while

复数：whiles过去式：whiled过去分词：whiled现在分词：whiling第三人称单数：whiles

1. 在…期间,当…的时候; 与…同时 during the time that; at the same as
2. 虽然,尽管although
3. 而,然而 and then

1. [S] (一段)时间 (period of) time

after a while过了一会儿

a little while不久，一会儿

all the while一直；始终

quite a while有一阵子，半天；相当长一段时间

a while ago刚才，方才

at whiles有时；间或；有时常常

a while back一段时间之前，不久之前；前阵子

while away消磨；消磨时间

all this while这阵子

between whiles不时的，时常

1. I lived in a hostel while I was a student.
   我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
2. 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. In a word, while the prospects are bright, the road has twists and turns.
   总之,虽然前途是光明的,但是道路是曲折的。
4. While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.
   尽管我承认有问题存在

1. I haven't seen him for a long while.
   我已经很久没见到他了。
2. She worked in a bank for a while before studying law.
   她学法律之前在银行工作过一段时间。
3. Before I eat dinner,I read newspaper for a while
   在吃晚饭以前,我会读一会儿报纸

1. A detective story helps to while away the time.
   侦探小说有助于打发时间。
2. I didn't know how to while away my tedium.
   我不知道如何度过乏味的时刻。