between????? 英 [b??twi?n]???????????? 美 [b??twi?n]

prep.??? (空間上)在…中間，介于…之間;(時(shí)間上)在…之間，在…中間;(數(shù)量、重量、距離等)介于…之間?????? adv.??? (空間或時(shí)間上)介于…之間

prep.

1

（空間上）在…中間，介于…之間in or into the space separating two or more points, objects, people, etc.

Q comes between P and R in the English alphabet.

英語(yǔ)字母表中，Q在P和R之間。

I sat down between Jo and Diana.

我在喬和黛安娜中間坐下。

Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy.

瑞士位于法國(guó)、德國(guó)、奧地利和意大利之間。

The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall.

那張紙掉在桌子和墻壁之間的縫隙里。

(figurative) ? My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant.

我的工作介于秘書(shū)和私人助理之間。

2

（時(shí)間上）在…之間，在…中間in the period of time that separates two days, years, events, etc.

It's cheaper between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.

下午6點(diǎn)到早晨8點(diǎn)間價(jià)錢(qián)較便宜。

Don't eat between meals.

正餐之間不要吃零食。

Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16.

5到16歲的孩子必須上學(xué)。

Many changes took place between the two world wars.

兩次世界大戰(zhàn)之間發(fā)生了很多變化。

3

（數(shù)量、重量、距離等）介于…之間at some point along a scale from one amount, weight, distance, etc. to another

It weighed between nine and ten kilos.

重量在九到十公斤之間。

The temperature remained between 25?C and 30?C all week.

整個(gè)星期氣溫都保持在25到30攝氏度之間。

4

(of a line 界線) ? 分隔著；在…之間separating one place from another

the border between Sweden and Norway

瑞典和挪威之間的邊界

5

從（一地）到（另一地）；往返于from one place to another

We fly between Rome and Paris twice daily.

我們每天有兩次航班穿梭于羅馬和巴黎之間。

6

（表示聯(lián)系或關(guān)系）used to show a connection or relationship

a difference/distinction/contrast between two things

兩事物之間的差異 / 區(qū)別 / 對(duì)比

a link between unemployment and crime

失業(yè)與犯罪之間的關(guān)聯(lián)

There's a lot of bad feeling between them.

他們彼此間芥蒂頗多。

I had to choose between the two jobs.

我得在兩份工作之間作出選擇。

7

合用；共享shared by two or more people or things

We ate a pizza between us.

我們合吃了一張比薩餅。

This is just between you and me / between ourselves (= it is a secret) .

這事只限我們兩人知道。

8

通過(guò)共同努力；一起by putting together the efforts or actions of two or more people or groups

We ought to be able to manage it between us.

我們齊心協(xié)力應(yīng)該能把這事辦妥。

9

~ doing sth

（同時(shí)進(jìn)行幾項(xiàng)活動(dòng)時(shí)用） used to show that several activities are involved

Between working full-time and taking care of the kids, he didn't have much time for hobbies.

他一邊全職工作一邊又要照顧孩子，所以抽不出很多時(shí)間搞業(yè)余愛(ài)好。

adv.

usually in between

（空間或時(shí)間上）介于…之間in the space or period of time separating two or more points, objects, etc. or two dates, events, etc.

The house was near a park but there was a road in between.

房子在一處公園附近，但兩者之間隔著一條馬路。

I see her most weekends but not very often in between.

我周末大多都能見(jiàn)到她，但平時(shí)不常見(jiàn)到。

習(xí)語(yǔ)

betwixt and between

(old-fashioned) ? 居中；非此非彼in a middle position; neither one thing nor the other

詞語(yǔ)用例

between與以下詞性連用?? n.??????? line between??? …之間的線?????? link between??? …之間的聯(lián)系?????????? between countries/nations??? 國(guó)家/民族之間?????? difference between??? …之間的不同?????????? relationship between??? …之間的關(guān)系?????? choice between??? …間的選擇????????? v.??????? caught between??? 被夾在…中間?????? choose/decide/distinguish between??? 從…之間選擇/在…之間決定/辨別…之間的不同????????? adv.??????? somewhere in between??? 介于…之間

同義詞辨析

between ?among ?【導(dǎo)航詞義：在…之間】

between ?prep. ? ??在…之間，在…中間

〔辨析〕

強(qiáng)調(diào)在兩者之間。

〔例證〕

The boy sat between his father and mother.

這個(gè)男孩子坐在父親和母親中間。

There will be a competition between our team and yours.

我們隊(duì)和你們隊(duì)之間將進(jìn)行一場(chǎng)比賽。

among ?prep. ? ??在…的一類中；在…的范圍之內(nèi)

〔辨析〕

強(qiáng)調(diào)在三者或三者以上的人或物之中。

〔例證〕

He lives among the workers.

他生活在工人中間。

She disappeared among the crowd.

她消失在人群中。

望采納