while意思

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while的意思是：conj.当 ... 的时候；虽然；尽管；然而；n.一段时间；一会儿；v.消磨。while的详尽释义是conj.(连词)虽然，尽管而，然而，但是，可是只要当...的时候，和,..同时，在...期间，与...同时倒。while【近义词】as。

一、详尽释义点此查看while的详细内容

conj.(连词)

虽然，尽管
而，然而，但是，可是
只要
当...的时候，和,..同时，在...期间，与...同时
倒

n.(名词)

一段时间，一会儿
时间，功夫

v.(动词)

消磨（时光），轻松地度过，逍遥自在地度过（时间），闲混（时间），打发（时间）

adv.(副词)

曾经

prep.(介词)

直至，到...时候为止

二、双解释义

conj.(连词)

在…期间,当…的时候; 与…同时 during the time that; at the same as
虽然,尽管 although
而,然而 and then

n.(名词)

[S] (一段)时间 (period of) time

三、英英释义

Noun:

a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition;
"he was here for a little while"
"I need to rest for a piece"
"a spell of good weather"
"a patch of bad weather"

四、例句

I lived in a hostel while I was a student.

我求学期间住在青年招待所里。

While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside.

玛丽写信时，孩子们在外面玩耍。

In a word, while the prospects are bright, the road has twists and turns.

总之,虽然前途是光明的,但是道路是曲折的。

While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.

尽管我承认有问题存在

I haven't seen him for a long while.

我已经很久没见到他了。

She worked in a bank for a while before studying law.

她学法律之前在银行工作过一段时间。

Before I eat dinner,I read newspaper for a while

在吃晚饭以前,我会读一会儿报纸

A detective story helps to while away the time.

侦探小说有助于打发时间。

I didn't know how to while away my tedium.

我不知道如何度过乏味的时刻。

五、常见句型

用作连词(conj.)

You don't want to marry while you are studying.
在学习期间,你不要结婚。
While we were talking,he came in.
我们正在谈话时,他进来了。
While in prison, he wrote his first novel.
他在狱中写出了第一部小说。
While I admit his good point,I can see his shortcomings.
虽然我承认他的优点,我还是能看到他的缺点。
Motion is absolute while stagnation is relative.
运动是绝对的,而静止是相对的。

用作名词(n.)

I haven't seen him for a long while.
我好久没看见他了。

六、经典引文

The refrigerator..would take a while to get cold.
出自：S. Bellow
This rain's with us for a while yet.
出自：J. Higgins
I was home for a brief while in the summer.
出自：G. Swift
To while away the heavy hours, they told each other stories.
出自：G. Swift
He was happily whiling away the evenings by reading aloud.
出自：G. Daly
The Bulgarians have stopped people coming over for the period while I am here.
出自：Guardian

七、词源解说

☆ 直接源自古英语的hwile，意为一段时间；最初源自原始日耳曼语的khwilo。

while的相关近义词

as、when

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