while
英[wa?l]
美[wa?l]
- conj. 雖然；然而；當……的時候
- n. 一會兒；一段時間
- vt. 消磨；輕松地度過
實用場景例句
- We must have been burgled while we were asleep.
- 我們睡著時一定讓賊入室偷了。
牛津詞典
- Her parents died while she was still at school.
- 她還在讀書時父母就去世了。
牛津詞典
- While I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
- 我在公共汽車站等車時，對向駛過了三輛公共汽車。
牛津詞典
- You can go swimming while I'm having lunch.
- 我吃午飯時你可以去游泳。
牛津詞典
- shoes mended while you wait
- 在你等候的時候修的鞋
牛津詞典
- While Tom's very good at science, his brother is absolutely hopeless.
- 湯姆很擅長理科，而他的兄弟絕對是不可救藥。
牛津詞典
- While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.
- 盡管我愿意幫忙，但是沒有多少時間。
牛津詞典
- I waited while six o'clock.
- 我一直等到了六點鐘。
牛津詞典
- ‘I'm just going to buy some postcards. ’ ‘Can you get me some stamps while you're at it? ’
- “我正想去買明信片。”“你能順便給我買些郵票嗎？”
牛津詞典
- They chatted for a while .
- 他們聊了一會兒。
牛津詞典
- I'll be back in a little while (= a short time) .
- 我一會兒就回來。
牛津詞典
- I haven't seen him for quite a while (= a fairly long time) .
- 我有好一陣子沒有見到他了。
牛津詞典
- They walked back together, talking all the while (= all the time) .
- 他們一起邊走邊聊著回去的。
牛津詞典
- We whiled away the time reading and playing cards.
- 我們靠看書和玩紙牌消磨時間。
牛津詞典
- They were grinning and watching while one man laughed and poured beer over the head of another...
- 當一個男人大笑著把啤酒倒在另一個人頭上時，他們都在樂呵呵地看著。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I sat on the settee to unwrap the package while he stood by...
- 我坐在長椅上打開包裹時他就站在旁邊。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The two ministers have yet to meet, but may do so while in New York...
- 兩位部長尚未會面，但可能會在紐約碰頭。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Never apply water to a burn from an electric shock while the casualty is still in contact with the electric current.
- 當被電擊者還連著電時，千萬不要把水弄到電擊傷口上。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- Marianne was tempted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons, while Howard was in favour of a typically English look...
- 瑪麗安娜想把這些大房間弄成傳統法式客廳的樣子，但是霍華德喜歡典型的英式風格。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The first two services are free, while the third costs ￡35.00.
- 前兩項服務免費，但是第三項服務要花35英鎊。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large...
- 盡管這種增長的數量相對較小，但是潛在的市場是巨大的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- While the modelling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model, male or female, will always be in demand...
- 盡管模特行業絕不是那么容易進入的，但是好的模特，不論男女，總是需要的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- They walked on in silence for a while...
- 他們默默地走了一會兒。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- He was married a little while ago...
- 他不久前剛剛結婚。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- All the while the people at the next table watched me eat.
- 我吃東西的時候鄰桌的人一直在看我。
柯林斯高階英語詞典