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Eons Meaning in English

word · lemma: eon

释义

An extremely long period of time, often used to describe millions or billions of years. Can also be used informally to mean 'a very long time.'

用法与细微差别

Mostly used in scientific or literary contexts to describe long time spans. Informally, “for eons” means something has taken or lasted a very long time. Do not confuse with shorter time words like 'ages.'

例句

Dinosaurs lived millions of years ago, for eons.

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It feels like we have been waiting here for eons.

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Earth has changed a lot over the course of eons.

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I haven’t seen you in eons! How have you been?

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Some secrets have been buried for eons beneath the sand.

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Scientists study fossils that are from eons ago to learn about ancient life.

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