单词详解
1. n.
一会儿,一段时间 [S] (a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition)
I’ll be back in a while. 我一会儿就回来。
Let’s sit down and rest for a while. 我们坐下来休息一会儿吧。
We haven’t seen him for a long while. 我们已经很久没见到他了。
2. conj.
A. 当……的时候,和……同时
Mom was doing some washing while Dad was reading newspapers.
妈妈在洗碗,而爸爸在看报纸。
I’ll take care of your children while you are away. 你不在时我会照顾你的孩子。
We must strike while the iron is hot. 我们必须趁热打铁。
B. 而,然而
I like tea while she likes coffee. 我喜欢喝茶,而她喜欢喝咖啡。
C. 虽然,尽管
While I like the color of the hat, I do not like its shape.
虽然我喜欢这顶帽子的颜色,但我不喜欢它的形状。
D. 只要
While there is life there is hope. 只有活着就有希望。
3. vt.
消磨(时光),轻松地度过 [(+away)]
They whiled away the whole afternoon watching TV.
他们看电视消磨了一个下午。
相关词组
1. after a (short) while 不久以后
I’ll come after a while. 过一会儿我就来。
2. all the while 始终,一直
Thank you for caring for me all the while. 感谢您一直以来的关照。
3. for a while 暂时,一时
Before I eat dinner, I usually read newspaper for a while.
在吃晚饭以前,我通常会读一会儿报纸.
4. once in a while 偶尔,间或
He went to see them once in a while. 他有时去探望他们。
5. in a short while 不久,一会儿后
See you in a short while. 过会儿见。
相关链接
词语辨析:as, when, while
as, when, while
都有“当……的时候”的意思。
when: 所引导的从句,其谓语动词既可是持续动词,也可是短暂动词;谓语动词动作发生
的时间可以与主句谓语动词的动作是同时,或之前、之后。
while: 句中的谓语动词应为持续动词,不用短暂动词,谓语动作发生的时间通常与主句谓
语动词动作发生时间是同时。
as: 侧重指从句与主句的动作同时进行,谓语动词可以是持续性的,可以是短暂性动词。
词语详解
1. when: 所引导的从句,其谓语动词既可是持续动词,也可是短暂动词;谓语动词动作发生的时间可以与主句谓语动词的动作是同时,或之前、之后。
He was about to leave when the telephone rang. 他正要离开,这时电话响了。
2. while: 句中的谓语动词应为持续动词,不用短暂动词,谓语动作发生的时间通常与主句谓语动词动作发生时间是同时。
While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside.
玛丽写信时,孩子们在外面玩耍。
3. as: 侧重指从句与主句的动作同时进行,谓语动词可以是持续性的,可以是短暂性动词。
As we get older our eyesight becomes worse. 随着年龄的增长,我们的视力会变差。