n. present time 現(xiàn)在。
the whiles: for the present,meanwhile 立刻，同時。
△Shr.3.1.22:“play you the whiles”，你立刻演奏起來。
whiles
conj.
1. during the time that,while 當…的時候。
△As.5.4.5: “Patience once more,whiles our compact isurged.”請再忍耐一下，當我重述我們的約定的時候。
△Ado.4.1.221 (219):”whiles we enjoy it，”當我們享用它的時候。
△Lr.2.3.5: “Whiles I may scape / I will pre-serve myself.” 只要我能逃走，我總得保全自己的性命。
△Rom.5.3.300:“Whiles Verona by that name isknown.”只要維洛納還叫做這個名稱。
△ Ham.1.5.96:“whiles memory holds a seat / In this distractedglobe.”只要我這混亂的頭腦里還有記憶的位置。
△Mac.5.7.31(5. 8. 2): “Whiles I see lives,the gashes / Dobetter upon them.” i.e. While I see foes still alive,wounds are more fitting on them than on me.只要我看見敵人還活著，把刀傷加在他們的身上豈不更好。
2. while,although 當…時候，盡管。
△Mac.2.1.60:“Whiles I threat,he lives: / Words to the heat of eeds too cold breath gives.”我盡管威脅，他仍然活著；空話只會對轟轟烈烈的行動吹一口冷氣。
3. during the time that. at the same time that 當…的時候.與…同時。
△Tw.3.3.40: “I will bespeak ourdiet,/ Whiles you beguile the time and feed yourknowledge / With viewing of the town；”我先去定好我們的膳食，這時候你可游覽一下城市，消磨時光，增長見識。
△Mid.3.2.374: “Whiles I in this affair do theeemploy. /I’ll to my queen and beg her Indian boy；”在我派你去做這件事的同時，我要去向我的王后討那個印度小僮。
4. while 而。
△As.2.7.127: “Then but forbear yourfood a little while,/ Whiles,like a doe,I go to find my fawn，”那么請你們暫時別把東西吃掉，而我要像一只母鹿一樣去尋找我的小鹿。
5. as long as,so long as 只要。
△1H.VI.1.4.90:“Salisbury,cheer thy spirit with this comfort,/ Thoushalt not die whiles —” 騷茲伯利，你可以用這一點安慰你的靈魂：你是不會白白死去的，只要——。
6. until. up to the time when 直到…為止。
△ Tw.4.3.28:“He shall conceal it / Whiles you are willing itshall come to note，”他可以保守秘密，直到你愿意宣布的時候為止。