半响 meaning in Chinese

a long time
half the day
quite a while

"i don't feel very much about it one way or another sir," he said at last .
过了半响方才回答说：“我没多大意见，首长。”
Bateman was silent for a moment, and his handsome, sensitive face darkened .
贝特曼半响儿没言语，他英俊、敏感的面孔黯然下来。
Not quite sure what to say , marla opted for nothing
玛丽一时不知道如何是好，半响出不出话。
" i don ' t feel very much about it one way or another sir , " he said at last
过了半响方才回答说： “我没多大意见，首长。 ”