meantime

名词

1. 1

   其间、期间、这段时间多用于 in the meantime

   The repairs will take a week; in the meantime, we can use the back door.

   维修要一个星期，这段时间我们可以走后门。

2. 2

   间隔时间、空档

   Her new job starts in May, and the meantime will be spent traveling.

   她的新工作五月开始，中间这段空档她要去旅行。

副词

1. 1

   同时、与此同时

   The soup needs twenty minutes; meantime, chop the vegetables.

   汤要煮二十分钟，同时你先把菜切好。

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