1. 表示“在……期间”,是介词,不要将其误用作连词。如:
他在巴黎期间,与他的朋友住在一起。
误:During he was in Paris, he lived with his friends.
正:While he was in Paris, he lived with his friends.
正:During his stay in Paris, he lived with his friends.
2. during 和 for 均可表示一段时间,但两者有差别。
(1) during 通常表示事件发生在何时(when),而for则表示事件持续了多长时间(how long)。如:
He was in hospital for six weeks during the summer. 他在夏天住了 6 个星期的医院。
(2) 两者之后均可接由 the whole 引起的时间短语,但通常不能接由 all 引起的时间短语。如:
他整个夏天都住在那儿。
正:He stayed there for [during] the whole summer.
误:He stayed there for [during] all the summer.
(3) 在“数词+时间名词”之前以及在some time, a long time之类表示泛指一段时间的词组之前,可用介词 for,但不用 during。如:
He lived here for ten years (for some time). 他在这儿住过 10 年(一段时间)。
3. during与in均可表示“时间点”,有时可互换。如:
I'll be on holiday in [during] August. 我将在8月度假。
He woke up three times in [during] the night. 夜里他醒了 3 次。