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among [ə 'mʌŋ] [ə 'mʌŋ]
  1. 1. preposition 在…中间;被…所环绕,在…围绕之中;被包括在内包括其中,在其中
    You are among friends.
    你是朋友之一
    Look, there is only the moon among innumerable stars in the sky.
    你看,满天繁星中却只有一轮月亮
  2. 2. preposition 在…中从一处到另一处
    He passed among the crowd.
    穿过人群
  3. 3. preposition 在…数目中,在…一类中
    fairest among women
    女性中最美丽
    After she got married, Caroline is among the wealthy.
    婚后,卡罗琳也成了有钱人。
    Rome will always be among the world's most beautiful cities.
    罗马永远跻身世界美丽城市之列。
  4. 4. preposition 备受;及于全体
    popular among bussiness men
    备受商人欢迎
    Unemployment is a great issue among the young people all around the world.
    失业是全世界年轻人面临重大问题
    This is an old custom popular among the people of my country.
    这个古老的风俗我的家乡流行
  5. 5. preposition 与…比较
    one among thousands
    百里挑一的人,罕见(或优异)的人,出类拔萃的人
  6. 6. preposition 于…之间分配
    The estate was divided among the relatives.
    这笔遗产亲属分配
    If we divide the price among the four of us it won't be that expensive.
    如果我们四个人平摊价格不会这么高了。
    If we split the list among us we'll finish this task in less that one month.
    如果我们如果我们表格分开,一人一份儿,用不了一个月就可以完成任务了。
    Please distribute these pamphlets among you and have a look to page 3.
    请把这些小册子分发下去,看一下第3页。
  7. 7. preposition 互相彼此之间
    Don't quarrel among youselves.
    你们不要互相争吵了。
  8. 8. preposition 由…一致行动
  9. 9. preposition 为…所共有

Collins English-English Dictionary

among [ə'm^ŋ]
  1. 1. prep in the midst of
    he lived among the Indians
  2. 2. prep to each of
    divide the reward among yourselves
  3. 3. prep in the group, class, or number of
    ranked among the greatest writers
  4. 4. prep taken out of (a group)
    he is only one among many
  5. 5. prep with one another within a group; by the joint action of
    a lot of gossip among the women employees
    decide it among yourselves
  6. 6. prep [Etymology] Old English amang, contracted from on gemang in the group of, from on + gemang crowd; see mingle, mongrel

Examples

You are among friends.
你是朋友之一。 among
He passed among the crowd.
他穿过人群。 among
fairest among women
女性中最美丽的 among
popular among bussiness men
备受商人欢迎 among
one among thousands
百里挑一的人,罕见(或优异)的人,出类拔萃的人 among
The estate was divided among the relatives.
这笔遗产在亲属中分配。 among
Don't quarrel among youselves.
你们不要互相争吵了。 among
They averaged the loss among themselves.
他们平均分担损失。 average
among the best in his profession
在他那同行中最好的人中间 best
every man among you
你们大家 every

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