| 释义 |
> as lemmasthat while Mostly with qualifying word, either with preposition preceding, or with ellipsis of preposition forming adverbial phr. (cf. 1b – 1d, 2), e.g. that while = at that time, on that occasion, then; another while = ‘another time’, on another occasion; every while (also as one word, after everywhere), †at every time, always (obsolete): every time, on every occasion (dialect). See also below, and otherwhile adv., n., and adj., somewhile adv.< |