eternity
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永恒, 无限
time that is endless
- Gazing up at the starry night sky, he felt as though he could get lost in the vastness of eternity.
凝视着繁星点点的夜空，他感觉自己仿佛可以迷失在永恒的浩瀚之中。
- The ancient ruins stood as silent witnesses to the passage of eternity, their weathered stones bearing the marks of countless generations.
古老的废墟作为永恒流逝的沉默见证者矗立着，它们风化的石头承载着无数代人的痕迹。
- Love, they say, lasts for an eternity, transcending the boundaries of time and space.
他们说，爱持续到永恒，超越了时间和空间的界限。
- In the quiet solitude of the forest, time seemed to stand still, as if caught in the embrace of eternity.
在森林的静谧孤独中，时间似乎静止了，仿佛被永恒的拥抱所捕获。
- As the sun dipped below the horizon, painting the sky in shades of pink and gold, she felt a sense of peace wash over her, a fleeting glimpse of eternity.
当太阳沉入地平线下，将天空染成粉红色和金色时，她感到一种平静的感觉笼罩着她，永恒的一瞥。
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a state of eternal existence, often used in religious or spiritual contexts to describe the afterlife
- Many believe that the soul enjoys eternity in heaven.
- Eternity in paradise is promised to the faithful.
- He prayed for his loved ones to find peace in eternity.
- The concept of eternity comforts those facing mortality.
- Scriptures describe eternity as a timeless, perfect state.
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a seemingly endless period of time, used to describe long or tedious intervals
- Waiting in line felt like an eternity.
- The lecture went on for what seemed like an eternity.
- He stared at the clock for an eternity before she arrived.
- The journey through traffic was an eternity.
- She felt an eternity pass while listening to the speech.