for hours, days, etc. on end

相關詞: end

片語

Definition (持續時間)

  1. continuously for a specified period of time, such as hours or days, without stopping.

    連續數小時、數天等,不停頓地

    • He used to lock himself in his room for hours on end, refusing to speak to anyone.

      他過去常常把自己鎖在房間裡好幾個小時,拒絕和任何人說話。

    • This year, we observed no ice drifting near the shore for days on end.

      今年,我們觀察到連續數天都沒有冰塊漂到岸邊。

    • Her work took her away from her family, sometimes for months on end.

      她的工作使她離開家人,有時連續幾個月都是如此。