meantime
英 ['mi?nta?m]
美['min'ta?m]
- n. 其時(shí)，其間
- adv. 同時(shí)；其間
CET4TEM4考研CET6中低頻詞常用詞匯
中文詞源
meantime 同時(shí)
mean,中間的，其間，time,時(shí)間。引申詞義同時(shí)。
英文詞源
- meantime (n.)
- also mean time, mid-14c., from mean (adj.2) "middle, intermediate" + time (n.). Late 14c. as an adverb. In the mean space "meanwhile" was in use 16c.-18c.
雙語例句
- 1. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue.
- 與此同時(shí)，心理戰(zhàn)似乎還可能繼續(xù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. I'll contact them soon. Meantime don't tell them I'm back.
- 我會(huì)盡快和他們聯(lián)系。在此期間，不要告訴他們我回來了。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Meantime he was loading the pistols.
- 而同時(shí)他在往手槍里裝子彈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Meantime, here I crouch over a cup of tea in my unheated study.
- 與此同時(shí)，在沒有暖氣的書房里，我只能就著一杯茶取暖。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. I'd been doing some quiet investigating in the meantime and had an ace up my sleeve.
- 與此同時(shí)，我不動(dòng)聲色地展開了調(diào)查，掌握了一張王牌。
來自柯林斯例句