| 释义 |
while¹ /hwaɪl; waɪl/linking word 1. during the time that something is happening or someone is doing something 当…时，在…的时候:◇they arrived while we were having dinner. 我们正在吃饭时他们到了。◇while you're here, can you help me with a little problem? 趁你在这里，能不能帮我解决个小问题？ 2. in spite of the fact that; although 尽管，虽然:◇while there was no conclusive evidence, most people thought he was guilty. 虽然缺乏确凿的证据，大多数人相信他有罪。 3. used to say that although something is true of one thing, it is not true of another; whereas 但是，却，反之:◇the tate gallery has mostly modern art, while the national gallery contains a lot of classical paintings. 泰特美术馆收藏的大多是现代艺术品，而国家美术馆则藏有大量古典油画。 |