名詞 meanwhile:

1. the time between one event, process, or period and another
   同義詞：interim, meantime, lag

副詞 meanwhile:

1. at the same time but in another place
2. during the intervening time
   同義詞：meantime, in the meantime

1. Meanwhile the minutes kept ticking away.
   其時(shí)，時(shí)間一分一分地過去。
2. Eve was cutting the grass, and meanwhile Adam was planting roses.
   夏娃在剪草，亞當(dāng)種玫瑰。

mean.while

n.（名詞）
The intervening time.
間隔時(shí)間
adv.（副詞）
During or in the intervening time:
在間隔時(shí)間內(nèi)：
例句：
Meanwhile, life goes on.
在此期間，生命不息

At the same time:
同時(shí)：
例句：
The court is deliberating; meanwhile, we must be patient.See Usage Note at meantime
法庭正在審議；這段時(shí)間內(nèi)，我們必須要小心參見 meantime