英:[ˈmiːntaɪm]
美:[ˈmiːntaɪm]
英:[ˈmiːntaɪm]
美:[ˈmiːntaɪm]
mean·time
min taIm
noun (1)
the time before something happens or before a specified period ends
The new computers won't arrive until next week, but we can continue to use the old ones in the meantime.
adverb
meanwhile entry 2
meantime he had been attentive to his other interests—H. R. Warfel
noun (2)
time that is based on the motion of the theoretical mean sun called alsomean solar time
To find local mean time, determine how many degrees of longitude you are from your time-zone standard. (Find your longitude on a map.) Multiply this number by four to get your correction in minutes. If you are east of the standard longitude your correction is a positive number; if you are west it is negative. Apply the correction to standard time to get your local mean time.—Sky & Telescope
in the meantime在此期间;于此际
at the meantime同时
同时也是 mean time,14世纪中叶, mene-time,"临时的,一个指定时间和另一个之间的间隔"(现在只在 in the mean time 中使用),源自 mean(adj.2)"中间的,中级的" + time(n.)。14世纪末作为副词,"在一个指定时间和另一个之间的间隔期间"。作为名词,正确写作两个单词,但通常写作一个单词,放在副词之后。In the mean space "同时"在16世纪至18世纪使用。
The first known use of meantime 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
meantime1 of 2noun
the time between two events
meantime2 of 2adverb
in the meantime
1 “In the meantime, here’s a question for you: Do you think you’ll be able to eat some birthday cake? Or are your teeth too sore?”
2 In the meantime, let me tell you a little story about mine.
3 In the meantime, the crisis could claim other victims.
其间, 金融危机的危害可能会波及更多的机构.
4 Potter: In the meantime, I'll draw up the papers.
波特: 同时, 我会把合同起草好.
5 In the meantime Kat has taken a bandage from a dead man’s pocket and we carefully bind the wound.
6 In the meantime, Clarisse was carried on her cabin mates’ shoulders down to the amphitheater, where she was honored with a laurel wreath and a lot of celebrating around the campfire.
7 In the meantime, the head should remain completely still, eyes fixed on the ceiling.
但同时, 头部的位置仍然应该保持不变, 眼睛向上看着屋顶!
8 In the meantime, Bellick remains bound and gagged in the hole.
其间, Bellick仍然被藏在洞中.
9 Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life, but in the meantime she relies on your support.
最终你的孩子将会离开家去过她自己的生活,不过在此期间她依赖你的支持。
10 In the meantime, our stomachs jellying and our necks burning, we listened, avoided each other’s eyes, and picked toe jam or whatever.
11 In the meantime, want to accelerate a city change construction, drive rural labor move.
同时, 要加快城市化建设, 推进农村劳动力转移.
12 “Then we’ll find them. In the meantime, let’s not get caught ourselves.”
13 “I’m going to do some preliminary tests for diseases. Want to give him a bath in the meantime?”
14 In the meantime another Nicholas turned Cusa’s philosophy into a scientific theory.
15 In the meantime, Luma had a tournament to prepare for, and she needed a place to practice.
16 “Can you answer me a question in the meantime?”
17 In the meantime, Juanita and I sat on an old bench with Pita between us, while Delia and Velia clung to a pillar, trying their best not to wet their pants.
18 In the meantime my little sister Abby was picking worms out of my shovelfuls of dirt.
19 In the meantime, when we are off duty, we loaf around.
20 In the meantime Poirot and M. Bouc, closely followed by Dr. Constantine, had hurried out of the restaurant car and along the corridor of the Stamboul coach towards Mrs. Hubbard’s compartment.
1 同时
simultaneous together meanwhile in chorus at the same time at once interim therewithal while sync with alongside along with at a clip contemporary synchronous coincident isochronous both therewith in one breath coinstantaneous joint withal synchronization simultaneity synchronize concurrent equally ensemble real-time AND synchronism in the mean time at a time
2 间隔时间
6 中间的时间