infinite or unending time
无穷无尽的时间
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their love was sealed for eternity 他们之间的爱情已经敲定,再也不会改变了
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this state of affairs has lasted for all eternity .这种事态无限期地持续着。
a state to which time has no application; timelessness
永恒。
【神学】 永生
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immortal souls destined for eternity .注定会永生的不朽灵魂。
used euphemistically to refer to death
〈婉〉 死
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he could have crashed the car and taken them both to eternity .他本可以把车撞毁,带着两人一起去见阎王。
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〈非正式〉 (尤指因冗长乏味或恼人而)显得无止境的长时间
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a silence that lasted an eternity .似无止境的长时间沉默。
"late Middle English: from Old French