noun [抽象名词]情味，风味；香料；滋味 - It has a very distinct flavor.
verb [vt. 及物动词]加味于 - These works have a strong flavor of rural life.
noun [专属名词]草莓；草莓色，紫红色 - I want a strawberry milkshake.
adverb [时间副词]同时，在此期间 - Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life, but in the meantime she relies on your support.
noun [抽象名词]其时，其间 - For the meantime means for a period of time from now until something else happens.
in the meantime = meanwhile
In the meantime often implies a temporary waiting period or interval before something else happens. It suggests that you're filling a specific gap in time.
- I'm waiting for the results of my exam. In the meantime, I'm going to read a book.
- The movie starts at 8:00. In the meantime, let's grab some snacks.
Meanwhile can be used in the same way as "in the meantime," but it also serves to introduce a contrasting or parallel action. It simply means "at the same time" without the strong emphasis on a waiting period.
- The students were taking their test. Meanwhile, the teacher was grading papers.
- The police searched the house. Meanwhile, a helicopter circled overhead.
noun [抽象名词]大量；交易；坏运气，不公平的对待；发牌；冷衫木；优惠的价格，划算的价格；牌戏的一局；一手牌 - If you make a deal, do a deal, or cut a deal, you complete an agreement or an arrangement with someone, especially in business.
verb [vt. 及物动词]应对（难缠的人，困难局面）（deal with）；（以某种方式）对付，对待（deal with）；论及，讨论（deal with）；买卖，交易；给予；贩卖（毒品、艺术品等）；与…有关；发牌 - If a person, company, or shop deals in a particular type of goods, their business involves buying or selling those goods.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使有兴趣，使快乐；心存，怀有（想法、希望、感觉等）；招待，请客 - They were entertained by top singers, dancers and celebrities.
