a short while

基本解釋

Under these circumstances, the IMF’s pockets, which seemed enviously deep just a short while ago, might not be deep enough.
在這些種情況下，IMF的腰包雖然之前看來還深得令人羨慕，但可能也不夠深了。
"For a short while [the country will focus on this], after that they will forget," she said in an interview with GlobalPost.
她在接受《環(huán)球郵報(bào)》採訪時(shí)說，“短時(shí)間內(nèi)，國家會關(guān)注這件事，但過後就都忘了！”
Agreeing that they are too tired becomes an easy salve on a big wound; however after only a short while this excuse stops working.
一致同意他們都太累變成了一個(gè)大傷口的療傷葯；然而，經(jīng)過一段短暫的時(shí)間後，這個(gè)借口就不琯用了。

There are four kinds of echidnas: three species are long-nosed, while another has a short nose.
This is the term structure just a short while ago-- of December 2006--very different.
這是不久前,06年12月的期限結(jié)搆圖,形狀很不一樣
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There will be a short break while you say,who cares?"

Discounts abound, at least if you compare offerings to what was available a short while ago.
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