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meanwhile

美['miːnwaɪl]  英['miːnwaɪl]
adv.  其间;同时
  近义词:meantime,inthemeantime,intheinterim,fornow,forthetimebeing,temporarily,forthemoment,lag,interim,

详细释义

adv.(副词)
  1. 其间,其时
  2. 同时,与此同时
  3. 对比之下
  4. 在间隔时间里
  5. 当时
n.(名词)
  1. 其时,其间
  2. 间隔时间

双解释义

adv.(副词)
  1. 其间,同时 in the time between two events; at the same time

英英释义

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"

例句

用作副词(adv.)
  1. Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses.父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。
  2. Meanwhile, my debts were mounting up.同时,我的债务还在不断增加。
  3. Meanwhile they set aside part of their funds for the motorized boats.与此同时,他们拨出一部分资金购买机动帆船。

词语用法

adv.(副词)
    meanwhile的基本意思是“其间,与此同时”,指在一件事情发生的过程中或者一段时间内另一件事也在发生。 meanwhile用作副词时,也可拼作meantime,为非正式英语。
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