"meanwhile" meaning in 英語

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Adverb

Etymology: 繼承自中古英語 menewhile,等同於mean (“中間”) + while。是副詞in the mean while的省略,名詞通常用在形容詞後面。
  1. 同時
    Sense id: zh-meanwhile-en-adv-74XMoHMf
  2. 與此同時
    Sense id: zh-meanwhile-en-adv-9F0FiqlM
  3. 與前面提到的成鮮明對比
    Sense id: zh-meanwhile-en-adv-Xlxg1dYU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (同時): in the meantime, meantime, meanwhilst, the while Synonyms (與前面提到的成鮮明對比): at the same time, on the other hand Synonyms (與此同時): meantime, until then, for now

Noun

IPA: /ˈmiːnwaɪl/, /ˈmiːnhwaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meanwhile.wav Forms: meanwhiles [plural]
Etymology: 繼承自中古英語 menewhile,等同於mean (“中間”) + while。是副詞in the mean while的省略,名詞通常用在形容詞後面。
  1. 同時,此時
    Sense id: zh-meanwhile-en-noun-jIsUkYmQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: between-time, meantime;參見Thesaurus:interim

Download JSONL data for meanwhile meaning in 英語 (4.4kB)

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          "text": "We’re going on holiday next month; meanwhile, keep working on the project.",
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          "ref": "1955 March 1, Winston Churchill, “Defence”, 出自 parliamentary debates (House of Commons),列號 1905:",
          "text": "The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair."
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          "text": "Some songs on the album are beautiful. Meanwhile, others are quite forgettable.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2013 March 29, Markos Papadatos, 引 Marina Diamandis, “Marina And The Diamonds on 'How to be a Heartbreaker'”, 出自 Greek Reporter:",
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      "sense": "與此同時",
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    {
      "sense": "與此同時",
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          "text": "There was a party going on downstairs. Meanwhile, I was reading a book.",
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        }
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        "同時"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We’re going on holiday next month; meanwhile, keep working on the project.",
          "translation": "我們下個月要去度假;同時還要繼續寫專案。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1955 March 1, Winston Churchill, “Defence”, 出自 parliamentary debates (House of Commons),列號 1905:",
          "text": "The day may dawn when fair play, love for one's fellow men, respect for justice and freedom, will enable tormented generations to march forth triumphant from the hideous epoch in which we have to dwell. Meanwhile, never flinch, never weary, never despair."
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, David Osterczy, Interknot: Adventures in Internet Dating, →ISBN,頁號 134:",
          "text": "“[…] I’m not ignoring you, I’m very sorry, I’ll talk to you soon. Meanwhile, get your tickets.”"
        }
      ],
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        "與此同時"
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    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Some songs on the album are beautiful. Meanwhile, others are quite forgettable.",
          "translation": "專輯裡有些歌寫得很棒,可其他的卻顯得很不抓耳。"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 March 29, Markos Papadatos, 引 Marina Diamandis, “Marina And The Diamonds on 'How to be a Heartbreaker'”, 出自 Greek Reporter:",
          "text": "When you are in the studio you don’t have anybody to feed off of, meanwhile when you are playing live you interact with people and you feel the energy in the room."
        }
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      "sense": "同時",
      "word": "meanwhilst"
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    {
      "sense": "同時",
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      "sense": "與此同時",
      "word": "meantime"
    },
    {
      "sense": "與此同時",
      "word": "until then"
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    {
      "sense": "與此同時",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "與前面提到的成鮮明對比",
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