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while
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音标：英 [waɪl] 美 [waɪl]
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解释：
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conj. 虽然；然而；当……的时候
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n. 一会儿；一段时间
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vt. 消磨；轻松地度过
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中文词源：
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while 在期间来自古英语hwil,一段时间，来自PIE*kweie,休息，安静，词源同quiet,quit.
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英文词源：
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while
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while: [OE] While comes via prehistoric Germanic *khwīlō from the Indo-European base *qwi-. This denoted ‘rest’, and its meaning was carried through into Latin quiēs (source of English quiet) and tranquillus (source of English tranquil) and Swedish hvila and Danish hvile ‘repose, refreshment’. In English, however, and the other Germanic languages (German weile and Dutch wijl), the notion of ‘rest’ has passed, presumably via ‘period of rest’, to ‘period of time’. English while was first used as a conjunction in the 12th century.
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=> quiet, tranquil
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while (n.)
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Old English hwile, accusative of hwil "a space of time," from Proto-Germanic *hwilo (cognates: Old Saxon hwil, Old Frisian hwile, Old High German hwila, German Weile, Gothic hveila "space of time, while"), originally "rest" (compare Old Norse hvila "bed," hvild "rest"), from PIE *kwi-lo-, suffixed form of root *kweie- (2) "to rest" (cognates: Avestan shaitish "joy," Old Persian šiyatish "joy," Latin quies "rest, repose, quiet," Old Church Slavonic po-koji "rest"). Notion of "period of rest" became in Germanic "period of time."
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Now largely superseded by time except in formulaic constructions (such as all the while). Middle English sense of "short space of time spent in doing something" now only preserved in worthwhile and phrases such as worth (one's) while. As a conjunction, "during or in the time that; as long as" (late Old English), it represents Old English þa hwile þe, literally "the while that." Form whiles is recorded from early 13c.; whilst is from late 14c., with excrescent -st as in amongst, amidst. Service while-you-wait is attested from 1911.
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while (v.)
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"to cause (time) to pass (without dullness)," 1630s, earlier "to occupy or engage (someone or something) for a period of time" (c. 1600), new formation from while (n.), not considered to be from Middle English hwulen "to have leisure," which is from a Germanic verb form of while (n.) (compare German weilen "to stay, linger"). An association with phrases such as Shakespearean beguile the day, Latin diem decipere, French tromper le temps "has led to the substitution of WILE v by some modern writers" [OED] (see wile (v.)).
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双语例句：
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1. Mommy, you don't need to stay while we talk.
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妈妈,我们谈话时你不必陪着.
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. It took her a while to get acclimatized to her new surroundings.
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她花了一段时间才适应了新的环境。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. Jim Coulters will mind the store while I'm away.
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我不在的时候吉姆·库尔特斯会照看店铺的。
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来自柯林斯例句
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4. I'll make the tea and you pop off for a while.
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我来备茶，你去歇一会儿吧。
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来自柯林斯例句
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5. Will you lend me your jacket for a little while?
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你能把上衣借给我穿一会儿吗？
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来自柯林斯例句
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We must have been burgled while we were asleep.
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Her parents died while she was still at school.
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她还在读书时父母就去世了。【牛津词典】
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While I was waiting at the bus stop, three buses went by in the opposite direction.
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我在公共汽车站等车时，对向驶过了三辆公共汽车。【牛津词典】
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You can go swimming while I'm having lunch.
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我吃午饭时你可以去游泳。【牛津词典】
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shoes mended while you wait
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在你等候的时候修的鞋【牛津词典】
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While Tom's very good at science, his brother is absolutely hopeless.
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汤姆很擅长理科，而他的兄弟绝对是不可救药。【牛津词典】
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While I am willing to help, I do not have much time available.
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尽管我愿意帮忙，但是没有多少时间。【牛津词典】
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I waited while six o'clock.
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我一直等到了六点钟。【牛津词典】
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‘I'm just going to buy some postcards. ’ ‘Can you get me some stamps while you're at it? ’
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“我正想去买明信片。”“你能顺便给我买些邮票吗？”【牛津词典】
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They chatted for a while .
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他们聊了一会儿。【牛津词典】
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I'll be back in a little while (= a short time) .
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我一会儿就回来。【牛津词典】
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I haven't seen him for quite a while (= a fairly long time) .
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我有好一阵子没有见到他了。【牛津词典】
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They walked back together, talking all the while (= all the time) .
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他们一起边走边聊着回去的。【牛津词典】
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We whiled away the time reading and playing cards.
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我们靠看书和玩纸牌消磨时间。【牛津词典】
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They were grinning and watching while one man laughed and poured beer over the head of another...
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当一个男人大笑着把啤酒倒在另一个人头上时，他们都在乐呵呵地看着。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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I sat on the settee to unwrap the package while he stood by...
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我坐在长椅上打开包裹时他就站在旁边。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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The two ministers have yet to meet, but may do so while in New York...
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两位部长尚未会面，但可能会在纽约碰头。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Never apply water to a burn from an electric shock while the casualty is still in contact with the electric current.
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当被电击者还连着电时，千万不要把水弄到电击伤口上。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Marianne was tempted to turn the large rooms into traditional French-style salons, while Howard was in favour of a typically English look...
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The first two services are free, while the third costs £35.00.
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前两项服务免费，但是第三项服务要花35英镑。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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While the numbers of such developments are relatively small, the potential market is large...
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尽管这种增长的数量相对较小，但是潜在的市场是巨大的。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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While the modelling business is by no means easy to get into, the good model, male or female, will always be in demand...
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They walked on in silence for a while...
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他们默默地走了一会儿。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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He was married a little while ago...
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他不久前刚刚结婚。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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All the while the people at the next table watched me eat.
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我吃东西的时候邻桌的人一直在看我。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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But while height has increased around the world, the trend in many countries of north and sub-Saharan Africa causes concern, says Riboli.【2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section C】
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By 2014, % of 18- to -year-olds who had not completed a bachelor's degree were living with their parents while % were living with a spouse or partner.【2019年6月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B】
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Daphna Joel, who led the study, said her research found that while there are some gender-based similarities, many different types of brain can't always be distinguished by gender】
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