单词：between
音标：[bi'twi:n] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
prep. 在...之间
r. in the interval
r. in between
r. in between
考试类型：[中考/高考]
词性分布：
between的用法和样例：
例句
用作介词(prep.)
- Children must attend school between 5 and 16.5至16岁的孩子必须上学。
- There is a generation gap between my parents and I.我父母和我之间有代沟。
- She tried to intervene between her husband and son.她想调解丈夫和儿子之间的争吵。
用作副词(adv.)
- One town ends where the next begins and there's a road that runs between.一个城镇连接着另一个城镇,两者之间有一条路。
常见句型
用作介词(prep.)
- The path between the two houses was blocked by snow.两栋房子之间的小路被雪封死了。
- I will come between twelve and one o'clock.我会在12点至1点之间来。
- Between them they concocted a letter.他们共同策划写了一封信。
- Between astonishment and despair she hardly knew what to do.在惊吓和失望的双重打击下,她简直不知如何是好。
- It is about thirty miles between Nottingham and Sheffield.从诺丁汉到谢菲尔德大约30英里。
- It's always been a taboo subject between us.这在我们当中总是个禁忌的话题。
- They shared the money between them.他们共同分享那笔钱。
- An army major ranks between a captain and a colonel.陆军少校的军阶在上尉与中校之间。
- This matter is between ourselves.这件事只限于我们两人知道,别对外人讲。
- We first cut the link between the two cities.我们首先切断了两座城市之间的联系。
- The message called for solidarity between them.电报号召维护双方团结。
- It is deplorable that anyone should come between a child and its parents.如果有人想离间孩子和父母,那么这会是一件悲惨的事。
- There's nothing to choose between them.他们之间无可选择。
- We must have walked between ten and twelve miles.我们一定已步行了10至12英里。
- You shouldn't eat between meals.你在三餐之间不应吃零食。
- Our house is between the wood, the river and the village.我们的房子位于森林、河流和村庄之间。
- The competition between buyers caused prices to advance.买主之间的抢购引起价格上涨。
- Between us we ought to be able to find a solution to the problem.我们应该能够共同努力找出解决问题的办法。
- He divided his money between his six daughters.他把钱分给了六个女儿。
常用短语
用作副词(adv.)
in between- 挡路in the way
词汇搭配
用作介词 (prep.)
动词+～- come between成为…的阻碍,妨碍
- fall between two stools两头落空
- read between the lines从字里行间体会含意
- make mischief between搬弄是非
- stand between成为…的阻碍,妨碍
- take the bet between不服管束
- between the cup and the lip在紧要关头
- between two fires遭受两面夹攻,腹背受敌
- between wind and water在最易受打击的地方
经典引文
I thought that day there was some kind of feeling, something unusual, between them.
出自：W. CatherThe unbridgeable antagonism between private wealth, poverty and political democracy.
出自：A. BevanA brilliant argument was taking place between Sir Herbert and Willie, all about youth.
出自：M. Amis
【近义词】
- prep.
- among