我们需要等待一段时间才能登机。
6·So it took both plants quite a while to catch on in Europe.
因此，这两家工厂都花了相当长的时间才在欧洲流行起来。
7·It takes them quite a while to read through the entries, but eventually they decide on the top five stories.
要看完所有的参赛作品，他们得花上好一段时间，但最终他们会决出最佳的五篇。
8·And I haven't offered it in quite a while now, so I doubt you ever studied that period on the college level.
我已经很久没教过这门课了，所以我怀疑你在大学阶段可能没有学过关于那个时期的内容。
9·I listened for quite a while, but heard nothing.
我听了好一会儿，可什么也没听见。
—— 《新英汉大辞典》
10·We have worked with Apple for quite a while.
我们和苹果在一起工作好一段时间了。