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【释义】：

n．一会，一段时间：I’ll be back in a while．我一会就回来．I have not seen him for a long while．我好久没有看见他了．Where have you been all this while?这么久你一直在哪里?once in a while 偶尔，间或．worth(one’s) while 值得的，上算的：It will be worth while discussing this question again．这个问题值得我们再讨论一次．

－vt．消磨(时间)．

－conj．❶ (表示动作同时进行)当…的时候：He took notes while listening．他边听边记．While he talked on he got more andmore excited．他越谈越激动．❷ (表示对比)而：All the reactionaries are only good at saying all the nice words while doing everything evil．一切反动派都是好话说尽坏事做绝．❸ (表示让步)虽然，尽管：While I admit that the problems are difficult，I don’t think they cannot be solved．尽管我承认那些问题困难，但我认为是可以解决的．