duration

[dju'reiʃən]

n.持续时间, 期间

例句与用法：

Let's hope the gunmen will hold off for the duration of the cease-fire.

但愿持枪歹徒在停火期间能约束自己的行动。

The duration of marriage is related most obviously to the expectation of life.

很明显，婚姻生活的持续时间与人的预期寿命有关。

Limited to the duration of an episode; temporary.

短暂的仅限于一个插曲持续的时间; 短暂的

Well, I'm stuck here for the duration.

哎，这段时间我只得呆在这儿了。

He finished the work of three years' duration.

他用三年的时间完成了这项工作。

详细释义：

n.

(时间的)持续, 持久; 持续期间[U]

for the duration of the war

在整个战争期间

The duration of the examination is three hours.

考试时间为三个小时。

短语词组：

for the duration

1. 在战争期间; 直至战争结束

They were put into detention camps for the duration.

他们被关在拘留营里直至战争结束。

2. 在某事未完期间

He was prepared to do this for the duration of the campaign.

他准备好在选举期间做这件事。