读音

/meɪkˈtiːm/

释义

• 副词: 暂时；其间；与此同时。例如: “I’ll be back soon, meantime, please stay here.”

短语

• “In the meantime” 表示在一段时间内或某个事件发生之前。例如: “We’re waiting for the results, in the meantime, let’s continue working.”
• “Meantime, not forever” 意味着这只是暂时的情况，并非永久如此。

例句

• “I need to make a phone call, meantime, can you take care of the kids?”
• “The repairman will arrive in an hour, meantime, we’ll have some lunch.”

同义词

• Meanwhile
• In the interim
• For the time being
• Temporarily
• During that time