- at or during the time that在…时候;当…时;在…期间
- I loved history when I was at school.我上学时喜欢历史。
- after在…之后
- Call me when you've finished.你完成后就打电话给我。
- at any time that; whenever在任何…时候
- Can you spare five minutes when it's convenient?方便时能占用你五分钟时间吗?
- just after which一…就;刚…就
- He had just drifted off to sleep when the phone rang.他刚睡着电话铃就响了。
- considering that考虑到;既然
- How can they expect to learn anything when they never listen?既然他们从不听讲,他们怎么能指望学到东西呢?
- although虽然;然而;可是
- She claimed to be 18, when I know she's only 16.她自称是 18 岁,可是我知道她才 16 岁。
Word OriginOld English hwanne, hwenne; of Germanic origin; related to German wenn ‘if’, wann ‘when’.
Idioms - used to say that something may happen at some time in the future, but only when something else has happened(用于在特定条件下才会发生的事情)将来…时,到时候
- We'll decide on the team as and when we qualify.将来我们具备了条件时就会决定成立这个队。
- I'll tell you more as and when (= as soon as I can).我一有可能就会告诉你更多情况。
- used to say something about an event that may or may not happen(用于在特定条件下才会发生的事情)将来…时,到时候
- If and when we ever meet again I hope he remembers what I did for him.倘若我们再次见面,我希望他还记得我为他做的事。