between

[bi'twi:n]

prep.在 ... 之间
adv.在中间

prep.

1. (指时间、空间、顺序等)在……之间

They planted a lot of trees between the two buildings.

他们在两座建筑物之间栽了许多树。

These books were written between 1736 and 1770.

这些书写于一七三六至一七七零年之间。

2. (指数量、距离、程度等)介乎……之间

He is a man between sixty and seventy.

他的年龄约在六十到七十之间。

3. 连接着……; 来往于……之间

There is a path between the house and the road.

有条小路将房子与出路连接起来。

4. 为……所分享(或分担)

Between them they landed the big fish.

他们齐心协力将大鱼捕上岸。

The three children saved about two hundred dollars between them.

三个孩子一起积蓄了大约二百美元。

5. 由于……的共同影响

Between work and studies Bill has no time left.

工作和学习使比尔无暇它顾。

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在中间; 介乎两者之间

We had a faculty meeting at 2 p.m. and a lecture later, with a 15-minute coffee break between.

下午两点我们开教师会议, 尔后有一个讲座, 在此之间我们有十五分钟喝咖啡休息。

词形变化

名词: betweenness |

词义辨析

同义:

prep.在……之间

among  betwixt  

英英释义

副词 between:

in the interval

同义词：betwixt

in between

同义词：'tween

补充

betweenbetween英:[biˈtwi:n] 美:[bɪˈtwin]prep.1.(表示位置)在…之间; 在…之中2.(表示时间)在…与…的一段时间内; 在…的间隔中I will come between twelve and one o'clock.我会在12点至1点之间来。3.(表示数目)介乎…之间We must have walked between ten and twelve miles.我们应该已步行了10至12英里。4.(表示距离)在…到…的一段距离内, 来往于…与…之间It is about thirty miles between Nottingham and Sheffield.从诺丁汉到谢菲尔德大约30英里。5.(表示范围)在…之间, 为…所分享6.(表示等级)介乎于…之间An army major ranks between a captain and a colonel.陆军少校的军阶在上尉与中校之间。7.(表示关系)在…之间; …与…之间; 涉及8.(表示对比)从…中选择, 就…比较而言There's nothing to choose between them.它们之间无可选择。

