among
prep. 在...之中
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教材释义与例句
在…中间；在…之中
in or through the middle of a group of people or things
The girl quickly disappeared among the crowd.
女孩转眼消失在人群中。
I could hear voices coming from somewhere among the bushes.
我能听到灌木丛中某个地方传来说话的声音。
We walked among the chestnut woods on the mountain slopes.
我们走在山坡上的栗树林中。
She began rummaging among the books on her desk.
她开始在桌子上的一堆书中乱翻起来。
释义与例句
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1.
In addition, beside.
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Chiefly with contrasting adjectives or adverbs: from time to time, now and then; also, here and there.
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Along with (someone or something); together.
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At the same time, all the while, meanwhile.
废旧
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1.
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
其中
之间
to put the cat among the pigeons
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2.
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
Associated with or living alongside (other people or things).
How can you speak with authority about their customs when you have never lived among them?
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3.
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
Belonging to (a group comprising similar people or things).
He is among the few who completely understand the subject.
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4.
Of a person or thing: in the midst of and surrounded by (other people or things).
Distinct in some way from (other members of a group); specifically, superior or pre-eminent compared to (other members of a group).
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5.
Of an event or a fact.
Originally, in the course of; during; now, in the circumstances or context of.
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6.
Of an event or a fact.
Distributed or divided between (members of a group).
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7.
Of an event or a fact.
Done jointly by (two or more people).
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8.
Of an event or a fact.
In the general custom or opinion of (members of a group).
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9.
Of an event or a fact.
Occurring between (members of a group) or within (a group).
Lactose intolerance is common among people of Asian heritage.
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Etymology tree Old English on Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Germanic *ga- Proto-West Germanic *ga- Old English ġe- Old English mang Old English ġemang Old English onġemang Old English amang Middle English among English among The preposition is derived from Middle English among, amang, amange, amonge (“in the presence of, amid, among; in, within; between; during”), from Old English amang, onġemang (preposition), from on (“on, among, in”) (probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“on, onto”)) + ġemang (“crowd; mixture”, noun) (from ġe- (prefix forming nouns denoting association or similarity) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by; near; with”)) + mang- (from mængan, mengan (“to mingle, mix”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to knead; to press”))). By surface analysis, a- (prefix meaning ‘at; in; on’) + mong (“crowd, throng; group”). The adverb is derived from Middle English among, amang (“accompanied by, along with, by the side of, in association with, together; all the while, continually; also, besides; at the same time; from time to time, occasionally; meanwhile; within”), from Old English onġemang (adverb): see further above. cognates * Dutch mank, maank (“among”) * German mang (“among”) (dialectal) * German Low German mank, manken (“among”) * Saterland Frisian monk, monken (“among”) * West Frisian mank (“among”)
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