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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- during ['djυərɪŋ]
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prep
concurrently with (some other activity)
- kindly don't sleep during my lectures!
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2.
prep
within the limit of (a period of time)
- during the day
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3.
prep
[Etymology]
C14: from duren to last, ultimately from Latin d
u ra re to last
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1.
prep
concurrently with (some other activity)
Examples
- Food was scarce during the war．
- 战争期间食物一直缺乏。 → during
- He left during the lecture．
- 在讲演过程中，他离开了。 → during
- The journalists were there during his talk with the President.
- 他和总统交谈时，记者们都在场。 → talk
- Your wisdom will advance constantly during the years.
- 你的智慧会与年俱增的。 → advance
- It's quite an adventure to take the bus during a rainy day.
- 在雨天乘公交车是很危险的事儿。 → adventure
- Carla advised me about which places to see during my travel around China.
- 我在中国旅行时，卡拉向我建议了一些应该去参观的地方。 → advise
- A new proposal to help the fight against poverty has been advanced yesterday during the meeting.
- 昨天的会议上提出了一个消灭贫穷的新建议。
- During the war plenty of aircrafts were flying above the city.
- 战争时，这座城市的上空经常有大量飞机盘旋。 → aircraft
- Did you go anywhere interesting during your visit to Japan?
- 在日本观光时，你去什么好玩儿的地方了吗？
- During the war, the American army suffered great losses.
- 在这场战争中，美军损失惨重。 → army
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