Usually pronounced 'waɪl/ for meaning 4. The form whilst is also used in formal or literary English, especially British English.义项4在句中通常为重读。正式及文学语言中亦使用词形whilst(尤见于英国英语)。
1CONJ-SUBORD (表示两件事同时发生)当…的时候,在…时 If something happens while something else is happening, the two things are happening at the same time. (表示两件事同时发生)当…的时候,在…时
They were grinning and watching while one man laughed and poured beer over the head of another...
当一个男人大笑着把啤酒倒在另一个人头上时,他们都在乐呵呵地看着。
I sat on the settee to unwrap the package while he stood by...
我坐在长椅上打开包裹时他就站在旁边。
Racing was halted for an hour while the track was repaired...
修理赛道时车赛中止了1个小时。
Her parents could help with child care while she works.
她工作时父母可以帮忙照看孩子。
2CONJ-SUBORD (表示某一件事是在另一件事发生过程中的某一时间点发生的)当…的时候,在…时 If something happens while something else happens, the first thing happens at some point during the time that the second thing is happening. (表示某一件事是在另一件事发生过程中的某一时间点发生的)当…的时候,在…时
The two ministers have yet to meet, but may do so while in New York...
两位部长尚未会面,但可能会在纽约碰头。
Never apply water to a burn from an electric shock while the casualty is still in contact with the electric current.
当被电击者还连着电时,千万不要把水弄到电击伤口上。
3CONJ-SUBORD 却;但是;然而 You use while at the beginning of a clause to introduce information which contrasts with information in the main clause. 却;但是;然而
Marianne was tempted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons, while Howard was in favour of a typically English look...
玛丽安娜想把这些大房间弄成传统法式客厅的样子,但是霍华德喜欢典型的英式风格。
The first two services are free, while the third costs £35.00.
前两项服务免费,但是第三项服务要花35英镑。
4CONJ-SUBORD 虽然;尽管 You use while, before making a statement, in order to introduce information that partly conflicts with your statement. 虽然;尽管
While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large...
尽管这种增长的数量相对较小,但是潜在的市场是巨大的。
While the modelling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model, male or female, will always be in demand...
尽管模特行业绝不是那么容易进入的,但是好的模特,不论男女,总是需要的。
While the news, so far, has been good, there may be days ahead when it is bad.
尽管到现在为止还都是好消息,但是可能过不了几天就会有坏消息传来。
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While is used to join two verb phrases. I listen to music while I exercise.
2PHRASE 不断;一直;始终 You use all the while in order to say that something happens continually or that it happens throughout the time when something else is happening. 不断;一直;始终
All the while the people at the next table watched me eat.
我吃东西的时候邻桌的人一直在看我。
3once in a while→see: onceworth your while→see: worth
ADJECTIVE | VERB + WHILE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤brief, little, short一會兒;不久;短短一會兒▸➤fair, good, long, some相當一段時間;好一段時間◇Things continued quiet for some while.好一段時間都沒有什麼動靜。VERB + WHILE➤take花費一段時間◇I'll mend it for you, but it could take a while.我可以給你修修,但需要一段時間。PREPOSITION➤after a while過了一段時間◇After a while, I began to get bored with my job.過了一段時間,我開始厭煩我的工作了。➤for a while一段時間◇They chatted for a while.他們聊了一會兒。➤for the while (BrE) 一段時間◇There's no need to do anything for the while.這段時間不需要做任何事情。➤in a while過會兒◇I'll be back in a while.我過會兒就回來。PHRASES➤all the while一直◇The bird hopped across the lawn, keeping a sharp lookout all the while.小鳥在草坪上跳來跳去,一直保持着高度警惕。➤once in a while偶爾◇Everybody makes a mistake once in a while.每個人都偶爾會犯錯誤。➤(for) quite a while相當長一段時間◇He kept me waiting for quite a while.他讓我等了好一陣子。➤a while back不久以前◇The problems started a while back.問題剛剛出現不久。