an eternityLONG TIMEa period of time that seems very long because you are annoyed, anxious etc 似乎很漫长的一段时间 Here she waited for what seemed like an eternity. 她在此等了似乎很漫长的一段时间。
That week was an eternity of solitude and boredom. 那一周孤独和无聊的感觉无穷无尽。
an eternity• We only waited five minutes, but it seemed like an eternity.
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