for a while

暂时； 一会儿

The music soothed her for a while.(音乐让她稍微安静了一会儿。)

I try to go back to sleep and toss and turn for a while.(我努力重新入睡，辗转反侧了一会儿。)

She debated with herself for a while, and then picked up the phone.(她仔细琢磨了一会儿，然后拿起了电话。)

He was lost in the contemplation of the landscape for a while.(他沉湎在对风景的凝视中好一会儿。)

Let them splash around in the pool for a while.(让他们在水池里扑腾一会儿吧。)

I've been stewing over the problem for a while.(这个问题我已经考虑了一会儿。)

"Sit down."—"I prefer standing for a while, if you don't mind."(“坐吧。”—“如果你不介意，我想站一会儿。”)

For a while, she lost the use of her limbs.(好一会儿她四肢都动弹不得。)

They walked on in silence for a while.(他们默默地继续走了一会儿。)

We rested for a while then pushed on to the next camp.(我们休息了一会，然后继续朝下一个营地迈进。)

adv

1. for a short time

e.g. sit down and stay awhile
they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West
the baby was quiet for a while

Synonym: awhile

1. 暂时：当一条索引暂时(for a while)将不会有更多的文档被添加,并且期望(desired)得到最理想(optimal)的检索性能(performance),于是optimize()方法应该在索引被关闭之前被调用.

2. 一会儿：for a moment 片刻,一会儿 | for a while一会儿 | for example例如

3. 一段时间：4.be on the rope 举步为艰 | 5.for a while 一段时间 | 6.it looks as though... 看起来仿佛......