While
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conj. 在…期間;與…同時;雖然;而;
n. （一段）時間;
vt. 消磨，打發(fā)（時間）;（愉快而懶散地）度過（時間）（常與 away 連用）;
?? 例句
She listened closely while he read the letter.
他讀信時,她聽得很仔細。
We must strike while the iron is hot.
我們必須趁熱打鐵。
The same rules hold true for while:
同樣的規(guī)則亦適用于while：
In practice, do-while is less common than while.
在實際應用中，while比do-while更常用一些。
I like tea while she likes coffee.
我喜歡喝茶,而她喜歡喝咖啡。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】※ while-一會兒,white-白:過了一會兒,白云出現(xiàn)了
※ wh-拼音“晚會”,I-我,le-拼音“樂”:當有晚會時我就樂了
※ whale-鯨,while-當?shù)臅r候:得在鯨魚麻痹大意的時候才能捉住它們
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?? 牛津釋義
while
n[sing]
1 (period of) time （一段）時間
She worked in a bank for a while before studying law. 她學法律之前在銀行工作過一段時間.
For a long while we had no news of him. 很長一段時間我們沒有他的消息.
I'll be back in a little while, ie soon. 我一會兒就回來.
It took quite a while (ie a long time) to find a hotel. 很長時間才找到一家旅館.
We waited for three hours, all the while hoping that someone would come and fetch us. 我們等候了三個小時, 一直希望能有人來接我們.
2 (idm 習語) once in a while => once. worth sb's while => worth. while, v (phr v) while sth away pass (a period of time) in a leisurely way 逍遙自在地度過（一段時間）
We whiled away the time at the airport reading magazines. 我們在機場閱讀雜志消磨時間.
It's easy to while a few hours away in a museum. 在博物館里很容易打發(fā)掉幾個小時.
while (also whilst ) conj
1
(a) during the time that; when 在...期間; 當...的時候
He fell asleep while (he was) doing his homework. 他做著做著功課就睡著了.
While I was in Madrid there was a carnival. 我在馬德里的時候正趕上狂歡節(jié).
While (locked up) in prison, she wrote her first novel. 她在獄中寫出了第一部小說.
(b) at the same time as 與...同時
While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside. 瑪麗寫信時孩子都在外面玩兒.
He listens to the radio while driving to work. 他去上班一邊開著車一邊聽音樂.
I lived in a hostel while I was a student. 我求學期間住在青年招待所里.
2 (used to show a contrast 用以表示對比或相反的情況)
I drink black coffee while he prefers it with cream. 我愛喝清咖啡而他喜歡加奶油的.
English is understood all over the world while Turkish is spoken by only a few people outside Turkey itself. 英語世界通行, 但土耳其語離開本國就很少有人說了.
3 (fml 文) although 雖然: While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved. 盡管我承認有問題存在, 但我不同意說這些問題不能解決.
?? 擴展釋義
*[hwail]n. 一會兒, (一段)時間conj. 當...的時候, 雖然vt. 消磨相關詞組: after a while a short while ago all the while once in a while make it worth sb's while the while while sth away
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It's so nice out.
外面天氣真好。
It's up to you.
一切由你決定。
We had expected much lower prices.
我們希望報價再低一些。