For a time

Now and then the workers are victorious, but only for a time.

工人有时也得到胜利, 但这种胜利只是暂时的.

Don't wake me in the morning — I'd like to sleep in for a time.

早上别叫醒我,我想多睡一会儿.

For a time I have forgotten the worries and irritations I was nurturing before.

我暂时忘掉了过去积聚的忧愁和烦躁.

Then for a time they sat idly.

后来,他们闲坐了一会.

The ship drifted helplessly for a time.

那艘船孤零无依地漂泊了一阵子.

Why don't you pop in for a drink next time you're in the area?

下次来到这一带时，就到我们这儿小酌一杯如何？

His doctors conferred by telephone and agreed that he must get away from his family for a time.

诊治他的几位医生在电话里讨论了一番，一致认为他必须离开家人一段时间。

Let me pause on these matters for a time before I make a decision.

让我好好想想这些事情再作决定.

For a time it seemed doubtful that he would move at all

有一段时间他似乎根本不会搬家。

It seems unnatural for a child to spend so much time alone.

一个孩子独自一人待那么长时间似乎有点反常。

This will be a problem for some time to come.

这将是未来一段时期里的一个问题。

I lived in Egypt for a time.

我在埃及住了一阵子。

For a time he had toyed with the notion of becoming a doctor.

有一段时间他还不大当真地有过做医生的念头。

This medicine will last for a time, but after six months you'll need a booster.

这种药的效力可维持一段时期, 但6个月后就需要使用增强药效的辅助剂.

He was also for a time the art critic of 'The Scotsman'

有相当长的一段时间他为《苏格兰人》报撰写艺术评论。

You pant ( for breath ) after running hard for a time.

拼命跑一阵后便会觉得气短.

The gang was on the rampage for a time, but before long it was completely overthrown.

猖獗一时的匪帮, 曾几何时,遭到了彻底覆灭.

It was a stressful time for all of us.

对我们所有人来说，那是一个艰难的时期。

He was a doctor's aid for a time.

他一度做过一名大夫的助手.

I think you ought to give football a rest for a time.

我认为你应该暂时停止踢足球。

For a time we took in sewing to earn a little money.

有一段时间,我们接针线活做,来挣一点钱.

He was up for a time and then, without warning, despondent again.

他一度兴高采烈, 但忽然又情绪低落下来.

After reflecting for a time he decided not to go.

思考了一会儿以后,他决定不去了.

He was rather hard up for a time.

他一度生活很窘.

a window of opportunity (= a period of time when the circumstances are right for doing sth)

行事的良机

Kennedy mischievously suggested that professors ought to trade jobs for a time with janitors

肯尼迪调皮地建议教授和看门人互换一段时间工作。

For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor

有段时间，他考虑去当军医。

Things were pretty grim for a time.

事情一度糟糕透了。

It's better to surrender to your grief for a time, then you will be able to deal with your feeling.

最好的办法是暂且痛苦一阵子, 过后你就会冷静下来了.

Thank you. I'll store that piece of news away for a time when I might need it.

谢谢你, 我将把这条消息记住,或许日后用得上.