| 释义 |
while /hwaɪl/ n. | conj. | vt. | prep. | phr.
I n.
一会儿；(一段)时间
wait (for) a while 等一会儿
It happened a while ago. 这件事刚才发生。
I'll be back in a little while. 我马上就回来。
I haven't seen him for a long (或 good,great) while. 我很久没见到他了。
It was a little while before I heard any sound from inside. 过了一会儿我才听到有声音从里面传出。
II conj.
1. 当…的时候，和…同时，在…时；只要；同时也，同样也
We waited while he dined. 他吃饭时我们等着。
He cut himself while shaving. 他在刮脸时把脸刮破了。
While at college, he was a member of the dramatic society. 他上大学时是戏剧协会会员。
While there is life there is hope. 留得生命在不怕没希望。
While the book will be welcomed by scholars, it will make an immediate appeal to the general reader. 这本书将受到学者的欢迎，同时也会引起一般读者的兴趣。
2. 虽然，尽管；然而，而
While respected, he is not liked. 他虽受人尊敬，但并不被人喜爱。
She is very diligent, while he is very lazy. 她很勤奋，而他却很懒。
One lost a leg, another an arm, while a third was killed outright. 一人失去一条腿，另一人丢了一条胳膊，而第三个被当场杀死。
3. 〈方〉直到
III vt.
消磨，轻松地度过(away)
A detective story helps to while away the time. 侦探小说有助于消磨时间。
He whiled away a few hours chatting with close confidants. 他同知心好友聊了几个小时。
IV prep.
〈方〉直到
[<OE hwīl; 与 OHG hwīla time, L quiēs peace, rest¹, quiet, tranquīlus tranquil 有关] phr. after while 〈口〉过一会儿 I will help you after while. 我过一会儿来帮你。all the while 一直，始终 All the while I am wondering:Will I arrive in time? 我一直在想：我能及时赶到吗? all this (long) while 这阵子；有好久 Where have you been all this while? 你这阵子在哪里? I have been waiting all this while. 我等很久了。between whiles 时时，不时 make it worth sb.'s while 酬谢某人； 〈贬〉贿赂某人 How much will you give me to make it worth my while to do (或 doing) it? 我做这事你将怎样酬谢我? once in a while 见 once
the while 其时，当时；〈诗〉当…时
They danced and sang the while. 他们一面跳舞一面唱歌。
He was working the while. 那时他在工作。
worth sb.'s while 值得某人(花时间、精力等)的
It will be worth your while to go and see him. 你去看看他是值得的。
It's not worth your while reading this book. 这本书不值得你一读。 |