for hours

• He would stay for hours at a stretch in the laboratory .
  他在实验室里一蹲就是好几个小时。
• The campfire smouldered for hours after the blaze died out .
  营火在火焰熄灭后闷烧了好几个小时。
• She had to kick her heels for hours because the train was so late .
  火车晚点，她无聊地等了几小时。
• I puzzled over it for hours before it finally clicked .
  我对这一问题茫然不解，几小时后终于顿开茅塞。
• She will listen to records , alone in her room , for hours .
  她独自一人在屋里听唱片，每每一听就是半天。
• They listened nervously for hours for any prowling steps .
  他们有好几个小时不安地倾听着是否有悄悄的脚步声。
• Thither we used to repair there for hours at a time .
  当时，我们常常成群结队地去那儿，而且每次一玩就是几个小时。
• He spun us this unlikely yarn about being trapped for hours in a broken lift .
  他对我们胡诌在坏电梯中困了几个小时。
• He saw this solid green earth cover passing underneath for hours unbroken .
  他看到这片郁郁葱葱的绿色地毯一连几小时在下面连绵不断。
• The gentlemen, in their white suits, stood around talking quietly for hours .
  绅士们身着白色礼服，从容不迫地好几个小时围在一起聊天。