dur·ing
preposition OPAL W
/ˈdjʊərɪŋ/
/ˈdʊrɪŋ/
- all through a period of time
在…期间 - during the 1990s
在 20 世纪 90 年代 - There are extra flights to Colorado during the winter.
冬季有飞往科罗拉多的增开航班。 - Please remain seated during the performance.
演出期间请不要站起来。
- during the 1990s
- at some point in a period of time
在…期间的某个时候 - He was taken to the hospital during the night.
他在夜间被送到医院。 - I only saw her once during my stay in Rome.
我在罗马逗留期间只见过她一次。
During is used to say when something happens; for answers the question ‘how long?’ I stayed in London for a week. • I stayed in London during a week. - He was taken to the hospital during the night.
Word Originlate Middle English: present participle of the obsolete verb dure ‘last, endure, extend’, via Old French from Latin durare ‘to last’, from durus ‘hard’.