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mean·while
min waIl
noun
the time before something happens or before a specified period ends : meantime
in the meanwhile colleges and universities have become somewhere near one hundred times more complex—Dennis O'Brien
adverb
during the intervening time
meanwhile, however, new projects are being undertaken this year—Jonathan Eberhart
at the same time
You can set the table, and meanwhile I'll start cooking dinner.
in the meanwhile同时;在此期间
同时也是 mean while,公元14世纪后期,指“指定时间之间的时间间隔”,源于 mean(adj.2)"中间的,中间的" + while(n.)。从14世纪后期起作为副词使用,“在一定时间内或期间”。作为名词应该是两个词,但通常作为副词后写成一个单词。
The first known use of meanwhile was in the 14th century
measlyadjective
so small or unimportant as to deserve scorn
left a measly nickel tip
meatspacenoun
the physical world and environment especially as contrasted with the virtual world of cyberspace
measlessingular or plural noun
a contagious disease caused by a virus and marked by fever and red spots on the skinalso: any of several diseases (as German measles) that resemble measles
meanwhile1 of 2noun
meantime entry 1
meanwhile2 of 2adverb
meantime entry 2
at the same time
1 Meanwhile, preference for private over public services made management even more difficult.
与此同时,相比公共服务,私人服务更受青睐,这使得管理更加困难。
2 Prosper, meanwhile, was thinking of someone else, someone who had looked a little like Esther.
3 French, British, and Belgian armies, meanwhile, were assaulting German defenses along the rest of the Western Front.
4 To get into and succeed in a reasonably competitive graduate program, meanwhile, you probably need an IQ of at least 115.
5 Two men had meanwhile left the hall: swineherd and cowherd, in companionship, one downcast as the other.
6 Jeanne, meanwhile, is sitting on the floor next to Fabian’s feet—under that table over there.
7 Mr. Pirzada, meanwhile, was in America for the year, for he had been awarded a grant from the government of Pakistan to study the foliage of New England.
8 In the meanwhile the host made ready for the return to Minas Tirith.
9 Percy Weasley, meanwhile, had much to say on the subject of Sirius’s escape.
10 Meanwhile the minutes kept ticking away.
其时,时间一分一分地过去.
11 My mother, meanwhile, started serving a few girls breakfast at our house each day.
12 Meanwhile, The fiction anthology has also provided a model for reading and writing.
同时, 小说选本还为阅读和创作提供了范本.
13 Lefty, meanwhile, carrying a sack of cocoons, was on his way down the mountain.
14 Lexie and Moody, meanwhile, came home to a message on the answering machine telling them the case was over.
15 Meanwhile, there’re few who’re willing and able to perform jobs requiring a petroleum engineering major, so the value of one more of those people is very high.
同时,很少有人愿意且有能力从事需要石油工程专业知识的工作,所以这些人的产出价值就非常高。
16 My father, meanwhile, seemed less than anxious to get the Portia Sue out on the Bay again.
17 Lampetia in her long gown meanwhile had borne swift word to the Overlord of Noon: ‘They have killed your kine.’
18 Political stability, meanwhile, will be a prime concern.
与此同时,政治稳定将是头等大事。
19 Moody, meanwhile, headed to Horseshoe Lake, where he thought about all the things he wished he’d said to his brother, today and over all the years.
20 I, meanwhile, was wholly, mindlessly, very contentedly absorbed with the business of just pushing forward.
1 同时
simultaneous together meantime in chorus at the same time at once interim therewithal while sync with alongside along with at a clip all once parallel simultaneously concurrently contemporaneously synchronous synchro- synchrony at one time in the same breath alongside of all of a piece in the meantime all at once of a piece in parallel in parallel with while you' re about it as one in unison in tandem in sympathy
3 间隔时间
4 当其时
6 另一方面
whereas in the mean time in the mean while on the other hand in the meantime in the meanwhile but then per contra
7 与此同时
11 在此期间