when

单词辨析:

when as while 【导航词义:当…时】
when conj. 在…时,当…时
〔辨析〕

所引导的状语从句中,谓语可以是延续性动词,也可以是瞬时动词,其动作既可以和主句的动作同时发生,也可以在主句的动作之前或之后发生。

〔例证〕

He got engaged to Lucy when travelling last autumn.

去年秋天旅行时,他与露西订了婚。

It was raining when we arrived.

我们到的时候正在下雨。

Turn off the switch when anything goes wrong with the device.

如果装置出故障,就把开关关掉。

as conj. 当…时,(正当)…的时候
〔辨析〕

引导状语从句时,侧重指从句中的动作与主句中的动作同时发生或同时进行,一般持续时间不长,其谓语可以是延续性动词,也可以是瞬时动词。

〔例证〕

She was coming in as he was going out.

她进来的时候,他正要出去。

I caught a whiff of perfume as she swept past me.

她从我身边走过时,我闻到一股香水味。

Joe jumped onto the bus just as it was pulling away.

正当公共汽车开动时,乔跳上了车。

while conj. 当…时,在…期间
〔辨析〕

指在某事发生之际或发生的过程中,另一事又发生。所引导的状语从句中,谓语应为延续性动词,而不用瞬时动词,强调其动作与主句中的动作同时发生,但持续时间一般较长;有时也可指主句的动作在从句的动作过程中发生。

〔例证〕

Don't interrupt him while he is thinking.

他在思考时别去打搅他。

She got married while working as a waitress.

她在饭店当服务生期间结婚了。

Pat killed time by watching TV while waiting for her.

帕特在等她时边看电视边打发时间。

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He could remember a time when he had worked like that himself

他还能记得自己一度工作起来也是那个样子。

The driver lost control when a tyre burst

一个车胎爆了,司机失去了控制。

'I'll be there this afternoon.' — 'When?'

“我今天下午会去那里。”——“什么时间?”

I asked him when he'd be back to pick me up

我问他什么时候回来接我。

I don't know when the decision was made

我不知道决定是什么时候作出的。

When were you in this house last?

你最后一次在这房子里是什么时候?