我再补充一下吧.
while有几个用法,给你总结一下.
1 名词.一会儿,时间
例如:for a while 一会
once in a while 有时;偶而
2 连词(conj) 当.的时候
While he was eating,I asked him to lend me $2.
当他正在吃饭时,我请他借给我二英镑.
我看书时,她在唱歌.
I met her while I was at school.
3 连词 虽然,但是
这个意思就是楼主例句里的那个while的用法.
The first two are free while the third costs 30 dollars.
前面2个免费,但是第三个是30美元.
While I understand what you say,I can't agree with you.
虽然我理解你的意思,但我还是不同意.
4 动词(这个很不常用) 消磨;度过
They while away many afternoons on the beach.
他们在海滩消磨了许多个下午.
5 副词 while(前面与表示时间的词连用)在…时候
the summer while I was abroad
我出国的那个夏天