for ages

... hold one's breath屏住呼吸 for ages多年 in the opposite direction反方向 ...

 for many years

[for many years] 积累了很长时间;多年 [pent-up wrath] 长时间郁结的仇恨、愤怒 ..

 many years

Many Years(多年), 此释义来源于网络辞典。