半天

• After a long hesitation , he told the truth at last .
  踌躇了半天，他终于直说了。
• It was a long pull to the shore .
  费了半天劲才划到岸边。
• We 've been busy for hours. we 'd better take a break .
  咱们忙了半天，也该喘喘气了。
• He did n't come at all. it was silly of us to keep on waiting for him .
  我们傻等了他半天。
• We had been waiting for him for a long time , yet he did n't turn up .
  等了半天也没见他来。
• As to the daughters, they stood mute a great while .
  至于她的女儿，她们楞了半天说不出话来。
• You 've been swimming a long time now. come out and have a rest .
  游了半天了，快上来歇会儿吧。
• He did a double take when i said i was getting married .
  我告诉他我要结婚了，他半天才恍然大悟。
• The nut lobbied their mps and held a half-day strike .
  全国教师工会暗中疏通了议员，并进行了半天罢教。
• Faber had haggled over the price, just for the sake of form .
  菲伯尔为了做给人看，在价钱上争论了半天。