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"all the while" in Chinese (Simplified)

一直自始至终

Definition

用于表示在发生某件事的同时,另一件事一直持续进行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于叙述背景,强调一件事一直持续发生。多用于背景说明或两件事对比,可以翻译为“一直”或“自始至终”。

Examples

She smiled at us all the while.

她**一直**对我们微笑。

He watched TV all the while I was studying.

我在学习的时候,他**一直**在看电视。

The cat slept all the while we cooked dinner.

我们做饭时猫**一直**在睡觉。

She acted like nothing was wrong, all the while hiding her true feelings.

她假装没事,**一直**在隐藏自己的真实感受。

I thought he had left, but he was there all the while, listening.

我以为他走了,其实他**一直**在那里听着。

They complained about the noise, all the while making even more themselves.

他们抱怨噪音,**一直**自己制造着更多噪音。