meantime

meantime

['mi:n'taim]

adv.与此同时
n.同时, 其间

例句与用法:

I like skiing and in the meantime, I know it is very dangerous.

我喜欢滑雪,同时也知道这非常危险。

Physicists are studying new ways of generating electricity with less damage to the environment. In the meantime, many power plants are being modernized to give off less polluting material.

物理学家们正在研究对环境危害少的发电新方法,与此同时,许多发电厂也在实现现代化以减少污染物质的释放量。

You buy the fruits, in the meantime I'll cook breakfast.

你去买水果,同时我来做早餐。


n.

其时, 其间[the S]

The war dragged on. In the meantime, an economic crisis took place in that country.

战争持续着。在这期间那个国家发生了经济危机。

ad.

其间; 同时

I'll be here first thing in the morning, and meantime she'll get some rest.

我一早就来这里, 其间她可休息一会儿。


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