duration

duration
noun
  1. the time during which something continues
    持续时间,期间
    bicycle hire for the duration of your holiday.
    供你假日期间租用的自行车。
    a flight of over eight hours' duration.
    持续八个多小时的飞行。
常用词组
for the duration
  1. until the end of something, especially a war
    直到结束(尤指直至战争结束)
  2. (informal)for a very long time
    (非正式)长期地
    some stains may be there for the duration.
    一些污迹可能长期地留在那里。
派生
durational
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin duratio(n-), from durare 'to last', from durus 'hard'
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