B1 很长时间
a very long time
It takes ages to cook. 做饭要花很长时间。
I've been waiting for ages. 我已经等了很长时间了。
It's been ages/an age since we last spoke. 我们好长时间没有交谈了。
My sister always spends ages in the bathroom getting ready for the day.
See also: age noun (LONG TIME)
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- It might take him ages but he'll do it eventually.
- It took me ages to pluck up the courage to ask for a promotion.
- I've been waiting in this queue for ages.
- It seems like ages since we last spoke.