after a while：过了一会，过一会儿

while：conj.在…期间;当…的时候;与…同时;(对比两件事物)…而，…然而

n.一段时间;一会儿

v.消磨;轻松地度过

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例句：

After a while, her sniffles died away.

过了一会儿，她抽鼻子的声音逐渐平息了。

After a while I led the conversation around to her job

过了一阵子，我把话题引到她的工作上。

I turned back after a while, but he kept walking

我过了一会就往回走了，但他还接着走。