while
基本释义
- conj.当……的时候;与……同时;而,然而(表示对比);尽管,虽然;直到……为止
- n.一段时间;同时;<文>在此期间
- v.消磨时间
- prep.(北英格兰)直到
- adv.在……的时候
词语例句
当……的时候conj.
高考四级六级考研We must have been burgled while we were asleep.
我们睡着时一定让贼入室偷了。
Dr. Jubilado first met the Bajau while growing up on Samal Island in the Philippines.
朱拉多在菲律宾的萨马岛长大,期间他第一次见到了巴日人。
While you're away, someone else is doing your work, making your sales, taking care of your customers.
你不在的时候,别人在做你的工作,维系你的销售业务,关照你的客户。
与……同时conj.
高考四级六级考研You can go swimming while I'm having lunch.
我吃午饭时你可以去游泳。
Join us as a volunteer manager to develop your own skills while bringing benefits to the communities.
加入我们,成为一名志愿者经理,在为社区带来好处的同时发展你自己的技能。
Again the point is to listen hard while keeping the pen moving.
再次强调,重点是在保持笔头移动的同时,要认真倾听。
而,然而(表示对比)conj.
高考四级六级Most digital camera owners are male, while women prefer film.
大部分数码相机的主人都是男性,而女性偏爱用胶卷。
My brother, of course, raced off to be with his friends, while I had plenty to do myself.
当然,我弟弟跑去和他的朋友们一起玩了,而我自己有很多事要做。
Some birds fly in groups for safety, while others fly alone.
有些鸟为了安全而成群飞行,有些则独自飞行。
尽管,虽然conj.
高考四级六级考研While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.
尽管我愿意帮忙,但是没有多少时间。
While I tend to buy a lot of books, these three were given to me as gifts, which might add to the meaning I attach to them.
虽然我倾向于买很多书,但这三本书是作为礼物送给我的,这可能会增加我赋予它们的意义。
Studies show that while girls do better than boys in high school, they start to trail off during their college years.
研究表明,虽然女孩在高中的成绩比男孩好,但在大学期间,她们的成绩开始下降。
- She fell while toddling around.她在蹒跚学步时摔倒了。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- Cover me while I move forward.掩护我前进。来自《牛津词典》
- He nicked himself while shaving.他刮胡子刮了个口子。来自《牛津词典》
相关短语
- a little while一会儿
- once in a while偶尔
- for a while一段时间
- a while一段时间
- the while同时
- while away sth.消磨时间
- after a while过了一会儿
- a little while不久,一会儿
- all the while一直;始终
- quite a while有一阵子,半天;相当长一段时间
- a while ago刚才,方才
- at whiles有时;间或;有时常常
- once in a while偶尔;偶然;间或;有时
- for a while暂时;一会儿;一时;一段时间
- while away消磨;消磨时间;浪费时间;时间
- While You Were Sleeping我的酒鬼女友;再见钟情;当你沉睡时
- a while back不久以前;刚才
词语扩展
- when/as/while
- whereas/nevertheless/but/however/still/while/yet
词义分布
英英释义
- n.a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
- conj.used for saying that two things are happening at the same time
当…时候;与…同时- His wife got up while he was in bed asleep.当他在床上睡觉时,他的妻子起床了。
- n.a period of time
一段时间;一会儿- They walked on in silence for a while.他们默默地走了一会儿。
词源
- while来自古英语hwīl, 来自原始日耳曼语*hwīlō (参见荷兰语wijl, 低地德语Wiel, 德语Weile), 来自原始印欧语*kʷyeh₁-("to rest").
- while在期间来自古英语 hwil,一段时间,来自 PIE*kweie,休息,安静,词源同 quiet,quit.
- whileFrom Old English hwīl, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (compare Dutch wijl, Low German Wiel, German Weile), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest”).