副词

名词

1. 同时;与此同时
Meanwhile means while a particular thing is happening.

2. 在此期间;其间
Meanwhile means in the period of time between two events.

3. (引出某一情形的另一方面，尤指与前面提到的完全相反时)与之相比，然而
You use meanwhile to introduce a different aspect of a particular situation, especially one that is completely opposite to the one previously mentioned.

1. the time between one event, process, or period and another

e.g. meanwhile the socialists are running the government

Synonym: interimmeantimelag