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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- between
[bɪ'twiːn]
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1.
preposition
(in space) 在…中间
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He was sitting between two old ladies.
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他坐在两个老妇人中间。
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2.
preposition
(in time) 介于…之间
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between 9 and 10 tomorrow
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在明天9点至10点之间
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3.
preposition
(in amount，age etc) 介于…之间
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people aged between 18 and 30
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年龄在18至30之间的人们
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It weighs between 30 and 40 kilos.
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它重约30至40公斤。
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4.
preposition
(among) 之间
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the relationship between doctors and patients
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医生与患者之间的关系
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5.
preposition
[fig]
之间
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the obstacles that lay between him and success
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摆在他和成功之间的障碍
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6.
adverb
in between (in space) 在…中间
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Court Road and all the little side streets in between
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考特路与所有那些夹在中间的小街道
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7.
adverb
(in time) 期间
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He had to make two flights, with a 5-hour wait in between.
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他得坐两次航班，期间要等5个小时。
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to choose between
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[+two things] 从中选一个
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to be shared/divided between people
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由大家一起分享/分用
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the road between here and London
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这里和伦敦之间的道路
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we only had 5 pounds between us
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我们俩一共只有5英镑
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between you and me, between ourselves
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私下
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8.
adverb
用法参见 among
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- between
[bɪˈtwiːn]
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1.
adverb
期间，在中途
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On average the battery will last between 2-3 hours.
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平均来说，电池可以持续供电2-3小时。
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2.
adverb
在中间
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My bedroom is between the front door and the bathroom.
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我的卧室在大门和浴室之间。
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3.
preposition
在……之间
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4.
preposition
在……之间
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5.
preposition
来往于……之间
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6.
preposition
通过……的共同努力
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7.
preposition
为……所分享，为……所共有
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8.
preposition
从……中选择，就……对比而言
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9.
preposition
联系着
Collins English-English Dictionary
- between
[bɪ'twiːn]
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prep
at a point or in a region intermediate to two other points in space, times, degrees, etc
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2.
prep
in combination; together
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between them, they saved enough money to buy a car
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3.
prep
confined or restricted to
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between you and me
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4.
prep
indicating a reciprocal relation or comparison
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an argument between a man and his wife
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5.
prep
indicating two or more alternatives
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a choice between going now and staying all night
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6.
adv
between one specified thing and another
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two houses with a garage between
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7.
adv
[Etymology]
Old English betweonum; related to Gothic tweihnai two together; see two, twain
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8.
adv
[Usage]
After distribute and words with a similar meaning, among should be used rather than between: this enterprise issued shares which were distributed among its workers
Examples
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He thumbed the disputes between the two departments and led to more serious contradiction between them.
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他对这两个部门间的争端处理不当，导致了更严重的矛盾。
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``between you and I'' is a hypercorrection of ``between you and me''
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between blue and green
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在蓝色和绿色之间
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The road runs between here and there.
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这条路把此地与彼地联结起来。
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They had fifty dollars between them.
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他们俩一共有五十美元。
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