between

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(gè)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) 于…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(shí)間往返于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(guān)系) 在…之間[PREP pl-n]

I think the relationship between patients and doctors has got a lot less personal. 我認(rèn)為醫(yī)生和患者之間的關(guān)系已經(jīng)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(jìn)行了集中的會(huì)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(zé)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(shù)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分鐘來增加你用于運(yùn)動(dòng)的時(shí)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(shí)間) 在…之間

The canal was built between 1793 and 1797. 該運(yùn)河建于1793至1797年之間。

7. ADV Between or in between is also an adverb. (指時(shí)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. 我的生活總是從一個(gè)危機(jī)到另一個(gè)危機(jī)，其間間隔的時(shí)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(gè))[PREP pl-n]

Students will be able to choose between English, French and Russian as their first foreign language. 學(xué)生們將可以在英語、法語和俄語中任選一門作為他們的第一外語。

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(gè)工地共雇傭12500個(gè)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. 只有一個(gè)供8個(gè)臥室共同使用的衛(wèi)生間。