while
while
[hwaIl, waIl; wail, hwail]
連接詞
1 a. 當…的時候,在…當中,與…同時
We kept watch ~ they slept.
當他們睡覺時,我們在看守
Don't phone me ~ I'm at the office.
我在辦公室時,別打電話給我
W~ (he was) fighting in Germany, he was taken prisoner.
他在德國作戰時被俘
b. 只要… (as long as)
2 a. 雖然… (可是) ,盡管… (但是) (although)
W~ I admit that the task is difficult, I don't think that it is impossible.
雖然我承認那工作很困難,但我不認為那是不可能做的
b. 但另壹方面,然而; 同時
He likes sports, ~ I like books.
他喜歡運動,然而我喜歡看書
The book pleased the critics ~ it entertained the public.
那本書使評論家欣喜,同時 (另壹方面) 也使大眾感到興趣
The wind grew more and more furious, ~ it began to rain.
風力變得越來越猛烈,同時也下起雨來
名詞
[a ~] (短暫的) 時間,暫時
for a (short) ~
短暫 [壹會兒] 的時間
in a (little) ~
不久,馬上
once in a ~
有時,偶爾
after a ~
過了壹會兒
quite a ~
相當長的壹段時間
all the while
(1) 壹直,始終
(2) 做…的時候,壹直
The students chattered all the ~ I was lecturing.
那些學生在我講課的時候壹直喋喋不休地講話
all this while
在這長時間內壹直
between whiles
有時,間或
make it worth a person's while
(口語)報答某人的辛勞,給予某人適當的謝禮,行賄
the while
在其間; 同時地
this long while = all this WHILE
worth (one's [a person's] ) while→worth
形容詞
及物動詞
閑蕩著度過,消磨<時間>
He ~d away his vacation on the beach.
他在海邊度過假期