/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/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。