for years

The orchestra contrived to produce some of its best playing for years.

这支管弦乐队呈现了精彩的演奏，堪称其多年来的巅峰演奏。

For years radio has been the Cinderella of the media world.

多年来无线电广播在传媒界中一直不受重视。

Leonidas' family had been poor, he went hungry for years.

利奥尼达斯家曾经很穷，他有很多年都吃不饱肚子。

The company was willing to drag out the proceedings for years.

公司愿意将诉讼拖上几年。

Art thieves will often hide an important work for years after it has been stolen.

艺术品盗贼偷走重要艺术品后常常会把它藏匿好几年。

These people have been living for years under the shadow of fear.

这些人多年来一直生活在恐怖的阴影中。

He kept calling me for years, even after he got married.

多年来他一直打电话给我，甚至是在他结婚以后。

We found out he'd been stealing from us for years.

我们发现他从我们家偷东西已经好多年了。

Treat your keyboard with care and it should last for years.

爱惜你的键盘，这样就可以使用很多年。

They haven't seen each other for years.

他们多年没见面了.

That seems like a horrible mess that will drag on for years.

看起来那像是个会拖延多年的大烂摊子。

Funding of education had been grossly inadequate for years.

教育资金多年来极为匮乏。

The empire had for years been falling into decadence.

这个帝国走向腐朽堕落已经经年。

For years we had little knowledge of what life was like inside China.

以往很多年我们对于中国国内的生活情况所知甚少。

This state of affairs lasted without intermission for a hundred years.

这种局面从未间断地持续了一百年。

My mother has had unsightly varicose veins for years.

我母亲多年来一直患有难看的静脉曲张。

The disease often goes/remains undetected for many years.

这种疾病经常潜伏多年而不被察觉。

That song has stuck in my head for years.

那首歌多年来一直铭记在我心中。

We've been friends for years.

我们是多年的朋友了。

For years he tended her in her painful illness.

多年来她一直受到病痛的折磨，都是他在照料。

Jack had attended these meetings as a matter of routine for years.

数年来，杰克把参加这些会议当成是例行公事。

For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines.

有好多年，那对夫妻跌宕起伏的关系总是登上报纸头条。

She had loved him at a distance for years.

她曾经暗恋了他好多年。

She anchored the evening news for seven years.

她主持了七年晚间新闻报道。

She has toiled away at the violin for years.

她多年来苦练小提琴。

We have campaigned against whaling for the last 15 years.

我们最近15年一直参加反对捕鲸的运动。

For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.

多年以来表演教学一直蒙着神秘的面纱。

For years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia.

他们多年来一直在向俄罗斯泄露国家机密。

He has been driving a truck for years and never had an accident.

他开了好几年卡车,从没有出过岔子.

For years we have argued that the health service is underfunded.

多年来我们一直都在说卫生医疗方面资金投入不足。