also mean time, mid-14c., from mean (adj.2) "middle, intermediate" + time (n.). Late 14c. as an adverb. In the mean space "meanwhile" was in use 16c.-18c.
雙語例句
1. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue.
與此同時，心理戰似乎還可能繼續。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I'll contact them soon. Meantime don't tell them I'm back.
我會盡快和他們聯係。在此期間，不要告訴他們我回來了。
來自《權威詞典》
3. Meantime he was loading the pistols.
而同時他在往手槍裏裝子彈.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Meantime, here I crouch over a cup of tea in my unheated study.
與此同時，在沒有暖氣的書房裏，我隻能就著一杯茶取暖。
來自柯林斯例句
5. I'd been doing some quiet investigating in the meantime and had an ace up my sleeve.