- 位于(两点、两地或两物体等)之间:
between Chicago and Washington
在芝加哥和华盛顿市之间
- (时间、数量、程度等方面)在(两者)之间:
between eight and twelve o'clock
在8点和12点钟之间
between 30 and 40 apples
三四十个苹果
between blue and green
介乎蓝色和绿色之间
- (来往于)…之间,往来其间;连接着:
The road runs between here and there.
这条路把此地与彼地连接起来。
air service between cities
城市间的航班服务
- 联系着…:
a bond between friends
友情的联结
- 为(两人)所分享:
splitting the profit between us
由我们平分利润
They divided it between them.
他们两人把这分享了。
- 在…之中,为…所分担:
sharing the responsibilities between the four of them
由他们4人分担责任
- 为(两人)所共有:
Between us we own most of this company.
我们两人共同拥有这家公司的大部分。
They had fifty dollars between them.
他们俩一共有50美元。
- 由…通力合作,同心协力,由…共同参加,以…联合行动,作为…的努力结果,共同:
Between us we landed the fish.
我们合力把鱼拖上岸来。
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。
- 区别…和…:
She can see the difference between good and bad.
她能看出好与坏的区别。
- 就…两者比较而言,就两者中任何一个,二者择其一:
no preference between the two wines
对这两种酒没有什么值得偏爱的
to choose between love and duty
在爱情与尽责间做取舍(或做出抉择)
- 由于…的共同影响,由于…共同作用的结果:
Between work and studies she has no time left.
她又工作,又学习,没有空闲时间了。
- 仅在两者之间,仅限于…之间:
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。
- 涉及;联系,与…有关:
war between nations
国与国之间的战争
a treaty between four powers
四强之间所签订的条约
choice between things
在事物之间做出选择
- 被共同感受到;互相报答:
the love between them
他们之间的爱情
- 【纹章学】(为了构图的对称)在…的中间:
a cross argent between four bezants
在4个金环纹章中间的一个银白色十字架
- [between 一般指“在两者之中”;假使涉及两者以上彼此之间的关系时,有时也可用 between: economic cooperation between four nations 四国之间的经济合作]