for several hours
我们已经等了好几个小时了。
We've already been waiting for several hours.
我花了好几个小时，不过总算有了一件干外套。
It took me several hours, but I finally got a dry coat.
这东西我可是煮了好几个小时要是其他人看到有鳗鱼吃一定很高兴！
I spent several hours cooking this, you know. If the others saw that there was eel to eat, they’d be thrilled!
— 铁皮鼓 (1979)
哭了好几个小时
I cried for several hours.
— 燃烧 (2018)