prep.?（空間、時(shí)間、數(shù)量等）在……之間；往返于；（表關(guān)系）兩……之間；合用；一起

adv.?（時(shí)間或空間）介于……之間；在期間

基本解釋

prep.在…之間;私下，暗中;在…中任擇其一;來往于…之間

a'd'v當(dāng)中，中間

In?addition?to?the?uses?shown?below,?Between?is?used?in?a?few?phrasal?verbs,?such?as?‘come?between’.

除下列用法外，between?還可用于?come?between?等短語動(dòng)詞中。

詳細(xì)解釋

1.PREP在…之間；處于…中間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.

She?left?the?table?to?stand?between?the?two?men…

她離開桌子，站在了那兩個(gè)男人之間。

Charlie?crossed?between?the?traffic?to?the?far?side?of?the?street.

查利從車流中間穿過，到了街對(duì)面。

2.PREP在（兩地）之間（穿梭）If?people?or?things?travel?between?two?places,?they?travel?regularly?from?one?place?to?the?other?and?back?again.

I?spent?a?lot?of?time?in?the?early?Eighties?travelling?between?London?and?Bradford.

八十年代初，我有很多時(shí)間穿梭于倫敦和布拉德福德之間。

3.PREP在（兩個(gè)人、群體或事物）之間A?relationship,?discussion,?or?difference?between?two?people,?groups,?or?things?is?one?that?involves?them?both?or?relates?to?them?both.

I?think?the?relationship?between?patients?and?doctors?has?got?a?lot?less?personal…

我認(rèn)為醫(yī)患關(guān)系變得越來越缺乏人情味。

There?have?been?intensive?discussions?between?the?two?governments?in?recent?days…

近幾天，雙方政府一直在進(jìn)行緊張的磋商。

There?has?always?been?a?difference?between?community?radio?and?commercial?radio.

社區(qū)廣播電臺(tái)和商業(yè)廣播電臺(tái)一直是有區(qū)別的。

4.PREP擋在…之間If?something?stands?between?you?and?what?you?want,?it?prevents?you?from?having?it.

His?sense?of?duty?often?stood?between?him?and?the?enjoyment?of?life.

他的責(zé)任感經(jīng)常讓他無法好好享受生活。

5.PREP（數(shù)量、年齡等）介于…之間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.

Increase?the?amount?of?time?you?spend?exercising?by?walking?between?15?and?20?minutes…

步行15至20分鐘，增加一下你的運(yùn)動(dòng)時(shí)間。

Amsterdam?is?fun?—?a?third?of?its?population?is?aged?between?18?and?30.

阿姆斯特丹非常有趣——它有1/3的人口年齡介于18到30歲之間。

6.PREP（時(shí)間上）在…之間，介于…之間If?something?happens?between?or?in?between?two?times?or?events,?it?happens?after?the?first?time?or?event?and?before?the?second?one.

The?canal?was?built?between?1793?and?1797…

運(yùn)河開鑿于1793到1797年間。

Berlin?was?well?known?for?its?good?living?in?between?the?two?world?wars.

在兩次世界大戰(zhàn)之間，柏林生活的優(yōu)裕是眾所周知的。

Betweenis?also?an?adverb.

…a?journey?by?jetfoil,?coach?and?two?aircraft,?with?a?four-hour?wait?in?Bangkok?in?between.

一路上噴流水翼船、長途客車和兩班飛機(jī)的顛簸勞頓，其間還得在曼谷等待4個(gè)小時(shí)

7.PREP在…之間（作出選擇）If?you?must?choose?between?two?or?more?things,?you?must?choose?just?one?of?them.

Students?will?be?able?to?choose?between?English,?French?and?Russian?as?their?first?foreign?language.

學(xué)生可以在英語、法語和俄語中間選擇一門作為第一外語。

8.PREP總共；總計(jì)If?people?or?places?have?a?particular?amount?of?something?between?them,?this?is?the?total?amount?that?they?have.

The?three?sites?employ?12,500?people?between?them…

這三處共雇用了12，500名員工。

Between?them,?they?train?over?fifty?horses?in?Lambourn.

他們?cè)谔m伯恩總共馴了五十多匹馬。

9.PREP由…分擔(dān)；由…分享When?something?is?divided?or?shared?between?people,?they?each?have?a?share?of?it.

His?company?was?bought?out?by?Hogg?Robinson?for?￡3.5m,?divided?between?five?partners…

他的公司被霍格·魯賓遜公司以350萬英鎊的價(jià)格收購，分給了五位合伙人。

There?is?only?one?bathroom?shared?between?eight?bedrooms.

八間臥室共用一間浴室。

10.PHRASE你我之間（的秘密）；只限于你我之間；我倆私下說說When?you?introduce?a?statement?by?saying?'between?you?and?me'?or?'between?ourselves',?you?are?indicating?that?you?do?not?want?anyone?else?to?know?what?you?are?saying.

Between?you?and?me,?though,?it's?been?awful?for?business…

不過你我之間說說，這事兒辦得真不怎么樣。

Between?ourselves,?I?know?he?wants?to?marry?her.

我們私下說說，我知道他想娶她。