While
[ waɪl ]
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conj. 在…期间;与…同时;虽然;而;
n. （一段）时间;
vt. 消磨，打发（时间）;（愉快而懒散地）度过（时间）（常与 away 连用）;
📝 例句
She listened closely while he read the letter.
他读信时,她听得很仔细。
We must strike while the iron is hot.
我们必须趁热打铁。
The same rules hold true for while:
同样的规则亦适用于while：
In practice, do-while is less common than while.
在实际应用中，while比do-while更常用一些。
I like tea while she likes coffee.
我喜欢喝茶,而她喜欢喝咖啡。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ while-一会儿,white-白:过了一会儿,白云出现了
※ wh-拼音“晚会”,I-我,le-拼音“乐”:当有晚会时我就乐了
※ whale-鲸,while-当的时候:得在鲸鱼麻痹大意的时候才能捉住它们
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
while
n[sing]
1 (period of) time （一段）时间
She worked in a bank for a while before studying law. 她学法律之前在银行工作过一段时间.
For a long while we had no news of him. 很长一段时间我们没有他的消息.
I'll be back in a little while, ie soon. 我一会儿就回来.
It took quite a while (ie a long time) to find a hotel. 很长时间才找到一家旅馆.
We waited for three hours, all the while hoping that someone would come and fetch us. 我们等候了三个小时, 一直希望能有人来接我们.
2 (idm 习语) once in a while => once. worth sb's while => worth. while, v (phr v) while sth away pass (a period of time) in a leisurely way 逍遥自在地度过（一段时间）
We whiled away the time at the airport reading magazines. 我们在机场阅读杂志消磨时间.
It's easy to while a few hours away in a museum. 在博物馆里很容易打发掉几个小时.
while (also whilst ) conj
1
(a) during the time that; when 在...期间; 当...的时候
He fell asleep while (he was) doing his homework. 他做著做著功课就睡著了.
While I was in Madrid there was a carnival. 我在马德里的时候正赶上狂欢节.
While (locked up) in prison, she wrote her first novel. 她在狱中写出了第一部小说.
(b) at the same time as 与...同时
While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside. 玛丽写信时孩子都在外面玩儿.
He listens to the radio while driving to work. 他去上班一边开著车一边听音乐.
I lived in a hostel while I was a student. 我求学期间住在青年招待所里.
2 (used to show a contrast 用以表示对比或相反的情况)
I drink black coffee while he prefers it with cream. 我爱喝清咖啡而他喜欢加奶油的.
English is understood all over the world while Turkish is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself. 英语世界通行, 但土耳其语离开本国就很少有人说了.
3 (fml 文) although 虽然: While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved. 尽管我承认有问题存在, 但我不同意说这些问题不能解决.
🔁 扩展释义
*[hwail]n. 一会儿, (一段)时间conj. 当...的时候, 虽然vt. 消磨相关词组: after a while a short while ago all the while once in a while make it worth sb's while the while while sth away
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my friend Virginia Martinelli is a real-estate agent.
我的朋友Virginia Martinelli就是个房地产仲介。
It's too sour.
太酸了。
Kate, could you answer the telephone, please? I'm busy.
凯特，你能接一下电话吗？我忙着呢。