adv.其間；同時(shí)

Meanwhile, my debts were mounting up. 同時(shí)，我的債務(wù)還在不斷增加。

Meanwhile they set aside part of their funds for the motorized boats. 與此同時(shí),他們撥出一部分資金購(gòu)買(mǎi)機(jī)動(dòng)帆船。

meanwhile的基本意思是“其間,與此同時(shí)”,指在一件事情發(fā)生的過(guò)程中或者一段時(shí)間內(nèi)另一件事也在發(fā)生。

meanwhile用作副詞時(shí)，也可拼作meantime,為非正式英語(yǔ)。

meanwhile有時(shí)也可用作名詞,多用在in the meanwhile短語(yǔ)中,意思與meanwhile相同,但不如meanwhile用得普遍。例如:The next programme starts in five minutes; in the meanwhile, here's some music.下一個(gè)節(jié)目5分鐘后開(kāi)始,現(xiàn)在先播放些音樂(lè)。The new secretary won't come until next week; in the meanwhile we've arranged for a temporary one.新秘書(shū)在下周前還不會(huì)來(lái),在此期間,我們已經(jīng)安排了一位臨時(shí)秘書(shū)。In the meanwhile I'll wash the dishes.與此同時(shí),我要洗洗盤(pán)子。