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be.tween[bə`twin; biˈtwi:n, bə-]《源自古英语“在两者之间”的意思》介系词1 在 < 两者> 之间~ Paris and Amsterdam在巴黎和阿姆斯特丹之间the air service ~ London and New York伦敦、纽约间的航空业务~ the acts在 (戏剧的) 幕和幕之间The river runs ~ the two states.这条河在两州之间流过2 在…之间~ Monday and Friday在星期一和星期五之间[的]The accident happened ~ three and four o'clock.事故发生在三点到四点之间3 在…的中间[的], 兼有…和…两种性质的, …乃至…的The parcel weighs ~ eight and ten pounds.这包裹有八磅乃至十磅重a color ~ blue and green介于蓝绿之间的颜色something ~ a chair and a sofa像椅子又像沙发的东西4 在…之间, …的某一方the difference ~ good and evil善恶之分choose ~ life and death [two courses]在生死之间做一选择 [两条路]There is nothing to choose ~ the two.两者之间无差别5 在…之间a treaty ~ three powers三强之间的条约The three children saved sixty pounds ~ them.三个孩子一共存了六十英镑Let's divide the sum ~ us.让我们两人 (平) 分这笔钱The job was completed ~ the two.工作由这两个人共同完成6 [~ (and) , 表示原因、理由] 由于…和…, 由于又是…又是…B~ astonishment and grief, she could not outter a word.由于又惊愕又悲伤, 她连一句话都说不出来■ between ourselves = between you and me= between you and me and the gatepost [bedpost] (口语) (这是) 我们之间的秘密, 别对他人讲, 秘密地■ come[stand]between成为…之间的阻碍■ from between从…之间The man rushed out from ~ the door.那个人从那门冲出副词(无比较级、最高级)在 (两者) 之间; 在其间I can see nothing ~.我看不见有什么东西挟在其间→ BETWIXT and between.模棱两可■ few and far between→ far adv■ in between在中间, 被挟在中间; 在空档期间 [余暇]In ~ was a stream.中间有一条小溪He does gardening in ~.他在空暇之余, 从事园艺 |