历时的英文：
to last
to take (time)
period

参考例句：

An american presidential campaign lasts for eighteen months.
美国总统竞选历时十八个月。

The three-year inquest into the case has proved nothing
对该案历时三年的调查毫无结果。

A 2-year inquest into the case
对该案进行历时两年的调查。

An American presidential campaign lasts for eighteen months.
美国总统竞选历时十八个月。

It will take an hour to reach full eclipse stage.
到全食要历时一个小时。

A large-scale expansion project started here in 1750 and was completed in 15 years.
1750年，在这里进行了大规模扩建，历时15年建成。

Don' t break in when the adventurer is telling his own story
冒险家讲他自己的经历时,别打断他。

He gave a rather disjointed account of his experience in the jungle
在谈到他在热带丛林里的经历时,他的话前言不对后语。

The reception was in a warm, friendly and festive atmosphere.
招待会历时两个多小时，自始至终洋溢着热烈、友好、祥和、喜庆的气氛。

The robbery touched off a dramatic saga of honor that lasted 31 years
这宗抢案引起了历时三十一年之久的信义传奇。

take是什么意思：
v. 拿，取；带；获得；采取；承担；吃；耗费；乘，搭；以为；理解；走；抓住

a catch; a take; a taking
捕获量

take a nap; take a snooze
小睡一下;睡午觉

take service with
在￥帮佣

time是什么意思：
n. 时间；（一段）时光；时机；机会；历史时期；时代；次；回；倍
v. 测定…所花时间；调准；调整；测定…所花时间
adj. 时间的；定时的；定期的；分期的

discrimination time
辨别时间辨别时间

It is time to go.
该走了。

They are not in step with the times.
他们跟不上时代的步伐。

period是什么意思：
n. 时间；时期；周期；经期；课时；局；句号
adj. 某一时期的；当时特有的

juvenile period
幼年期(构成中心木质部的一段时期)

But this is a transitional period.
但这是个转变过程。

The period includes the legal period and the period designated by the people's court.
期间包括法定期间和人民法院指定的期间。