| 单词 | another while |
| 释义 | > as lemmasanother while Mostly with qualifying word, either with preposition preceding, or with ellipsis of preposition forming adverbial phr. (cf. 1b – 1d, 2), e.g. that while = at that time, on that occasion, then; another while = ‘another time’, on another occasion; every while (also as one word, after everywhere), †at every time, always (obsolete): every time, on every occasion (dialect). See also below, and otherwhile adv., n., and adj., somewhile adv.extracted from whilen.another while b. one while (adv.phr. ): †(a) at one time, on one occasion, in one case (usually opposed to another while, sometimes to then, again, anon); also rarely = on some future occasion, ‘some time’ (Obsolete); (b) U.S. a long time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > once or at some former time yetOE oncec1175 somewhilec1200 sometime1297 once upon a timec1380 one while1470 sometimes1563 sometimes1577 1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur xvi. xvii. 688 Soo wente they douneward in the see one whyle bakward another whyle forward. 1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle ii. iii. sig. Ci One whyle his tonge it ran and paltered of a Cat, Another whyle he stamered styll vppon a Rat. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 342 One-while the Boulime, then the Anorexie, Then the Dog-hunger. 1694 R. South 12 Serm. II. 98 Those, who are one while courteous..and obliging,..but within a small time after, are so supercilious, sharp, [etc.]. 1744 E. Haywood Female Spectator (1748) I. v. 262 One while we are transmogrified into milk-maids—then into a kind of Amazonians. 1815 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. I. iii. 75 One while a silky fluid should be secreted, at another none. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1837) 1st Ser. xvi. 136 You'll search one while..afore you'll find a man that..is equal to one of your free and enlightened citizens. 1852 H. B. Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin I. xi. 159 I'd mark him..so that he'd carry it one while. 1897 ‘M. Twain’ Following Equator liii. 511 If India knows about nothing else American, she knows about those, and will keep them in mind one while. < as lemmas |
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