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单词 at the same time
释义

at the same time

phrase
If two or more things exist, happen, or are true at the same time, they exist, happen, or are true together although they seem to contradict each other.
I was afraid of her, but at the same time I really liked her.
She was somehow able to look sad and cheerful at the same time.
Synonyms: nevertheless, still, even so, yet More Synonyms of at the same time
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at the same time

phrase
At the same time is used to introduce a statement that slightly changes or contradicts the previous statement.
I could not be seen to be weak, but at the same time I could not give signs of hostility.
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at the same time in British English

a. 
simultaneously
b. 
nevertheless; however
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at the same time in American English

1. 
simultaneously; in the same period
2. 
nonetheless; however
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Examples of 'at the same time' in a sentence
at the same time

The first act is good but it has its moments when not a lot and too much is happening on stage at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This will clear the existing mortgage at the same time as the sale.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Everything exists at the same time and in some relation to something else.
Christianity Today (2000)
This all happens at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It was a case of different circumstances happening at the same time.
The Sun (2015)
Clearly not all these things can happen at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But something else happens at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
And this is happening at the same time as the global demand for bling goes through the roof.
The Sun (2013)
They happen at the same time, but run like parallel universes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It is inevitable that a future battle for British prosperity is happening at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
A lot of things happened at the same time which sent him on a downward spiral.
The Sun (2008)
It could well have happened at the same time as other devices we were using, which made loud noises.
The Sun (2008)
Either two editions were produced one after another; or both at the same time and sheets from each edition were bound together in single volumes.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)
The plastic, sculptural form, it is all happening at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We were chatting as neighbours do - no flirting or anything - and we just happened to leave at the same time.
The Sun (2015)
A little more than ten years ago, two things happened, almost at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It was heart-warming knowing that each little breath it took was happening at the same time I was watching.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The conductors will have their particular orchestra's music written out in full, but only a few broad indications of what else is happening at the same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

Chinese translation of 'at the same time'

at the same time

  1. (= simultaneously) 同时(時) (tóngshí)
    ⇒ They started moving at the same time. 他们同时开始移动。 (Tāmen tóngshí kāishǐ yídòng.)
  2. (= paradoxically) 同时(時) (tóngshí)
    ⇒ They want to stay but at the same time they want to go. 他们想留下，但同时又想走。 (Tāmen xiǎng liúxià, dàn tóngshí yòu xiǎng zǒu.)
  3. (= notwithstanding) 尽(儘)管如此 (jǐnguǎn rúcǐ)
    ⇒ At the same time, I'd like to be sure it's true. 尽管如此，我还是想证实它的真实性。 (Jǐnguǎn rúcǐ, wǒ háishi xiǎng zhèngshí tā de zhēnshíxìng.)
See same (sense 5)

at the same time

  1. (= nevertheless) 然而 (rán'ér)
  2. (= simultaneously) 同时(時) (tóngshí)
See time (sense 8)

Nearby words of
at the same time

  • at the push of a button
  • at the ready
  • at the request of
  • at the same time
  • at the seaside
  • at the start
  • at the top of one's voice
1 (idiom) 
Definition
simultaneously
The three men arrived at the same time.
Synonyms
simultaneously
The two guns fired almost simultaneously.
together
‘Yes,’ they said together.
at once
They all started talking at once.
all together
as a group
in concert
He wants to act in concert with other nations.
in unison
concurrently
2 (idiom) 
I was afraid of her, but at the same time I really liked her.
Synonyms
nevertheless
Their exchanges were sparky, but the trio nevertheless agreed on a range of issues.
still
It won't be easy. Still, I'll do my best.
even so
The bus was half empty. Even so, he came and sat next to me.
yet
She's only sixteen, yet she's very well read.
regardless
Despite her recent surgery she has been carrying on regardless.
nonetheless
His face was serious, but nonetheless very friendly.
all the same
She didn't understand the joke but laughed all the same.
notwithstanding
He doesn't want me there, but I'm going, notwithstanding.
in any event
be that as it may
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of all the same
Definition
nevertheless
She didn't understand the joke but laughed all the same.
Synonyms
nevertheless,
still,
regardless,
nonetheless,
after all,
in any case,
for all that,
notwithstanding,
in any event,
anyhow,
just the same,
be that as it may
in the sense of at once
Definition
simultaneously
They all started talking at once.
Synonyms
simultaneously,
together,
at the same time,
all together,
in concert,
in unison,
concurrently,
in the same breath,
in chorus,
at or in one go (informal)
in the sense of even so
Definition
in spite of any assertion to the contrary
The bus was half empty. Even so, he came and sat next to me.
Synonyms
nevertheless,
still,
however,
yet,
despite that,
in spite of (that),
nonetheless,
all the same,
notwithstanding that,
be that as it may

Nearby words of
at the same time

  • at the mercy of something or someone
  • at the minute
  • at the ready
  • at the same time
  • at times
  • at variance
  • at will

Synonyms of 'at the same time'

at the same time

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