/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
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/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
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/waɪl; US hwaɪl ||; hwaɪl/verbwhile 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。
while1/waIl; waIl/linking word 1 during the time that something is happening 当…时﹐在…的时候: They arrived while we were having dinner. 我们在吃饭的时候他们来了。Thieves broke in while she was asleep. 她睡着的时候小偷破门而入。2 all the time that something is happening 在…的过程中: Would you look after the children while I go shopping? 我买东西时你能不能照看一下孩子们?3 although 尽管﹐虽然: While it was a good school, I was not happy there. 尽管那是一所好学校﹐但我在那儿并不高兴。4 used to say that one person, thing, or situation is different from another [ whereas ] 但是﹐却﹐反之〔说明两个人﹑物﹑情况等之间的差别〕: Schools in the north tend to be better equipped, while those in the south are relatively poor. 北方的学校设施往往要好一些﹐而南方的学校则相对差一些。
while2n a while a period of time, especially a short one 一段时间﹔〔尤指〕一会儿: a short/little/long while He’ll be back in a little while. 他一会儿就会回来。see box at见 RECENTLY 方框(every) once in a while at 见ONCE1be worth sb's while at 见 WORTH1
while3v while away the hours/evening/days etc to spend time in a pleasant and lazy way 愉快地消磨时间/夜晚/日子等: We whiled away the evenings playing cards. 我们打扑克牌来消磨晚上的时间。
whilewhile1 (alsoformal) whilst) conjunction1during the time that; when: The telephone rang while I was having a shower.2at the same time as: I listen to the radio while I'm eating my breakfast.whilewhilewhileswhiledwhiling2noun (no plural)a period of time: Let's sit here for a while. I'm going home in a while (= soon).