all the while

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all the while (不可比)

1. (俗語) 与此同时 （常指较长的时间）

   近義詞：the while

   • 1889, Leslie Stephen, Dictionary of National Biography，第 82 頁:

     The good fortune which attended him throughout life may have been partly owing to this cause as well as to his undoubted valour, for though he never lost a battle, nothing is more astounding than his imprudence and the easy confidence with which he trusted Somerset, Warwick, Montague, and others, all the while they were betraying him.

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   • 1891, Plutarchus, Plutarch's Lives，第 8 頁:

     Sulla, encamped near Scipio, and amusing him with caresses under pretence of an approaching peace, was all the while corrupting his troops.

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   • 1986, Michael Dibdin, A Rich Full Death，第 60 頁:

     And all with that vital piece of evidence burning a hole in his pocket the while!

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   • 1991, Anne Rice, The Witching Hour，第 281 頁:

     All the while, my intention was to amuse her, and divert her out of her hellish thoughts, and show to her the wide world of which she could now be a part.

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用法说明

通常用来暗示这一时间段背后隐瞒的事。