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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

between [bɪ'twiːn]
  1. 1. preposition (in space) 在...中间
    He was sitting between two old ladies.
    他坐在两个老妇人中间。
  2. 2. preposition (in time) 介于...之间
    between 9 and 10 tomorrow
    在明天9点至10点之间
  3. 3. preposition (in amount, age etc) 介于...之间
    people aged between 18 and 30
    年龄在18至30之间的人们
    It weighs between 30 and 40 kilos.
    它重约30至40公斤。
  4. 4. preposition (among) 之间
    the relationship between doctors and patients
    医生与患者之间的关系
  5. 5. preposition [fig] 之间
    the obstacles that lay between him and success
    摆在他和成功之间的障碍
  6. 6. adverb in between (in space) 在...中间
    Court Road and all the little side streets in between
    考特路与所有那些夹在中间的小街道
  7. 7. adverb (in time) 期间
    He had to make two flights, with a 5-hour wait in between.
    他得坐两次航班，期间要等5个小时。
    to choose between
    [+two things] 从中选一个
    to be shared/divided between people
    由大家一起分享/分用
    the road between here and London
    这里和伦敦之间的道路
    we only had 5 pounds between us
    我们俩一共只有5英镑
    between you and me, between ourselves
    私下
  8. 8. adverb 用法参见 among

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

between [bə 'twɪn] [bɪ 'twɪːn]
  1. 1. preposition 在（两者）中间
    The shark was right in front of me and there was only a glass between him and me.
    大鲨鱼就在我的正前方，我们之间仅有一道玻璃之隔。
  2. 2. preposition （时间、数量、程度）在（两者）之间
    between blue and green
    在蓝色和绿色之间
  3. 3. preposition 联系着…
    a bond between friends
    友情的联结
  4. 4. preposition （来往于）…之间，往来其间
    The road runs between here and there.
    这条路把此地与彼地联结起来。
  5. 5. preposition 以联合行动，同心协力，共同
    Between them they landed the fish.
    他们合力把鱼弄上岸。
  6. 6. preposition 为…所共有，共享，分享
    They had fifty dollars between them.
    他们俩一共有五十美元。
  7. 7. preposition 仅在二者之间
    They divided it between them.
    他们两人就把这分享了。
  8. 8. preposition 两者择其一
    choose between love and duty
    在爱情与尽责间做取舍
  9. 9. preposition 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。
    a treaty between four powers
    四强之间所签订的条约
  10. 10. adverb （距离、位置、作用）在其间
    The two cars and the bikes between them have been run over by the train.
    火车碾碎了两辆汽车和两辆车之间的几辆自行车。
  11. 11. adverb （时间）在…当中，在…期间，在…中间
    I haven't decided yet but I should come back between 2008 and 2010.
    我还没决定呢，但我会在2008年后、2010年前回来。

Collins English-English Dictionary

between [bɪ'twiːn]
  1. 1. prep at a point or in a region intermediate to two other points in space, times, degrees, etc
  2. 2. prep in combination; together
    between them, they saved enough money to buy a car
  3. 3. prep confined or restricted to
    between you and me
  4. 4. prep indicating a reciprocal relation or comparison
    an argument between a man and his wife
  5. 5. prep indicating two or more alternatives
    a choice between going now and staying all night
  6. 6. adv between one specified thing and another
    two houses with a garage between
  7. 7. adv [Etymology] Old English betweonum; related to Gothic tweihnai two together; see two, twain
  8. 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
See more results for between in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

between you and me, between ourselves
私下 → between
``between you and I'' is a hypercorrection of ``between you and me'' → hypercorrection
All is over between them.
他们之间的一切事情都已了结。 → all
between blue and green
在蓝色和绿色之间 → between
a bond between friends
友情的联结 → between
The road runs between here and there.
这条路把此地与彼地联结起来。 → between
Between them they landed the fish.
他们合力把鱼弄上岸。 → between
They had fifty dollars between them.
他们俩一共有五十美元。 → between
They divided it between them.
他们两人就把这分享了。 → between
choose between love and duty
在爱情与尽责间做取舍 → between
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