英语词汇“while”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-出国留学网

词汇

while

释义

*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whereas

*while²

/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→WORTH¹

while³

/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。

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