between
柯林斯词典
1. PREP If something is between two things or is in between them, it has one of the things on one side of it and the other thing on the other side. 在…中间
She left the table to stand between the two men. 她离开桌子，站在两个男人中间。
2. PREP If people or things travel between two places, they travel regularly from one place to the other and back again. (往返) 于…之间[PREP pl-n]
I spent a lot of time in the early Eighties travelling between Waco and El Paso. 在八十年代早期，我花了很多时间往返于韦科和埃尔帕索之间。
3. PREP A relationship, discussion, or difference between two people, groups, or things is one that involves them both or relates to them both. (表示相互关系) 在…之间[PREP pl-n]
I think the relationship between patients and doctors has got a lot less personal. 我认为医生和患者之间的关系已经少了许多人情味。
There have been intensive discussions between the two governments in recent days. 最近两国政府之间进行了集中的会谈。
4. PREP If something stands between you and what you want, it prevents you from having it. 在…之间 (阻碍)[PREP n 'and' n]
His sense of duty often stood between him and the enjoyment of life. 他的责任感常使他不能安心地享受生活。
5. PREP If something is between two amounts or ages, it is greater or older than the first one and smaller or younger than the second one. (数量、年龄) 介乎…之间[PREP num 'and' num]
Increase the amount of time you spend exercising by walking between 15 and 20 minutes. 步行15到20分钟来增加你用于运动的时间。
6. PREP If something happens between or in between two times or events, it happens after the first time or event and before the second one. (指时间) 在…之间
The canal was built between 1793 and 1797. 该运河建于1793至1797年之间。
7. ADV Between or in between is also an adverb. (指时间) 在…之间[ADV with cl/group]
My life had been a journey from crisis to crisis with only a brief time in between. 我的生活总是从一个危机到另一个危机，其间间隔的时间都很短。
8. PREP If you must choose between two or more things, you must choose just one of them. 在…之中 (选择一个)[PREP pl-n]
Students will be able to choose between English, French and Russian as their first foreign language. 学生们将可以在英语、法语和俄语中任选一门作为他们的第一外语。
9. PREP If people or places have a particular amount of something between them, this is the total amount that they have. 共有[PREP pron]
The three sites employ 12,500 people between them. 3个工地共雇佣12500个人。
10. PREP When something is divided or shared between people, they each have a share of it. 共同享有[PREP pl-n]
There is only one bathroom shared between eight bedrooms. 只有一个供8个卧室共同使用的卫生间。
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between /bɪˈtwiːn/
剑桥词典
- On the train I was sitting between two very large men.
- The plants have seeded themselves in the cracks between the paving stones .
- There was a revolting green slime in between the bathroom tiles .
- We watched a spider spin a web between three tall grass stems .
- Our neighbours have no claim to that strip of land between our houses .
- Breakfast is served in the restaurant between 7 and 9
- Millions of Africans were sold into slavery between the 17th and 19th centuries .
- It will take us somewhere between three and four hours to get to Madrid.
- Visiting hours are between 6.00 and 9.00 p.m.
- The voucher is valid between July and December and entitles you to 10% off all overseas flights .
between preposition, adverb (SPACE)
in or into the space that separates two places , people , or objects（空间上）在…中间，在…之间
The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence. 此城镇位于罗马和佛罗伦萨的中间。
Standing between the two adults was a small child . 站在两个大人之间的是个小孩。
She squeezed between the parked cars and ran out into the road . 她在停放的车子间挤来挤去，最后跑到了马路上。
There were two houses with a narrow path in between. 一条狭窄的小路从两幢房子之间穿过。
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between preposition, adverb (AMOUNT)
If something is between two amounts , it is greater than the first amount but smaller than the second.（数量）介于…之间
She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms . 她的体重在55公斤到60公斤之间。
The competition is open to children between six and twelve years of age . 比赛是为6岁至12岁的孩子而设的。
The room was either extremely cold or hot , never anything in between (= in the middle ). 这间屋子不是极冷就是极热，从来都没有不冷不热的时候。
between preposition, adverb (TIME)
A1 (also in between)in the period of time that separates two different times or events
（时间上）在…中间，在…之间
You shouldn't eat between meals . 你不应该吃零食。
There is a break of ten minutes between classes . 课间有10分钟的休息时间。
The office is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30. 办公室午饭时间关闭，时间从12点半到1点半。
In between sobs , he managed to tell them what had happened . 他泣不成声，呜咽着向他们诉说所发生的一切。
He visits his parents every month and sometimes in between. 他每个月都去看望父母，有时候去得更频繁一些。
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