The clapping was sustained for several minutes.

掌声持了几分钟。

The birthrate in the city has been decreasing.

该市出生率一直持下降。

The US is continually building up its armed forces.

美军正持加强它三军。

She pursued the study of English for five years.

她持不断地学了五年英语。

He took uninterrupted occupancy of this position for ten years.

他持担任一职位10年。

She suffered a continuous bout of illness lasting six months.

她患病发作已持了六个月。

This freighter can sail around the world without doing.

轮可不停靠码头作环球持航行。

The symposium on AIDS research lasted two days.

艾滋病研究报告会持了两天。

Apparently the weather is set fair for the rest of the week.

很显然，今后一周天气将持。

The bad weather will persist all over the country.

种坏天气将在全国各地持下去。

The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.

他女儿持咳嗽把他难住了。

The police subjected him to an inquisition that lasted two hours.

警察对他进行了持两小时盘问。

Autumn starts in August, and goes on to October.

秋天从八月开始, 一直持到十月。

After an artillery bombardment lasting several days the town finally succumbed.

在持炮轰数日后,该城终于屈服了。

We do not think such an abnormal phenomenon will last long.

我们认为样反常现象不会持很久。

Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem.

媒体大量地报道些事件只会使问题持下去。

We have had incessant snowfall since yesterday afternoon.

从昨天下午开始就持不断地下雪。

The wrangle between the school and the local council has gone on for two years.

学校和当地市政会之间纷争已经持两年了。

"Telework can ensure continued operation in times of emergency,"

远程办公可以确保紧急情况下持运作。

The station transmits from 6 a.m. until midnight.

电台从早晨六点开始播音, 一直持到半夜。