英语词汇“while”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

conjunction also: whilst (waɪlst)

1. (subordinating)

at the same time that

please light the fire while I'm cooking

2. (subordinating)

all the time that

I stay inside while it's raining

3. (subordinating)

in spite of the fact that

while I agree about his brilliance I still think he's rude

4. (coordinating)

whereas; and in contrast

flats are expensive, while houses are cheap

5. (subordinating; used with a gerund)

during the activity of

while walking I often whistle

preposition, conjunction

6. Scottish and Northern England dialect another word for until

you'll have to wait while Monday for these sheets

you'll never make any progress while you listen to me

noun

7. (usually used in adverbial phrases)

a period or interval of time

once in a long while

trouble or time (esp in the phrase worth one's while)

it's hardly worth your while to begin work today

9. the while

▶ USAGE It was formerly considered incorrect to use while to mean in spite of the fact that or whereas, but these uses are now acceptable

单词	while
释义	Word Frequency while (waɪl) conjunction also: whilst (waɪlst) 1. (subordinating) at the same time that please light the fire while I'm cooking 2. (subordinating) all the time that I stay inside while it's raining 3. (subordinating) in spite of the fact that while I agree about his brilliance I still think he's rude 4. (coordinating) whereas; and in contrast flats are expensive, while houses are cheap 5. (subordinating; used with a gerund) during the activity of while walking I often whistle preposition, conjunction 6. Scottish and Northern England dialect another word for until you'll have to wait while Monday for these sheets you'll never make any progress while you listen to me noun 7. (usually used in adverbial phrases) a period or interval of time once in a long while 8. trouble or time (esp in the phrase worth one's while) it's hardly worth your while to begin work today 9. the while ▶ USAGE It was formerly considered incorrect to use while to mean in spite of the fact that or whereas, but these uses are now acceptable Word origin Old English hwīl; related to Old High German hwīla (German Weile), Gothic hveila, Latin quiēs peace, tranquīlus tranquil
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