have been around

Devices of this sort have been around for a long time.

这种器件很早就有了.

Such notions have been around a lot longer than scary movies.

这种观念在恐怖电影出现之前便已流传许久.

Sundials have been around for centuries because are accurate and easy to make.

人类已使用日晷好几个世纪,因为它们精准又容易制造.

Predictions of the collapse of the tropical rain forests have been around for years.

有关热带雨林毁灭的预测已经有好多年了.

There have been around 15 attempts from outside France to penetrate the market.

大约已经有15家外国公司试图进入法国市场。

The modern Olympics have been around for only a little over 100 years, sine 1896.

现代奥林匹克运动会从1896年开始,才100多年.

Jeans, the all-purpose denim trousers, have been around for over a hundred years.

牛仔裤，这种适合各种用途的斜纹粗棉布裤子，已经有一百多年历史了。

Markup languages have been around since 1969.

自1969年就有了标记语言.

Anti-tobacco commercials have been around on television for decades.

电视上的禁烟广告已经出现了数十年了.

Computer games have been around for approximately 20 years.

电脑游戏已经存在了大约20年.

Grooming and personal hygiene have been around for ages.

仪容整洁和个人卫生的讲究已经行之年了.

It was his understanding that have been around a lot of big stocks.

据他了解,周围很多大户都已经清仓.

For that is the time when those who have been around you must back away.

因为在那时候,那些在你身边的天使们都必须要撤走了.

Most writers have been around a lot.

很多作家阅历甚广.

Kites have been around for a long time, and they have many uses.

他们(风筝)存在已久, 而且他们有许多不同的功用.