1. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition
同义词:piece, spell, patch
- 习惯用语
- a good [long, great] while 长[许]久
- a little while 不久, 一会儿
- a while ago 方才, 刚才
- after a while 不久, 过一会儿
- all the while 始终, 一直
- at whiles 有时, 时常
- between whiles 间或, 时或
- every little while (=at whiles) 有时, 时常
- for a [one] while 暂时
- in a little while 不久, 没一会儿
- make it worth sb.'s while 酬谢某人, 贿赂某人
- the while [whilst] (与此)同时, 在此期间
- while you are about it [口]顺便, 在你做这个的同时
- worth (one's) while 值得的; 值得花费时间, 值得一干; 有益的