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English Dictionary (1-1 of 1)

between
[bɪ'twiːn]
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  • 1. at a point or in a region intermediate to two other points in space, times, degrees, etc
  • 2. in combination; together
  • 3. confined or restricted to
  • 4. indicating a reciprocal relation or comparison
  • 5. indicating two or more alternatives
  • 6. between one specified thing and another
  • 7. Old English betw e onum ; related to Gothic tweihnai two together; see two , twain
  • 8. After distribute and words with a similar meaning, among should be used rather than between : this enterprise issued...

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Examples (1-5 of 37)

``between you and I'' is a hypercorrection of ``between you and me'' hypercorrection
the affair is all over between us all over
he alternates between success and failure alternate
to draw an analogy between an atom and the solar system analogy
a delicate balancing act between Greek and Turkish interests balancing act

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between
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  • 介于(两者或多者)之间

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