While he was gone she had tea with the Colonel.是什么意思？

While he was gone she had tea with the Colonel.

他不在时她跟上校一起喝了茶。

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。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

gone

adj. 过去的，用完了，死去的，无望的，无可挽救的；v. go的过去分词；

例句
We have seen this as an attempt to place the blame for a policy that has gone adrift.
我们已经认识到，这是把责任归咎于一项已偏离方向的政策的一种企图。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

tea

n. 茶水，茶，茶树，午后小吃；vt. 给…沏茶；vi. 喝茶；

例句
The tea is prepared on a rota basis by the lady members...
女性成员轮流准备茶水。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

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。

colonel

n. 上校；

例句
When Colonel Harper found out, he would go ape.
哈珀上校发现了一定会勃然大怒。