meanwhile

Word family

mean·while /ˈmiːnwaɪl/ W2 adverbadv [sentence adverbadv]

1 TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEwhile something else is happening 与此同时

Cook the sauce over a medium heat until it thickens. Meanwhile start boiling the water for the pasta.

用中火把调味汁煮到变稠，同时烧水准备煮意大利面。

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2 BETWEEN (also in the meanwhile) in the period of time between two events 在此期间

The flight will be announced soon. Meanwhile, please remain seated.

很快就要广播通知登机，在此期间请继续留在座位上。

I knew I wouldn’t get my exam results for several weeks, and I wasn’t sure what to do in the meanwhile.

我知道我要几星期后才能拿到考试成绩，我不知道这期间该做什么。

3 TIME/AT THE SAME TIMEused to compare two things, especially if they are completely different and are happening at the same time 在这期间，与此同时〔尤用以比较同时发生的两件完全相反的事〕

The incomes of male professionals went up by almost 80%. Meanwhile, part-time women workers saw their earnings fall.

男性专业人员的收入增加了将近80%，与此同时，女性兼职人员的收入却有所下降。

Examples from the Corpus

meanwhile• Leave the vegetables to simmer, and meanwhile bring a large pot of water to a boil.• The United States administration meanwhile came under increasing congressional criticism for its failure to take a position on the situation in Zaïre.• The robbers, meanwhile, decided to attack back.• His reputation as a songwriter meanwhile grew rapidly.• Raskin, meanwhile, insisted that Jobs was incapable of running a successful project.• Fisher, meanwhile, is expected to be sentenced to one year in prison for his offenses.• People keep complaining about the service at hospitals, and meanwhile more and more nurses are losing their jobs.• Jim went to answer the phone. Meanwhile, Pete started to prepare lunch.• Cromwell, meanwhile, picked up his hat and dusted it off.• Payton, meanwhile, took a tumble to the floor and had Mark Bryant fall on him, bruising his back.• Miss Honey, meanwhile, was making another decision.• They're still working on our bedroom. Meanwhile, we're sleeping out back in tents.• Three helicopters scanned the area; the soldiers meanwhile were looking into back gardens, dustbins, and under hedgerows.

mean·while adverbadv

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Corpus

BNC: 1886 COCA: 1847

meanwhile

From now or from a particular time: since, meanwhile, henceforth...

Happening or done at the same time: when, while, simultaneous...

Difference and differences: difference, contrast, distinction...

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