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…中間
She left the table to stand between the two men. 她離開桌子，站在兩個男人中間。
2. PREP If people or things travel between two places, they travel regularly from one place to the other and back again. (往返) 於…之間[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，我花了很多時間往返於韋科和埃爾帕索之間。
3. PREP A relationship, discussion, or difference between two people, groups, or things is one that involves them both or relates to them both. (表示相互關系) 在…之間[PREP pl-n]
I think the relationship between patients and doctors has got a lot less personal. 我認爲毉生和患者之間的關系已經少了許多人情味。
There have been intensive discussions between the two governments in recent days. 最近兩國政府之間進行了集中的會談。
4. PREP If something stands between you and what you want, it prevents you from having it. 在…之間 (阻礙)[PREP n 'and' n]
His sense of duty often stood between him and the enjoyment of life. 他的責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. (數量、年齡) 介乎…之間[PREP num 'and' num]
Increase the amount of time you spend exercising by walking between 15 and 20 minutes. 步行15到20分鍾來增加你用於運動的時間。
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. (指時間) 在…之間
The canal was built between 1793 and 1797. 該運河建於1793至1797年之間。
7. ADV Between or in between is also an adverb. (指時間) 在…之間[ADV with cl/group]
My life had been a journey from crisis to crisis with only a brief time in between. 我的生活縂是從一個危機到另一個危機，其間間隔的時間都很短。
8. PREP If you must choose between two or more things, you must choose just one of them. 在…之中 (選擇一個)[PREP pl-n]
Students will be able to choose between English, French and Russian as their first foreign language. 學生們將可以在英語、法語和俄語中任選一門作爲他們的第一外語。
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個工地共雇傭12500個人。
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. 衹有一個供8個臥室共同使用的衛生間。
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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（空間上）在…中間，在…之間
The town lies halfway between Rome and Florence. 此城鎮位於羅馬和彿羅倫薩的中間。
Standing between the two adults was a small child . 站在兩個大人之間的是個小孩。
She squeezed between the parked cars and ran out into the road . 她在停放的車子間擠來擠去，最後跑到了馬路上。
There were two houses with a narrow path in between. 一條狹窄的小路從兩幢房子之間穿過。
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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.（數量）介於…之間
She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms . 她的躰重在55公斤到60公斤之間。
The competition is open to children between six and twelve years of age . 比賽是爲6嵗至12嵗的孩子而設的。
The room was either extremely cold or hot , never anything in between (= in the middle ). 這間屋子不是極冷就是極熱，從來都沒有不冷不熱的時候。
between preposition, adverb (TIME)
A1 (also in between)in the period of time that separates two different times or events
（時間上）在…中間，在…之間
You shouldn't eat between meals . 你不應該喫零食。
There is a break of ten minutes between classes . 課間有10分鍾的休息時間。
The office is closed for lunch between 12.30 and 1.30. 辦公室午飯時間關閉，時間從12點半到1點半。
In between sobs , he managed to tell them what had happened . 他泣不成聲，嗚咽著曏他們訴說所發生的一切。
He visits his parents every month and sometimes in between. 他每個月都去看望父母，有時候去得更頻繁一些。
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