mean.time
n.(名词)
The time between one occurrence and another; an interval.
当中时间:一个与另一个出现间的时间;间隔
adv.(副词)
During a period of intervening time; meanwhile.
在间隔时间内;与此同时
Meantime is more common than meanwhile as a noun:
meantime 作为名词比 meanwhile 更为普遍:
例句:
In the meantime we waited.
我们在这时等待着。
As an adverbmeantime is less common than meanwhile :
作为副词meantime 不及 meanwhile 普遍:
例句:
Meanwhile we waited.
与此同时,我们等候着。
All of these uses are standard, however.
但是这些用法都是标准的