awhile是什么意思？

awhile

英[əˈwaɪl] 美[əˈhwaɪl, əˈwaɪl]

• adv. 暂时，片刻；

例句

• The men contemplated the treasure awhile in blissful silence. 那两个男人对着宝箱,喜滋滋的,不言不语.
• He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago. 他努力克制自己的烟瘾，不去抽一支戒掉没多久的雪茄。
• The bus is not due yet awhile. 公共汽车还要一会儿才会来.
• After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. 正餐以后,休息片刻;晚餐以后, 步行一里.
• Her uncle looked at her awhile with genial acuteness. 姨父看了她一眼,目光显得和蔼而犀利.
• He fought with the urge to smoke one of the cigars he'd given up awhile ago... 他努力克制自己的烟瘾，不去抽一支戒掉没多久的雪茄。
• He worked awhile as a pharmacist in Cincinnati. 他有一段时间在辛辛那提当药剂师。

反义词

• adv.
  awhile的反义词之：暂时
  forever,
• awhile的反义词之：其他释义
  forever,

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADV
  片刻，一会儿（英国英语中常拼作a while)
  Awhile means for a short time. It is more commonly spelled 'a while', which is considered more correct, especially in British English.
  例句
  He worked awhile as a pharmacist in Cincinnati. 他有一段时间在辛辛那提当药剂师。

英汉词典释义

• adv.
  暂时,片刻
  The bus is not due yet awhile. 公共汽车还要一会儿才会来。 After dinner sit awhile, after supper walk a mile. 正餐以后，休息片刻；晚餐以后，步行一里。

英英词典释义

• Adverb
  1. for a short time;
  "sit down and stay awhile""they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West""the baby was quiet for a while"