| 单词 | while |
| 释义 | while nounadjective | verb + while | preposition | phrases adjective➤brief, little, short一会儿；不久；短短一会儿▸➤fair, good, long, some相当一段时间；好一段时间◆things continued quiet for some while.好一段时间都没有什么动静。verb + while➤take花费一段时间◆i'll mend it for you, but it could take a while.我可以给你修修，但需要一段时间。preposition➤after a while过了一段时间◆after a while, i began to get bored with my job.过了一段时间，我开始厌烦我的工作了。➤for a while一段时间◆they chatted for a while.他们聊了一会儿。➤for the while (bre) 一段时间◆there's no need to do anything for the while.这段时间不需要做任何事情。➤in a while过会儿◆i'll be back in a while.我过会儿就回来。phrases➤all the while一直◆the bird hopped across the lawn, keeping a sharp lookout all the while.小鸟在草坪上跳来跳去，一直保持着高度警惕。➤once in a while偶尔◆everybody makes a mistake once in a while.每个人都偶尔会犯错误。➤(for) quite a while相当长一段时间◆he kept me waiting for quite a while.他让我等了好一阵子。➤a while back不久以前◆the problems started a while back.问题刚刚出现不久。while [singular] a period of time一段时间◆they chatted for a while.他们聊了一会儿。◆i'll be back in a little while (= a short time).我一会儿就回来。◆i haven't seen him for quite a while (= a fairly long time).我有一阵子没见到他了。ⓘ while is used especially to talk about the fairly long or fairly short time that sb spends doing sth or waiting for sth to happen, or how long sth takes. * while 尤指要么很长，要么很短的时间，如花在做某事或等候的时间，或指做某事要花的时间。while¹/waɪl; us hwaɪl ||; hwaɪl/(formal 正式whilst /waɪlst; us hwaɪlst ||; hwaɪlst/) conj 1. during the time that; when 在…的时候；当…的时候: ◇he always phones while we're having lunch. 他总是在我们吃午饭时打电话来。 2. at the same time as 在同一个时候；与…同时: ◇he always listens to the radio while he's driving to work. 他总是一边开车去上班，一边听收音机。 3. (formal 正式) used when you are contrasting two ideas （用于对比）: ◇some countries are rich, while others are extremely poor. 有些国家富裕，有些则极为贫困。 [syn] whereas 同义词为whereaswhile²/waɪl; us hwaɪl ||; hwaɪl/noun [sing] a (usually short) period of time 一段（短）时间: ◇let's sit down here for a while. 我们在这里坐一会儿吧。 once in a while→onceworth sb's while→worth¹while³/waɪl; us hwaɪl ||; hwaɪl/verb while sth away to pass time in a lazy or relaxed way 轻松地度过﹙一段时间﹚: ◇we whiled away the evening chatting and listening to music. 我们聊聊天，听听音乐，一个晚上就过去了。 whilesee ⇨ although 1 ⇨ during 2 ⇨ time 17 ⇨ when 3 • • •• ⇨ a little while back• ⇨ a little/short while• ⇨ a short/little while ago• ⇨ a while• ⇨ make it worth sb's while• ⇨ once in a while• ⇨ whereas/while☞ while¹☞ while²☞ while³ |
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