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while    音标拼音: [w'ɑɪl] [hw'ɑɪl]
conj. 当…时候,和…同时;而,然而;虽然,尽管
n. 一段时间,一会儿
vt. 消磨

当…时候,和…同时;而,然而;虽然,尽管一段时间,一会儿消磨

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while
n 1: a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by
some action or condition; "he was here for a little while";
"I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a
patch of bad weather" [synonym: {while}, {piece}, {spell},
{patch}]

While \While\, n. [AS. hw[imac]l; akin to OS. hw[imac]l,
hw[imac]la, OFries. hw[imac]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG.
w[imac]la, hw[imac]la, hw[imac]l, Icel. hv[imac]la a bed,
hv[imac]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time,
and probably to L. quietus quiet, and perhaps to Gr. ? the
proper time of season. [root]20. Cf. {Quiet}, {Whilom}.]
1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a
time; as, one while we thought him innocent. "All this
while." --Shak.
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This mighty queen may no while endure. --Chaucer.
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[Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while,
And tells the jest without the smile. --Coleridge.
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I will go forth and breathe the air a while.
--Longfellow.
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2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.]
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Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while.
--Chaucer.
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{At whiles}, at times; at intervals.
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And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim
Powers that we dread. --J. H.
Newman.
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{The while}, {The whiles}, in or during the time that;
meantime; while. --Tennyson.

{Within a while}, in a short time; soon.

{Worth while}, worth the time which it requires; worth the
time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not
always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.
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While \While\, prep.
Until; till. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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I may be conveyed into your chamber;
I'll lie under your bed while midnight. --Beau. & Fl.
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While \While\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Whiling}.]
To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or
disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.
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The lovely lady whiled the hours away. --Longfellow.
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While \While\, v. i.
To loiter. [R.] --Spectator.
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While \While\, conj.
1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time
that; as, while I write, you sleep. "While I have time and
space." --Chaucer.
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Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a
gradual improvement, while you take care not to
overload it. --I. Watts.
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2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though;
whereas.
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{While as}, {While that}, during or at the time that. [Obs.]
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63 Moby Thesaurus words for "while":
albeit, although, amuse, as far as, as long as, at which time,
beguile, bit, brighten, chronology, continuity, day, divert,
duration, duree, during which time, elbow grease, enliven,
entertain, exertion, fateful moment, hour, howbeit, instant,
interval, juncture, kairos, lastingness, lighten, meantime,
meanwhile, minute, moment, moment of truth, pains, period, point,
pregnant moment, psychological moment, psychological time, season,
space, space-time, span, spell, stage, stretch, tense, term,
the future, the past, the present, the while, tide, time, time lag,
timebinding, trouble, when, whereas, whet, whilst, wile

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  • WHILE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of WHILE is a period of time especially when short and marked by the occurrence of an action or a condition : time How to use while in a sentence
  • WHILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    While and whilst mean the same when we use them as conjunctions They both mean ‘during the time that something else happens’, or ‘in contrast with something else’ While is much more common than whilst, and whilst sounds more formal: … I only stayed for a short while
  • While - definition of while by The Free Dictionary
    To spend (time) idly or pleasantly: while the hours away [Middle English, from Old English hwīl; see k w eiə- in Indo-European roots ]
  • A While or Awhile: Which One Should I Use? | MLA Style Center
    You may have seen a while and awhile used interchangeably, but they are grammatically different: awhile is an adverb, but a while is made up of a particle and a noun If you are trying to modify a verb, or another part of the sentence, you would use awhile For example, in the following sentence, the verb sat is modified by awhile: Ella waited awhile in the hotel lobby Claire Cook has a
  • While - (English Grammar and Usage) - Vocab, Definition, Explanations . . .
    'While' is a subordinating conjunction used to indicate a simultaneous action or condition between two clauses It helps create complex sentences by connecting an independent clause with a dependent clause, often showing contrast or time
  • while - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence
  • Whilst or while – which one is correct? - GrammarVocab
    When we talk or write, we often want to say that two things are happening at the same time For this, we use special words Two such words are “whilst” and “while ” They both mean the same thing, but people use them differently depending on where they are from or what they prefer
  • Whilst vs. While: What’s The Difference? - 7ESL
    Explore the differences between whilst vs while, their usage, and related words like whereas, during, and when to communicate more effectively in English





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