Within a quarter of an hour, he reentered the hotel lobby.

不到一刻钟的工夫，他又回到了酒店大堂。

金山词霸

In a blink of an eye he had disappeared.

一眨眼的工夫他就没影了.

《简明英汉词典》

The minister's climb to power had taken 8 years.

这位部长花了八年的工夫攀升到权贵之尊.

《简明英汉词典》

He has grown three inches within the last two years.

这两年的工夫他长高了三英寸.

《简明英汉词典》

I've put a lot of work in improving my English.

我下了很大的工夫进修英文.

《简明英汉词典》

Mary took great pains with her English lessons and got high marks.

玛丽在英语课方面下很大的工夫,因而考了高分.

《简明英汉词典》

He was away for a short while and soon came back.

他出去不大工夫就回来了.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Please come round again when you have free time.

以后有工夫再来吧!

《现代汉英综合大词典》

In writing an essay one must do a lot of pruning.

写文章要下一番剪裁的工夫.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

Page's response to the suggestion that this might be bitterness over losing the bid, like someone angry over sour grape, is: "Life's too short for that."

有人认为这是佩奇因竞标失败而产生的酸葡萄式怨气，佩奇对此的回应是：“人生苦短，谁有闲工夫去耿耿于怀呢？”

金山词霸

I thought for a moment he was going to shake hands.

有一会儿工夫我还以为他想跟我握手哩.

英汉文学 - 盖茨比

And Evremonde will be despatched in a wink, and she not here!

埃佛瑞蒙德一转眼工夫就要报销了, 可她不在这儿!

英汉文学 - 双城记

I've yet to see him dithering and dawdling over anything!

我从没见过他办一件事要花半天工夫!

子夜部分

A few seconds later they reappeared with the cafe owner between them.

只几秒钟工夫,他们又出来了,中间押着那个咖啡馆老板.

教父部分

My numbed feet, thawing out , ached painfully.

这工夫,我才感觉到冻得麻木的双脚开始发痛.

汉英文学 - 现代散文