(a period of time)。some time 有时也表示“某天”“某个时候”：
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Let's have dinner together some time next week. (PEU) 让我们下周找个时间一起吃饭吧。
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I'll be away for some time. 我要离开一些时间。
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After some time, the bus stopped. (New Concept English, Book 2, L. 50) 过了一些时候，公共汽车停了。
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She gazed at it for some time then added, ‘You don’t need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!’ (New Concept English, Book 2, L.52) 她盯着看了一会儿又说：“你根本用不着什么书橱，你空闲时就坐在这儿读地毯吧！”
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I continued driving and after some time, the examiner tapped loudly. (New Concept English, Book 2, L.69) 我继续开车，过了一些时候，主考官重重地敲车窗。
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Some time ago, an interesting discovery was made by archaeologists on the Aegean island of Kea. (New Concept English, Book 3, L. 3) 前不久，考古学家们在爱琴海克亚岛上有一项有趣的发现。
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It'll take some time to heal, I'm afraid. 愈合恐怕需要相当长的时间。
请做下面的英语试题：
- Everybody ____ in bed.
A. has to spend some time B. have to spend some time
C. has to spend sometimes D. have to spend sometimes (Nelson, 200C)
- She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ____ here so that she could learn more about the city.
A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times(全国研考,96-22)