简明英语-中文词典
bәˋtwin; biˊtwiːn,bә- < between >
[基本字汇]
<<介系词>>
((缩)) bet.
1 a. 在┅之间
between the trees 在树木间
between 11 o'clock and 12 o'clock 十一点和十二点之间
b. (数量; 程度) 在┅之间
It costs between 15 and 20 dollars. 花费在十五和二十美元之间
2 连接 (两个地区)
a railroad between the two cities 连接两个城市的铁路
3 结合; 联合
an agreement between workers and management 劳资双方之间的协议
a certain resemblance between the two stories 两本书共同的相似点
4 a. 在┅共同努力之下
Between them they succeeded. 在他们俩的努力之下他们成功了
b. 共享; 共有
They had only a few dollars between them. 他们俩只有一些钱
5 在 (两者) 之间选一
choose between riding and walking 选择搭车或走路
<<副词>>
(位置, 时间) 在┅之间地; 在其间地
<<惯用语>>
between you and me
秘密的 (只有你我二人知道)
in between
在中间
My roomates disagreed and I was caught in between.我的室友们不合而我夹在中间不知如何是好
in between times
在┅期间
has written several books and teaches in between times在这期间写了几本书并一边教书
<<名词>>
betweenness