between

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prep. 在...之间

发音

UK /bɪˈtwiːn/
US /bəˈtwin/
US /bɪˈtwin/
US /bɪˈtʰwin/
US /biˈtwin/

词形变化

betweens 复数 betweens

别名

betweene betwene b/w btwn btw bet. betw.

教材释义与例句

介词

在…之间

He supplements his regular meals by eating between meals.

他在两餐之间吃点东西来补充正餐。

Mother interposed in the dispute between my brother and me.

母亲干预了我和哥哥之间的争论。

The object of these experiments was to find the connection, if any, between the two phenomena.

这些实验的目的就是探索这两种现象之间的联系，如果存在着任何联系的话。

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics.

prep. A1 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.)

    之间

    间

    John stood between Amy and Mary. Let’s meet between two and three.

    I want to buy one that costs somewhere between forty and fifty dollars.

  2. 2.

    Done together or reciprocally.

    conversation between friends

  3. 3.

    Shared in confidence.

    Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy. Let's keep this between ourselves.

  4. 4.

    In transit from (one to the other, or connecting places).

    He's between jobs right now. The shuttle runs between the town and the airport.

  5. 5.

    Combined (by effort or ownership).

    Between us all, we shall succeed. We've only got £5 between us.

    Between the leaky taps and the peeling wallpaper, there isn't much about this house to appeal to a buyer.

  6. 6.

    One of (representing a choice).

    You must choose between him and me.

    Some colour-blind people can't distinguish between red and green.

  7. 7.

    Taking together the combined effect of.

    Between the food and the card games, this proved to be the best birthday party I have ever had.

相关短语

read between the lines 体会言外之意 fall between the cracks 被忽略 in between 在中间 between decks 主甲板下方的甲板; 甲板间 between the jigs and the reels between Scylla and Charybdis 腹背受敌, 进退两难 between a rock and a hard place 进退两难 between the devil and the deep blue sea 进退两难,进退维谷,处于困境 between the pipes between the ears between you and me 只限于我俩之间 between you, me, and the bedpost between the hammer and the anvil adv. 腹背受敌 between jobs 暂时待业 between wind and water 在船的水线处, 在要害处

词源

PIE word *dwóh₁ From Middle English betwene, from Old English betwēonum (“between, among”, dative plural, literally “by the two, near both”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- (“be-”) + *twīhnaz (“two each”), corresponding to be- + twain. Cognate with Scots between (“between”), Scots atween (“between”), Gothic 𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌽𐌰𐌹 (tweihnai, “two each”), Old English betweoh (“between”), Old English twinn (“double, twofold”). More at betwixt, twin. More distantly related to Ancient Greek διά (diá, “through, across, by, over”) whence English dia- (“through, across, between”). For the meaning development also compare with Mongolian хооронд (xoorond, “between”), connected with Mongolian хоёр (xojor, “two”).

来源：wiktionary