It may take years to be completely accepted by the local community.

也许需要多年方能被当地居民完全接纳。

《牛津词典》

I soon saw it would take me twenty years of constant labor.

我很快就意识到，这将花费我20年的持续劳动。

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It will take years before the industry digs itself out from the wreckage left by Andrew. some companies will be buried by it.

这个行业要想从安德鲁留下的残局中恢复过来，还需要数年时间。一些（公司）将被它埋葬。

youdao

"Military experts tell us that it could take up to ten more years to achieve any acceptable outcome in Afghanistan.

VOA: special.2010.07.31

Does it really matter to you whether your code is going to take 300 years or 900 years to run?

或者900年区别大么？,这个数字的规模才是问题关键所在？

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It's gonna take, as I mentioned earlier, probably 10 to 20 years. These years will be very interesting and I look forward to them. Thank you!

那会花费，如我先前提到的，可能,10到20年的时间，这些年会非常有意思,我很期待，谢谢！

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Ultimately it may take days, it may take years, but I am confident that the culprits behind the atrocity on Monday will be identified and apprehended.

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And it would take years and years to undo it piece by piece.

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It will take years for it to counterbalance the commander culture that holds valleys hostage to the local gunslinger.

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