一会儿

一会儿 [yī huìr]

1. ■ （很短的时间） a little while:

过了一会儿 after a while;

歇一会儿 rest for a while;

请等一会儿。 Please wait for a moment.

我们要离开一会儿。 We are off for a while.

我待了短短一会儿。 I stayed for a short while.

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常用词组

1. ■ （在很短的时间内） in a while; in an instant; in a moment; presently; soon:

我一会儿就来。 I'll be coming in a moment.

2. ■ （叠用在两个反义词前面， 表示情况的交替） now... now...; one moment... the next...:

她的情绪变化无常，一会儿放声大笑，一会儿陷于绝望。 Her moods were very changeable, now laughing loudly, and now sunk in despair.

他一会儿这么说，一会儿那么说。 He says one thing one moment and another thing the next.