It's been a while since I've seen her so it'll be nice to meet her in town on Thursday.

我很长时间没见她了，所以星期四在镇里见到她将会很高兴。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

They walked on in silence for a while.

他们默默地继续走了一会儿。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

He barged in on us while we were having a meeting.

我们正在开会，他闯了进来。

《牛津词典》

Buddy Holly was killed in the crash of a small plane while on a singing tour in the Midwest.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

But they're two individuals who are committed to being with the other person in a respectful, generous, kind manner while disagreeing on some fundamental things.

但是他们两个人都努力,倾听对方,以相互尊重，宽宏大量并且友善的态度和谐共处,尽管他们在一些基本问题上各持己见。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

OCW Self learners are coming to OCW to explore whole new areas of study as well as to brush up on subjects that they took a while ago and perhaps got the rest in the end.

自学者浏览,搜索全新领域的研究,补充学过的科目的知识,使之完整。

麻省理工公开课 - 媒体、教育、市场课程节选

The woman even put her son in a wheelchair while on holiday in Florida so they could jump queues at a theme park, the court heard.

BBC: Mother who shaved son's head in cancer scam jailed

For example, a floating windows user could monitor a stock ticker in a background window while working on a report in the foreground.

FORBES: Look, Ma, no glasses!

Sure, once in a while, on special occasions, I'll throw a cookie or two in the bag.

NPR: Hide the Hot Fudge