eternity 详细解释

eternity

[i'tə:niti]

n.永远, 来世, 不朽, 漫长的时间

n.

1. 永远, 永恒; 不朽[U]

God will live for all eternity.

上帝将永存。

2. (死后的)永世; 来世[U]

The preacher promised us eternity.

这传道士向我们许诺会有来世。

3. (似乎)无终止的一段时间[S]

It seemed an eternity before news of his safety reached her.

接到他平安的消息之前的那段时间, 对她似乎是无止尽的漫长。

4. 永恒的真理[P]

词形变化

名词复数: eternities |

词义辨析

同义参见:

glory  

英英释义

名词 eternity:

time without end

同义词：infinity

a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife

同义词：timelessness, timeless existence

a seemingly endless time interval (waiting)

补充

eternityeternity英:[iˈtə:niti] 美:[ɪˈtɚnɪti]n.1.永恒God will live for all eternity.上帝是永存的。2.来世; 永生3.似乎相当长的一段时间He waited for an eternity.他无尽期地等待着。

例句

1. I find the thought of eternity terrifying.想到时间的永无休止, 我感到害怕。 2. Her songs are generally to do with the eternities of love and loss.她的歌曲一般都和爱情和死亡这样的永恒主题有关。 3. They laid him to rest for all eternity.他们安葬了他, 让他永远安息。 4. The ringing went on for what seemed an eternity.铃声继续响着, 似乎永远不会停。 5. their love was sealed for eternity.他们的爱被永世尘封。 6. this state of affairs has lasted for all eternity.这种事态无限期地持续着。 7. immortal souls destined for eternity.注定会永生的不朽灵魂。 8. he could have crashed the car and taken them both to eternity.他差点儿撞车使他俩永垂不朽。 9. a silence that lasted an eternity.长时间的沉默。 10. It seemed like an eternity before the ambulance arrived.彷佛很久很久之后，救护车才赶到。 11. She promised to love him for all eternity. [=to love him forever]她承诺要爱他到永远。 12. They believed that sinners would spend eternity in hell.他们相信罪人死后会下地狱，永不超生。 13. I waited (for) an eternity for my car to be fixed.我不知等了多久才有人来给我修车。 14. We suffered through an eternity of delays during the lawsuit.在那起诉讼中，我们因审理无止境的延期而饱受折磨。

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