The judge appeared to nod off yesterday while a witness was being cross-examined.
昨天当一名证人被盘问时，法官好像在打瞌睡。
The peace process has ground to a halt while Israel struggles to form a new government.
当以色列力图建立新政府时，和平进程已逐渐停顿下来。
He has just set up his own business but it will take him a while to get established.
他刚建立起自己的公司，但要站稳脚跟还得花上一段时间。
She'd been seeing the boy for a while, but didn't want her parents to find out.
她和这个男孩约会已有一段时间了，但不想让父母知道。
It serves to distract a predator while the octopus makes its escape.
它的作用是在章鱼逃跑时分散捕食者的注意力。
A driver is four times more likely to crash while using a mobile phone.
司机开车使用手机时撞车的可能性是平时的四倍。
It took him a while to accustom himself to the idea.
他过了一段时间才习惯这个想法。
Don't forget that she's new to this game and will take a while to complete the task.
别忘了她对此没有经验，将需要一些时间来完成那项任务。
Doctors work an average of 90 hours a week, while a few are on call for up to 120 hours.
医生们平均每周工作90个小时，而有些出诊长达120个小时。
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！
We're going to be minus a car for a while.
我们要过一段没有车的日子。
He sensibly decided to lie low for a while.
他明智地决定先躲避一段时间。
It will take a while for the drug to work out of your system.
这药得需要一段时间才能排出你的体外。
He decides to sort out her life for her, while a pushy Greek chorus dispenses advice from the sidelines.
他决定帮她理顺一下生活，而一位爱管闲事的希腊剧情解说演员则从旁观者的角度发表了建议。
You will need to slow down for a while.
你将会需要放松一会儿。
Work has temporarily come to a stop while the funding is reviewed.
资金审查期间工作暂停。
The next day we drove 33 miles to Siena (the Villa Arceno is a great place to stay while you are there).
第二天我们驱车33英里到了锡耶纳（在那儿，阿尔切诺别墅是个很不错的落脚之处）。
It took her a while to adjust to living alone.
她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。
It always takes the class a while to settle down at the start of the lesson.
那个班一上课总得过一会儿才能安静下来。
It took him a while to adapt himself to his new surroundings.
他过了好一阵子才适应了新环境。
Argentina came to a virtual standstill while the game was being played.
阿根廷在比赛进行期间全国上下事实上进入了停顿状态。
I try to go back to sleep and toss and turn for a while.
我努力重新入睡，辗转反侧了一会儿。
"It takes a team a while to jell," Mike Piazza said.
“要让一个团队合作融洽需要一点时间，”迈克·皮阿扎说。
The production lines ground to a halt for hours while technicians tried to debug software.
生产线陷入停顿数小时，与此同时，技术人员尽力排除软件故障。
It took a while for his eyes to adjust to the dimness.
过了好一阵他的眼睛才适应了这昏暗的地方。
The oven takes a while to heat up.
烤箱得过会儿才能热起来。
The implication took a while to sink in.
这个含意过了一会儿才被领会。
He had to go and lie down for a while.
他不得不去躺一会儿。
After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.
过了一会儿他的眼睛习惯了黑暗。
After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy.
过了一会儿，浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
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