意义上:
(1)after
a
while
不久,过了一会儿(用于过去时或将来时)
(2)in
a
while
不久,过一会(用于将来时)
(3)for
a
short
while
持续一会儿
(用于完成时)
(1)He
ate
his
breakfast
after
a
while.(过去时)(2)He
says
he
will
get
back
in
a
while.(不久将回来。
(1)after
a
while
不久,过了一会儿(用于过去时或将来时)
(2)in
a
while
不久,过一会(用于将来时)
(3)for
a
short
while
持续一会儿
(用于完成时)
after
a
while
不久,过一会儿
After
a
while,
he
was
asleep.
in
a
while
adv.
过一会,过不久
once
in
a
while
偶尔
She
haves
a
headache
once
in
a
while
for
a
short
while
暂时
短短一会儿
The
road
is
closed
to
traffic
for
a
short
while.
区别:
after
a
while
可以看做是个时间状语是某一时间点
after
+
一段时间
=
一段时间
+
later
in
a
while
通常是
once
in
a
while
的形式
表示not
often
for
a
short
while
相当于时间段,表示持续的过程