also mean time, mid-14c., from mean (adj.2) "middle, intermediate" + time (n.). Late 14c. as an adverb. In the mean space "meanwhile" was in use 16c.-18c.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue.
與此同時(shí)，心理戰(zhàn)似乎還可能繼續(xù)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I'll contact them soon. Meantime don't tell them I'm back.
我會(huì)盡快和他們聯(lián)系。在此期間，不要告訴他們我回來(lái)了。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. Meantime he was loading the pistols.
而同時(shí)他在往手槍里裝子彈.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. Meantime, here I crouch over a cup of tea in my unheated study.
與此同時(shí)，在沒有暖氣的書房里，我只能就著一杯茶取暖。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. I'd been doing some quiet investigating in the meantime and had an ace up my sleeve.