while

while
[hwaIl, waIl; wail, hwail]
连接词
1 a. 当…的时候,在…当中,与…同时
We kept watch ~ they slept.
当他们睡觉时,我们在看守
Don't phone me ~ I'm at the office.
我在办公室时,别打电话给我
W~ (he was) fighting in Germany, he was taken prisoner.
他在德国作战时被俘
b. 只要… (as long as)
2 a. 虽然… (可是) ,尽管… (但是) (although)
W~ I admit that the task is difficult, I don't think that it is impossible.
虽然我承认那工作很困难,但我不认为那是不可能做的
b. 但另一方面,然而; 同时
He likes sports, ~ I like books.
他喜欢运动,然而我喜欢看书
The book pleased the critics ~ it entertained the public.
那本书使评论家欣喜,同时 (另一方面) 也使大众感到兴趣
The wind grew more and more furious, ~ it began to rain.
风力变得越来越猛烈,同时也下起雨来
名词
[a ~] (短暂的) 时间,暂时
for a (short) ~
短暂 [一会儿] 的时间
in a (little) ~
不久,马上
once in a ~
有时,偶尔
after a ~
过了一会儿
quite a ~
相当长的一段时间
all the while
(1) 一直,始终
(2) 做…的时候,一直
The students chattered all the ~ I was lecturing.
那些学生在我讲课的时候一直喋喋不休地讲话
all this while
在这长时间内一直
between whiles
有时,间或
make it worth a person's while
(口语)报答某人的辛劳,给予某人适当的谢礼,行贿
the while
在其间; 同时地
this long while = all this WHILE
worth (one's [a person's] ) while→worth
形容词
及物动词
闲荡著度过,消磨<时间>
He ~d away his vacation on the beach.
他在海边度过假期

索引：连接词 名词 形容词 及物动词

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近义词

1一会儿a little while, while 辨析>>

2时间hour, time, when, while 辨析>>

3虽然although, despite, howbeit, notwithstanding, though, while 辨析>>

4趁take advantage of, while 辨析>>

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相关词语

英for a while... for a period of time暂时；片刻；一会儿*Wait for a little while，as I shallbe back in a few minutes．等一会儿，因为我马上就回 ...... hy don't you lay that difficult math problem aside for a while ？你为什么不把那道数学难题暂时放一边呢？ ...

英once in a whileoccasionally；now and then有时；偶尔*We go for a picnic in the park once in a while．我们有时去公园里野餐。*Once in a while the puppy would run away．小狗有时也会溜出去。

英while away... pass（the time）in a leisurely way 消磨（时间）*I was glad of his company to while away an hour until the train came．在等车的一小时中，有他作伴消磨时间，我很高兴。 ...... away one's time in idle talk．把时间花费在闲谈上是很愚蠢的。

英worth... all it is worth→ handworth it(1)(口语)=worthwhile(2) [it 用于前句的内容之后]"The admission fee ...... 有 (做…的) 价值,值得的He will make it ~ your while.他不会让你白做(他会给你相当的报酬)It is ~ ...... lars' ~ of this cloth.给我十美元价值的这种布料

葡curto tempo[P] enquanto (c), curto tempo (loc)[E] while [wail] (c, n)[C] 在..时候，一会儿

葡enquanto[P] enquanto (c), curto tempo (loc)[E] while [wail] (c, n)[C] 在..时候，一会儿

英good... die young. (谚)好人早死 [不长寿]3 乖的,规规矩矩的→ (as) good as GOLDBe ~ (while I am away). (.我不在时) 要乖There's [That's] a ~ boy [girl, fellow].那才是 ...... 级、最高级) [常 ~old,用于称呼、尊称] 亲爱的my ~ friend我亲爱的朋友How's your

英hold on1．grasp；hold tightly to sth．抓住*Hold on to my hand while we cross the street．过马路时，抓住我的手。*It's pretty windy．You'd better hold ... I get my breath back．等一下，让我喘口 气。

英hurt... 方便Another glass won't ~ you.再喝一杯对你无妨It won't ~ him to wait for a while.让他等一会儿没什么关系不及物动词1 a. 疼痛It ~s. (.会) 痛Where does it ~ (mo ...... ]委屈神色[表情]b. [the ~; 当复数名词用受伤的人们2 (美)损坏的a ~ book破损的书

英keep an eye on... t on holiday．我外出度假时，请照料一下我的房子。*Please keep an eye on my child while I'm away．我不在时，请你帮我照看一下孩子。2．have an eye on；watch carefully；not sto ...... g the armored truck with money．在给装甲车上装钱时，银行的卫兵密切注视着停车场。