meanwhile

  核心詞匯  
['mi?nwa?l]     ['mi?nwa?l]    
  • adv. 其間;同時
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meanwhile的英文翻譯是什么意思,詞典釋義與在線翻譯:

詳盡釋義

adv. (副詞)
  1. 其間,其時
  2. 同時,與此同時
  3. 對比之下
  4. 在間隔時間里
  5. 當時
n. (名詞)
  1. 其時,其間
  2. 間隔時間

雙解釋義

adv. (副詞)
  1. 其間,同時 in the time between two events; at the same time

英英釋義

Noun:
  1. the time between one event, process, or period and another;

    "meanwhile the socialists are running the government"

Adverb:
  1. at the same time but in another place;

    "meanwhile, back at the ranch..."

  2. during the intervening time;

    "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"
    "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"
    "in the meantime the police were notified"

meanwhile的用法和樣例:

例句

用作副詞 (adv.)
  1. Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses.
    父親在剪草,母親在種玫瑰。
  2. Meanwhile, my debts were mounting up.
    同時,我的債務還在不斷增加。
  3. Meanwhile they set aside part of their funds for the motorized boats.
    與此同時,他們撥出一部分資金購買機動帆船。

常見句型

用作副詞 (adv.)
  1. She's due to arrive on Thursday. Meanwhile, what do we do?
    她預定星期四到達,這期間我們做什么呢?
  2. I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs.
    我上大學去了,那時,我的朋友都找到了收入不錯的工作。
  3. They'll be here soon. Meanwhile, let's have some coffee.
    他們很快就到這里,我們趁此喝點咖啡吧。
  4. Eve was cutting the grass, meanwhile Adam was playing roses.
    夏娃在剪草,亞當在種玫瑰。

詞匯搭配

經典引文

  • In the meanwhile, the Government is effectively admitting that state spending is out of control.

    出自:Daily Telegraph

meanwhile的詳細講解:

詞語用法

adv. (副詞)
  1. meanwhile的基本意思是“其間,與此同時”,指在一件事情發生的過程中或者一段時間內另一件事也在發生。
  2. meanwhile用作副詞時,也可拼作meantime,為非正式英語。

詞源解說

  • ☆ 14世紀中期進入英語,直接源自該語的mean (中,中間的) + while (一段時間),意為在同一段時間中。
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