while 的 4 个定义
- a period or interval of time: to wait a long while;He arrived a short while ago.
- Archaic. a particular time or occasion.
- during or in the time that.
- throughout the time that; as long as.
- even though; although: While she appreciated the honor, she could not accept the position.
- at the same time that: The floor was strewn with books, while magazines covered the tables.
- Archaic. until.
whiled, whil·ing.
- to cause to pass, especially in some easy or pleasant manner.
while 近义词
time interval
as long as
even though
由while构成的短语
- while away
- while back
- while there's life there's hope
- all the time (while)
- a while back
- every now and then (once in a while)
- fiddle while Rome burns
- get out while the getting is good
- in a while
- make hay while the sun shines
- once in a while
- quit while you're ahead
- strike while the iron's hot
- worth one's while
更多while例句
- Panda-Patrice hybrid plays board games with five young girls whilst rapping “Get me broccoli/While I play Monopoly.”
- I fervently believe that the government should cut down on texting-while-driving if it possibly can.
- At first borrowing from an online lender was just a once-in-a-while habit that started in early 2009.
- With the more abundant material now available, such an appraisal would be worth-while.
- The youthful pair start beneath the smile of a blue sky, flecked with milk-while clouds merely to heighten the effect.
- She seemed one of the most worth‑while girls I had ever met.
- Why, on the campus now, the really worth-while girls rave over her.
- “It is as though the bearer had run for a paternoster-while, and then leaped the river,” Dick observed.