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meantime

美音:[´mi:n´taım ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[´mi:n´taım ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
n.其间,其时 adv.其间

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meantime


/'mi:ntaɪm; `min,taɪm/
adv meanwhile 其间;同时
*I continued working. Meantime, he went out shopping.我继续工作. 这期间他出去买东西.

n (idm 习语) in the `meantime meanwhile 在此期间; 与此同时
*The next programme starts in five minutes
*in the meantime, here's some music. 下一节目五分钟後开始, 现在先播放些音乐.

meantime


adv
alsoin the meantime
in the period of time between now and a future event, or between two events in the past
= meanwhile
 The doctor will be here soon. In the meantime, try and relax.
 I didn't see her for another five years, and in the meantime she had got married and had a couple of kids.
for the meantime
for the present time, until something happens
 The power supply should be back soon - for the meantime we'll have to use candles.
1. When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.
    第二天一早醒来,他发现在这段时间里,船已经开到加莱。

2. When he woke up next morning, he discovered that the boat had, in the meantime, travelled to Calais.
    第二天早上他醒来时,发现船在这段时间已经到了加莱。

3. In the meantime, the lorry driver had to sweep up hundreds of broken bottles.
    在这段时间里,卡车司机不得不清扫那几百只破瓶子。

4. In India in the meantime, the entire education system has shifted gears to feed the appetite of the American computer industry.
    在此期间,印度对其整个教育体系进行了调整,以满足美国计算机工业的需要。

5. In the meantime, Clinton has imposed a ban on using federal money to clone humans.
    同时,克林顿还下令禁止用联邦基金来克隆人类。

6. In the meantime, I bounce Sam, sip my coffee and wait.
    我一边抱着山姆让他在我腿上跳来跳去,一边呷着咖啡等她回来。

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