例句

1. He was sitting between two old ladies.他坐在两位年老女士的中间。 2. the road between here and London此地和伦敦之间的公路 3. I bought a motorcycle to commute between my home and my office.我买了一辆摩托车骑着上下班。 4. the relationship between patients and doctors医患关系 5. the difference between right and wrong对与错之间的区别 6. He stressed the link between poverty and disease.他强调了贫穷与疾病之间的联系。 7. Don't let him come between us.别让他挡在我们中间。 8. children between the ages of 5 and 85岁到8岁之间的孩子 9. Cook for between 15 and 20 minutes.煮15至20分钟。 10. The economy slumped between the two World Wars.两次世界大战之间经济严重下滑。 11. We only had five pounds between us.我们总共只有五英镑。 12. The cost was divided between four people.费用由四个人共同分担。 13. All the tasks are shared between us.我们分担所有的任务。 14. We had a four-hour wait in Bangkok in between.其间我们还在曼谷等了四个小时。 15. between Chicago and Washington在芝加哥和华盛顿市之间 16. between eight and twelve o'clock在8点和12点钟之间 17. between 30 and 40 apples三四十个苹果 18. The road runs between here and there.这条路把此地与彼地连接起来。 19. air service between cities城市间的航班服务 20. a bond between friends友情的联结 21. splitting the profit between us由我们平分利润 22. They divided it between them.他们两人把这分享了。 23. sharing the responsibilities between the four of them由他们4人分担责任 24. between us we own most of this company.我们两人共同拥有这家公司的大部分。 25. They had fifty dollars between them.他们俩一共有50美元。 26. between us we landed the fish.我们合力把鱼拖上岸来。 27. between them they can finish the job in a few days.他们同心协力，可以在几天内完成这件工作。 28. She can see the difference between good and bad.她能看出好与坏的区别。 29. no preference between the two wines对这两种酒没有什么值得偏爱的 30. to choose between love and duty在爱情与尽责间做取舍(或做出抉择) 31. between work and studies she has no time left.她又工作，又学习，没有空闲时间了。 32. We'll keep this matter between the two of us.仅我们两人知道此事，我们将保密，切不可外传。 33. war between nations国与国之间的战争 34. a treaty between four powers四强之间所签订的条约 35. the love between them他们之间的爱情 36. a cross argent between four bezants在4个金环纹章中间的一个银白色十字架 37. they stopped on the A64 between York and Leeds.他们停在约克和利兹之间的A64高速公路上。 38. a rope bridge strung between two cliff ledges.两个悬崖之间的索桥。 39. the border between Mexico and the United States.墨西哥和美国之间的边界。 40. the dog crawled between us and lay down at our feet.狗爬到我们中间，在我们脚边躺下来。 41. those who travel by train between London and Paris.乘火车往返于伦敦和巴黎之间的人。 42. they snack between meals.他们在两餐之间吃点心。 43. the long, cold nights between autumn and spring.秋天与春天之间漫长寒冷的夜晚。 44. a man aged between 18 and 30.18至30岁的男人。 45. between 25 and 40 per cent off children's clothes.儿童服装六至七五折。 46. links between science and industry.科学与工业之间的关联。 47. negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and Romania.俄罗斯、乌克兰和罗马尼亚之间的谈判。 48. a collision in mid-air between two light aircraft above Geneva.日内瓦上空两架轻型飞机在半空中的相撞。 49. the wars between Russia and Poland.俄罗斯和波兰之间的战争。 50. the difference between income and expenditure.收入与开销之间的差距。 51. if you have to choose between two or three different options.如果你必须在两三个选项中作抉择的话。 52. we have created something between us.我们共同创造了某种东西。 53. China and India between them account for a third of the global population.中国和印度一起占了全球人口的三分之一。 54. they had drunk between them a bottle of Chianti.他们一起干了一瓶基昂蒂葡萄酒。 55. layers of paper with tar in between.两层之间有焦油的一叠纸。 56. from Leipzig to Dresden, with the gentle Elbe flowing between.从莱比锡到德累斯顿，之间流淌着静静的易北河。 57. sets of exercises with no rest in between.一套套的练习，中间没有休息。 58. just between you and me, I don't think it was going to happen.只是咱们私下说说，我认为这事不会发生的。 59. I was sitting between Sam and Charlie.我坐在萨姆和查利之间。 60. a village between Cambridge and Ely在剑桥与伊利之间的一个村子 61. They said they would arrive between 4 and 5 o'clock.他们说会在4到5点钟之间到达。 62. They've got this shirt in size 10 and size 16, but nothing in between.这种衬衫他们有10号和16号的，中间的尺码都没有了。 63. There aren't any direct trains between here and Manchester.这里与曼彻斯特之间没有直达火车。 64. There's some sort of disagreement between them.他们之间有些不同看法。 65. There may be a connection between the two crimes.两宗罪案之间可能有关联。 66. to choose between two jobs在两项工作中选择一项 67. What's the difference between ‘some’ and ‘any’?some 与 any 有什么区别？ 68. between us we saved up enough money to buy a car.我们合起来已积蓄了够买一辆汽车的钱。 69. The money was divided equally between the two children.这钱两个孩子平分了。 70. We ate all the chocolates between us.我们两个人吃光了所有的巧克力。 71. The ball rolled between the desk and the wall.球在桌子和墙之间来回滚动。 72. He stood between his mother and his father.他站在爸爸和妈妈中间。 73. The office has two desks with a table between them.办公室里摆着两张写字台，中间隔了一张桌子。 74. They put up a fence between their house and their neighbor's house.他们在自家与邻居的房子之间筑起了一道篱笆。 75. There are fences between all the houses.所有的房子之间都筑有篱笆。 76. a book that blurs the line/boundary between fact and fiction模糊了现实与虚构两者界限的书 77. There are fences in between all the houses.所有的房子之间都筑有篱笆。 78. "If you want to lose weight, you shouldn't eat between meals."如果你想减肥，就不要在两餐之间吃东西。 79. "between bites of food, they talked to their teacher."他们一边吃东西，一边和老师说话。 80. The two days between Monday and Thursday are Tuesday and Wednesday.周一和周四之间的两天是周二和周三。 81. We should arrive between 9 and 10 o'clock.我们应该在9点至10点之间到达。 82. You shouldn't eat in between meals.你不该在两餐之间吃东西。 83. a number between 1 and 20在1到20之间的一个数 84. The package weighs somewhere between a pound and a pound and a half.这个包裹重1至1.5磅。 85. a number in between 1 and 20在1到20之间的一个数 86. The property was divided equally between the son and the daughter. [=the son and the daughter received an equal share of the property]儿子和女儿平分了这笔财产。 87. His estate was divided between [=among] his four grandchildren.他的遗产在四个孙辈间进行分配。 88. "She ate two hot dogs, and he ate three hot dogs, so between them they ate five hot dogs."她吃了两根热狗，他吃了三根，所以他们一共吃了五根。 89. "between work and family life, she has no time for hobbies. [=because of all the time she spends on her work and family life, she has no time for hobbies]"既要工作，又要顾家，她没有空闲时间搞个人爱好。 90. There's a game tonight between the Red Sox and the Yankees. [=the Red Sox are playing a game against the Yankees tonight]今晚有一场红袜队与扬基队之间的比赛。 91. "There are many relations/connections between linguistics, philosophy, and psychology."语言学、哲学和心理学之间有许多关联。 92. There is a passageway between the two rooms.两个房间之间有一条走廊。 93. the bond between friends朋友间的情谊 94. "We used to love each other, but there's nothing between us now. [=we don't love each other now]"我们曾经彼此相爱，现在却形同路人。 95. They compared the cars but found few differences between them.他们比较了这两辆车，结果发现它们之间没什么差别。 96. We were allowed to choose between two/several options.我们可以从两个/多个选项中进行选择。 97. There's not much to choose between the two cars. [=the two cars are very similar]这两辆车大同小异，没什么好挑的。 98. There is very little difference between the two cars.这两辆车没有什么差别。 99. He flies between Miami and Chicago twice a week.他每周两次往返于迈阿密和芝加哥之间。 100. The airline provides service between New York and Paris.这家航空公司有往返于纽约与巴黎的航班。 101. They shared a secret between them.他们俩之间有个秘密。 102. "(Just) between you and me, I think he's wrong. [=I'm telling you that I think he's wrong, but you should not tell anyone else what I've told you]"只是你我私下说说，我认为是他不对。 103. What I'm going to tell you should remain a secret (just) between us/ourselves.我告诉你件事，你千万不要告诉别人。 104. The office has two desks with a table between.办公室里摆着两张写字台，中间隔了一张桌子。 105. The office has two desks with a table in between.办公室里摆着两张写字台，中间隔了一张桌子。