while的中文意思

• 0 during the time that, or at the same time as

  • I read it while you were drying your hair. 在你吹干头发的时候我读了它。

  • While I was in Italy I went to see Alessandro. 在意大利的时候，我去看望了亚历山德罗。

  • I thought I heard him come in while we were having dinner. 我想在我们吃饭的时候我听见他进来了。

  • "I'm going to the post office." "While you're there can you get me some stamps?" “我要去邮局。”“你去的时候帮我买些邮票好吗？”

• 1 despite the fact that; although

  • While I accept that he's not perfect in many respects, I do actually like the man. 虽然我承认他在很多方面不是那么完美，但我实际上还是非常喜欢这个男人的。

  • While I fully understand your point of view, I also have some sympathy with Michael's. 尽管我完全能理解你的观点，但我在一定程度上也赞同迈克尔的观点。

• 2 compared with the fact that; but

  • He gets £50,000 a year while I get a meagre £20,000! 他每年挣5万英镑，而我只有可怜的2万！

  • Tom is very extrovert and confident while Katy's shy and quiet. 汤姆性格外向，非常自信，而凯蒂却羞涩文静。

  • I do all the housework while he just does the dishes now and again. 家务活我样样都得干，而他却只是偶尔刷刷碗而已。

• 3 a length of time

  • I only stayed for a short while. 我就呆了一小会儿。

  • You were there quite a while (= a long time), weren't you? 你在那儿呆了很长时间，是不是？

  • "When did that happen?" "Oh, it was a while ago (= a long time ago). “那是什么时候发生的？”“噢，是很久之前了。”

  • I haven't seen him for a while (= for a long time). 我已经很久没见到他了。

  • I'll be fine in a while (= soon). 我很快就会好的。