半天 meaning in English
1.(白天的一半) half of the day 短语和例子
2.(长时间) a long time; quite a while 短语和例子
Examples
- They whispered to each other for a long time .
他俩咕唧了半天。 - He toiled a long time over his watch .
他吭哧了半天才把表修好。 - He sobbed for hours when his cat died .
他的猫死了，他抽抽搭搭地哭了半天。 - We were not ourselves for sometime .
我们有半天不能恢复常态。 - He remained tongue-tied for a long time .
他半天说不出话来。