while
conj. 虽然；然而；当……的时候
n. 一会儿；一段时间
vt. 消磨；轻松地度过
conj.
在…期间；与…同时；虽然；而
n.
（一段）时间；
vt.
消磨，打发（时间）；（愉快而懒散地）度过（时间）（常与 away 连用）；
变形
复数：whiles过去式：whiled过去分词：whiled现在分词：whiling第三人称单数：whiles
双语释义
conj.(连词)在…期间,当…的时候; 与…同时 during the time that; at the same as
虽然,尽管although
而,然而 and then
n.(名词)[S] (一段)时间 (period of) time
英英释义
while[ hwail ]
n.a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
"he was here for a little while"
同义词：piecespellpatch
词组短语
after a while过了一会儿
a little while不久，一会儿
all the while一直；始终
quite a while有一阵子，半天；相当长一段时间
a while ago刚才，方才
at whiles有时；间或；有时常常
a while back一段时间之前，不久之前；前阵子
while away消磨；消磨时间
all this while这阵子
between whiles不时的，时常
同近义词辨析
when, as, whilewhen从句动词点动词，持续性动词均可，
as重在表示动作同时发生，伴随进行，
while 从句动词为持续性动词 While I slept, a thief broke in.
whereas, nevertheless, but, however, still, while, yet这组词都有“但是，可是，然而，而”的意思，其区别是：
whereas表对比，一般可与while互换。
nevertheless指尽管作出完全让步，也不会发生任何影响。
but口语常用词，语气较强，泛指与前述情况相反。
however表转折关系，语气稍弱于but，连接性也弱一些，因而常作插入语。
still语气强，多用于肯定句或疑问句。指尽管作出让步，采取措施或表示反对，但情况仍然如故，无所改变。
while表对比，一般可与whereas换用，但程度弱一些。
yet常用于否定句，语气比still稍强。指不管作出多大努力或让步，仍达不到预期的结果。
双语例句
用作连词(conj.)
I lived in a hostel while I was a student.
我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
While Mary was writing a letter, the children were playing outside.
玛丽写信时，孩子们在外面玩耍。
In a word, while the prospects are bright, the road has twists and turns.
总之,虽然前途是光明的,但是道路是曲折的。
While I admit that there are problems, I don't agree that they cannot be solved.
尽管我承认有问题存在
用作名词(n.)
I haven't seen him for a long while.
我已经很久没见到他了。
She worked in a bank for a while before studying law.
她学法律之前在银行工作过一段时间。
Before I eat dinner,I read newspaper for a while
在吃晚饭以前,我会读一会儿报纸
用作动词(v.)
A detective story helps to while away the time.
侦探小说有助于打发时间。
I didn't know how to while away my tedium.
我不知道如何度过乏味的时刻。
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while
while: [OE] While comes via prehistoric Germanic *khwīlō from the Indo-European base *qwi-. This denoted ‘rest’, and its meaning was carried through into Latin quiēs (source of English quiet) and tranquillus (source of English tranquil) and Swedish hvila and Danish hvile ‘repose, refreshment’. In English, however, and the other Germanic languages (German weile and Dutch wijl), the notion of ‘rest’ has passed, presumably via ‘period of rest’, to ‘period of time’. English while was first used as a conjunction in the 12th century.=> quiet, tranquil
while (n.)
Old English hwile, accusative of hwil "a space of time," from Proto-Germanic *hwilo (cognates: Old Saxon hwil, Old Frisian hwile, Old High German hwila, German Weile, Gothic hveila "space of time, while"), originally "rest" (compare Old Norse hvila "bed," hvild "rest"), from PIE *kwi-lo-, suffixed form of root *kweie- (2) "to rest" (cognates: Avestan shaitish "joy," Old Persian šiyatish "joy," Latin quies "rest, repose, quiet," Old Church Slavonic po-koji "rest"). Notion of "period of rest" became in Germanic "period of time." Now largely superseded by time except in formulaic constructions (such as all the while). Middle English sense of "short space of time spent in doing something" now only preserved in worthwhile and phrases such as worth (one's) while. As a conjunction, "during or in the time that; as long as" (late Old English), it represents Old English þa hwile þe, literally "the while that." Form whiles is recorded from early 13c.; whilst is from late 14c., with excrescent -st as in amongst, amidst. Service while-you-wait is attested from 1911.
while (v.)
"to cause (time) to pass (without dullness)," 1630s, earlier "to occupy or engage (someone or something) for a period of time" (c. 1600), new formation from while (n.), not considered to be from Middle English hwulen "to have leisure," which is from a Germanic verb form of while (n.) (compare German weilen "to stay, linger"). An association with phrases such as Shakespearean beguile the day, Latin diem decipere, French tromper le temps "has led to the substitution of WILE v by some modern writers" [OED] (see wile (v.)).
1. They were, in fact, probably used while debugging the software.
它们事实上很可能是在调试程序时使用的。
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2. While formulating the interview plan, designers should work closely with project stakeholders who have access to users.
在形成访谈计划期间，设计师应该与可以接触到用户的项目利益关系人一起工作。
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3. While these icons have different shapes, they are of similar size, color, and texture.
虽然这些图标的形状不同，但是大小、颜色和纹理是相似的。
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4. Commonly, using a meta-key while dragging puts the mouse into vernier mode.
可以在拖动操作期间按下元键，鼠标改变成游标模式。
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5. While this certainly isn’t a comprehensive list, it’s worth considering the following:
下面我们讨论一些针对这些设备设计时要注意的地方。
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6. What other activities are users engaged in while using the device?
当使用这个设备时，使用者还会从事哪些其他活动或者动作？
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7. While windowing systems provide modularity and flexibility to user interfaces, they can be horribly abused.
通过窗口这种方式，系统带给我们模块化且灵活的用户界面，但窗口也可能被滥用。
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8. (Permitting a call while other data is being accessed is a preferable alternative.)
通话结束后，要能够返回到以前的模式（在访问其他数据时，仍然可以允许电话进来则是更好的一种可选方案）。
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9. The more useful work a visual element can accomplish while still retaining clarity, the better.
一个视觉元素越能在完成更多工作的同时表达仍然清晰，就越好。
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10. Software can no longer, in good conscience, waste so much idle time while users work.
凭良心说，软件再也不能在用户工作时浪费这么多空闲时间了。
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