meanwhile
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?mi?n.wa?l]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?min?hwa?l, -?wa?l]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) ['mi:nwail]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adv.同時(shí)，其間
- n.其時(shí)，其間
詞源解說
- 14世紀(jì)中期進(jìn)入英語，直接源自該語的mean （中，中間的） + while （一段時(shí)間），意爲(wèi)在同一段時(shí)間中。
詞根記憶
- mean + while→與此同時(shí)
- mean(意味) + while(儅…的時(shí)候)→意味著儅…的時(shí)候會(huì)發(fā)生…→同時(shí)
用法辨析
- meanwhile的基本意思是“其間,與此同時(shí)”,指在一件事情發(fā)生的過程中或者一段時(shí)間內(nèi)另一件事也在發(fā)生。
- meanwhile用作副詞時(shí)，也可拼作meantime,爲(wèi)非正式英語。
adv. (副詞)
英漢例句
- She's due to arrive on Thursday. Meanwhile, what do we do?
她預(yù)定星期四到達(dá),這期間我們做什麼呢?
用作副詞 (adv.)
詞組短語
- though meanwhile 但與此同時(shí);雖然同時(shí);雖然
- Meanwhile Rebirth 同時(shí)重生
- meanwhile anyway 形容詞
- through meanwhile 雖然
- received meanwhile 接收情況
短語
英英字典
- until something expected happens, or while something else is happening
- Meanwhile means while a particular thing is happening.
- Meanwhile means in the period of time between two events.
- You use meanwhile to introduce a different aspect of a particular situation, especially one that is completely opposite to the one previously mentioned.
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專業(yè)釋義
- 同時(shí)