meantime 详细解释

meantime

['mi:n'taim]

adv.与此同时
n.同时, 其间

n.

其时, 其间[the S]

The war dragged on. In the meantime, an economic crisis took place in that country.

战争持续着。在这期间那个国家发生了经济危机。

ad.

其间; 同时

I'll be here first thing in the morning, and meantime she'll get some rest.

我一早就来这里, 其间她可休息一会儿。

词义辨析

同义:

ad.同时, 其时

meanwhile  while  simultaneously  during  throughout  synchronously  coincidently  at the same time  at the time  concurrently  

英英释义

名词 meantime:

the time between one event, process, or period and another

同义词:interim, meanwhile, lag

副词 meantime:

during the intervening time

同义词:meanwhile, in the meantime

补充

meantimemeantime英:[ˈmi:ntaim] 美:[ˈminˌtaɪm]adv.1.同时; 其间I continued working, meantime, he went out shopping.我继续工作, 这期间他出去买东西。n.1.其时, 其间

例句

1. Reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes. In the meantime, fry the spicy sausage.把火关小后炖30分钟。在炖的同时把辣肠煎一下。 2. The Prime Minister has, for the meantime, seen off the challenge of the opposition.首相暂时顶住了对手的挑战。 3. For the meantime, the opinion polls have to be taken on trust.目前, 必须相信民意测验。 4. They can't be vaccinated until they're a year old. meantime they're protected by everyone else being vaccinated.他们到1岁才可以接种疫苗。与此同时, 他们会受到已经接种疫苗的人的保护。 5. in the meantime I'll make some enquiries of my own.同时我将亲自做一些调查。 6. Scotland, meantime, had her own monarchs.此时,苏格兰也有自己的君主。 7. Our house isn't finished so in the meantime we're living with my mother.我们的房子还没有完工,所以目前我们与母亲同住。 8. You should continue to take the medicine for the meantime. [=for now]你目前应该继续服药。 9. "He can come back to work when he's feeling better, but in the meantime he should be resting as much as possible."他感觉好些时就可以回来工作,但在此期间他应该尽量多休息。 10. "The project is scheduled for completion in three months, and there's a great deal of work to be done in the meantime."这个项目计划三个月完成,在此期间还有大量工作要做。 11. "The new computers won't arrive until next week, but we can keep using the old ones in the meantime."新计算机下星期才到,但在此期间我们可以继续使用旧计算机。 12. "She spent four years studying for her law degree. In the meantime, she continued to work at the bank."她花了四年时间攻读法律学位。与此同时,她继续在银行工作。 13. "He can come back to work when he's feeling better. meantime, he should be resting as much as possible."他感觉好一些时就可以回来工作。在此期间,他应该尽量多休息。