mean,中间的，其间，time,时间。引申词义同时。

1. In the meantime the war of nerves seems likely to continue.

与此同时，心理战似乎还可能继续。

2. I'll contact them soon. Meantime don't tell them I'm back.

我会尽快和他们联系。在此期间，不要告诉他们我回来了。

3. Meantime he was loading the pistols.

而同时他在往手枪里装子弹.

4. Meantime, here I crouch over a cup of tea in my unheated study.

与此同时，在没有暖气的书房里，我只能就着一杯茶取暖。

5. I'd been doing some quiet investigating in the meantime and had an ace up my sleeve.

与此同时，我不动声色地展开了调查，掌握了一张王牌。