单词：meanwhile
音标：['mi:nhwail] ；
柯林斯词典等级：4 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
n. 其时, 其间
adv. 同时, 于此时
adv. 同时, 于此时
r. at the same time but in another place
r. during the intervening time
r. during the intervening time
词型变化：名词复数形式 : meanwhiles
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研]
考试类型：[高考/四级/六级/考研]
词性分布：
meanwhile的用法和样例：
例句
用作副词(adv.)
- Father was cutting the grass, and meanwhile mother was planting roses.父亲在剪草,母亲在种玫瑰。
- Meanwhile, my debts were mounting up.同时，我的债务还在不断增加。
- Meanwhile they set aside part of their funds for the motorized boats.与此同时,他们拨出一部分资金购买机动帆船。
常见句型
用作副词(adv.)
- She's due to arrive on Thursday. Meanwhile, what do we do?她预定星期四到达,这期间我们做什么呢?
- I went to college. Meanwhile, all my friends got well-paid jobs.我上大学去了,那时,我的朋友都找到了收入不错的工作。
- They'll be here soon. Meanwhile, let's have some coffee.他们很快就到这里,我们趁此喝点咖啡吧。
- Eve was cutting the grass, meanwhile Adam was playing roses.夏娃在剪草,亚当在种玫瑰。
词汇搭配
- in the meanwhile同时
经典引文
In the meanwhile, the Government is effectively admitting that state spending is out of control.
出自：Daily Telegraph
【近义词】
- meantime与此同时
- in the meantime与此同时
- in the interim在其间
- for now目前
- for the time being暂时，目前，眼下...
- temporarily暂时地
- for the moment暂时
- lag落后
- interim暂时的