Meanwhile
[ 'minwaɪl ]
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adv. 同时，其间;
n. 其时，其间;
💡 词根助记
mean用意+while同时→ ad.同时，当时
📝 例句
In the meanwhile, I' ll go for a few days to Shanghai.
同时，我还要去上海几日。
I, meanwhile, was using the 727 regularly for my business trips overseas.
在这段时间，我倒是经常乘这架727到海外去出公差。
In the meanwhile the suitors had gathered again around the feast table.
这时，求婚的人又聚集在餐桌周围。
Mother went shopping; meanwhile, I cleaned the house.
母亲去买东西;我打扫屋子。
In the meanwhile I'll visit an old friend of mine.
在这期间我将去拜访我的一位老朋友。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ mean-用意,while-一会儿:其时我一会儿就明白了他的用意
※ me-我,an-一,while-:当…的时候:当我一个人的时候同时又是自由的时候
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
meanwhile
adv
in the time between two events; at the same time 其间; 同时
She's due to arrive on Thursday. Meanwhile, what do we do? 她预定星期四到达. 这期间我们做什麽呢?
I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs. 我上大学去了. 那时我的朋友全都找到了收入不错的工作.
🔁 扩展释义
*['mi:nhwail]n. 其时, 其间ad. 同时, 于此时
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Of course, it was a small house,
当然， 那是一栋小房子，
He will always be a slave who knows not how to earn and save.
不懂挣钱和积财，只能永远当奴才。
He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
问我要一顿饭和一杯啤酒。