meanwhile
翻译
与此同时, 其间
例句
You can set the table. Meanwhile, I'll make the salad.
你可以摆桌子。与此同时,我来做沙拉。
He was at the party. His brother, meanwhile, was at home.
他在派对上。与此同时,他的兄弟在家里。
语法模式
((clause)). Meanwhile, ((clause)). 与此同时,((从句)) You can set the table. Meanwhile, I'll make the salad.
近义词
同义词: meantime, in the interim, at the same time
词源
源自“mean”(中间)+“while”(一段时间)。与“meantime”非常相似。
记忆技巧
“Meanwhile”通常用于对比同时发生的两件事。可以想成“在这段时间的中间……”