Meanwhile
['miːnwaɪl] or ['minwaɪl]
解释:
(adv.) during the intervening time; 'meanwhile I will not think about the problem'; 'meantime he was attentive to his other interests'; 'in the meantime the police were notified'.
(adv.) at the same time but in another place; 'meanwhile, back at the ranch...'.
编辑:兰尼--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time).
(adv.) In the intervening time; during the interval.
编辑:洛娜
同义词及近义词：
ad. In the mean time, in the interim.
编辑:西尔维亚
例句:
- Meanwhile the water strains through the wire cloth, leaving a thin layer of moist interlaced fibre spread in a white sheet over the surface of the belt. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Mr. Collins, meanwhile, was meditating in solitude on what had passed. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
- In the meanwhile let it be fully understood that I shall not neglect bringing the grindstone to bear, nor yet bringing Dusty Boffin's nose to it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Well,' said Mr. Pickwick, as Sam and his companion drew nigh, 'you will see how your health becomes, and think about it meanwhile. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Meanwhile, Rose was rapidly recovering. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- Meanwhile the great world outside went on to wider visions and new powers. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Osborne meanwhile, wild with elation, went off to a play-table, and began to bet frantically. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- The little visitor meanwhile was as unhappy as possible. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- Blathers and Duff looked very knowing meanwhile, and occasionally exchanged a nod. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- May I ask, in the meanwhile, whether you have yourself any theory to account for this young man's disappearance? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- Meanwhile Jos and Isidor went off to the stables to inspect the newly purchased cattle. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- The stranger, meanwhile, had been eating, drinking, and talking, without cessation. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- In the meanwhile I must beg you to keep your own counsel, and I will keep mine. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Meanwhile the last moments of the performance seemed to gain an added brightness from the hovering threat of the curtain. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- Fairway had meanwhile concluded a critical gaze at Yeobright. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
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