I went swimming while the others played basketball.是什么意思？

I went swimming while the others played basketball.

我去游泳, 其余的人都去打篮球了。

went

v. 进行( go的过去式 )，去，进展；

例句
I went round the streets and found his new abode.
我走街串巷找到了他的新住所。

swimming

n. 游泳，眩晕；v. 游泳( swim的现在分词)，漂浮，浸，泡，旋转；

例句
If the pool was open, we'd in all probability still be swimming in it...
如果游泳池还开着，我们完全可能还在里面游泳。

while

conj. 在…期间，与…同时，虽然，

例句
A Dr Matthew Owens was reported missing while on an expedition to north-eastern Turkey.
据报道，一位叫马修·欧文斯的博士在前往土耳其东北部考察的途中失踪了。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

others

n. 别的( other的名词复数 )，其他的，（两个中的）另一个，其余的；

例句
Henry generally stayed ahead of the others in the academic subjects.
亨利的文化课成绩通常都优于其他学生。

played

v. 演奏( play的过去式和过去分词 )，演出，参加比赛，捉弄；

例句
The band played the Czech anthem.
乐队演奏了捷克国歌。

basketball

n. 篮球，[体]篮球运动；

例句
Under the banner of education, we herd our children from ballet to basketball and back again.
打着教育的旗号，我们赶鸭子上架似的让孩子从芭蕾到篮球，不停地学这个学那个。