but the girl was relaxed and independent as he was; therefore, it took quite a while for their relationship to reach that place.

但是那个女孩和他一样无拘无束、独立；因此，他们的关系进展到那个地步花了很长一段时间。

first widely used during world war i, submarines have been around for quite a while but these machines were cramped, uncomfortable, and difficult to navigate.

自从在第一次世界大战中被首次使用，潜艇已经存在有一阵子了。但与此同时这些机器是那么狭窄，不适，并且难以操控。

「our u.k. business has been on fire for quite a while now, 」 ahrendts said in an interview late yesterday at london fashion week.

ahrendts出席伦敦时装周，并在昨天晚些时候接受采访时说：「近一段时间以来，我们的英国业务一直很‘红火’。」

i had to wait quite a while before i realized it simply meant studying behavior.

在经历了相当长一段时间以后，我才意识到这门专业其实就是研究动物的行为举止。

photo tip: you may have to spend quite a while with your subjects, following alongside them, to get that perfect shot.

照片提示：您可能不得不要花相当长的一段时间，同你的拍摄主题在一起，跟随着他们，使拍摄变得更为完美。

i have known for quite a while that the best way to visualise your desires is when you are completely relaxed.

我知道在相当长一段时间里，最好的想象方式是要求完全放松。

he said recently in an interview that the bank's problems persist and will take quite a while to solve---certainly a number of years rather than months.

在最近的一个访谈中，巴菲特提到，美国银行的问题还始终存在，且需要很长的时间去解决。

it will not be the end of the world, at least not far quite a while yet, but the world will slowly become a different place.

别担心，这不会是世界末日，至少需要相当长一段时间，但世界却会变得不同。

for quite a while this was masked by the growth of the audience share, followed by an ever-growing ad-dollar share, until, about two years ago, things started to slow down.

在相当长一段时间内，由于读者份额的增长，这一点被掩盖了，其次是不断增长的广告美元的份额，直到大约2年前，事情开始放缓。

the ambition is to change the course for generations to come. because the taoists plan to be around for quite a while longer, continuing their sacred cosmic dance that transcend time and space.

因为道教徒们希望在相当长的时间里继续生存，继续他们历时空而不朽的神圣的宇宙之舞。

instead, soap is just the big, sometimes bloated, brother of technologies that have been around for quite a while and often are easier to use.

相反，soap仅仅是已经持续了很长一段时间的大的，有时是臃肿的同类技术，并且通常易于使用。

view all ?4. htcnextprevious htc had been making windows mobile phones for quite a while before introducing the world to the android os with its dream handset.

htc在向世人呈上android系统的梦幻掌上设备之前，其实已经做了很长一段时间的win手机。

still, there is not a single megawatt of egs-produced power on line yet, and, at best, it will be quite a while before it becomes a significant energy source.

不过，egs还没能向电网输送哪怕是一兆瓦的电力，就是按最好情况算，它要成为主要的能源来源还很需要一些时日。