duration
n[U]
1 time during which sth lasts or continues 持续时间; 期间
of short, long, three years', etc duration 短的、 长的、 持续三年的一段时间
for the duration of this government 本届政府执政期间.
2 (idm 习语) for the duration (infml 口)
(a) until the end of the war 在战争期间.
(b) (fig 比喻) for a very long time 很长的时间
Well, I'm stuck here for the duration, eg for the whole term. 哎, 这段时间(如整个学期)我只得呆在这里了.
When I got to the theatre I found that they had sold all the tickets.
我到剧院时,发现所有的票都售完了。
My dear friend, Mathilde. Let me tell you something. That necklace you borrowed from me wasn't a real diamond necklace. It wasn't valuable at all. The stones in the necklace were made of glass. It was worth five hundred francs at the most.