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| 1 | from now until a time or event in the future 在此期间；其间 |
| The hurricane will reach the island this evening. Meanwhile, residents are being evacuated. 飓风将在今晚登陆该岛。在此之前，居民将被疏散。 |
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| 2 | at the same time 同时 |
| He accepted money from investors and was meanwhile spending it on luxury cruises. 他从投资者那里得到钱，同时把它花在奢华的出游上。 |
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| 3 | used for emphasizing the difference between two situations 而（用于强调两种情况之间的差异） |
| You throw food away, and meanwhile children are starving all over the world. 你们把食物扔掉，而全世界都有儿童在挨饿。 |
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