between

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【词性】：prep．

【释义】：

❶ 在…之间(时间或位置)〔a lake between the U．S．and Canada位于美国和加拿大之间的一个湖office hours between one and five o’ clock 1点到5点之间的办公时间a color between blue and green介于蓝色和绿色之间的一种颜色〕
❷ 与…间的联系〔the war between the North and the South南北间的战争〕
❸ 相连接〔a road between Cleveland and Cbicago连接克利夫兰和芝加哥的一条路a bond between friends友谊的纽带〕
❹ 以联合行动；共享［虽然between和among有时可以互换，但前者一般只用于表达两者之间的，后者用于表达两者以上之间］〔Between them they landed the fish．他们联合起来捕鱼。

The men had fifty dollars between them这些男人共享这50块钱。〕
❺ 两者之间〔You must choose between love and duty．你必须在爱情和责任中做选择。

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❻ 由于…共同作用的结果〔Between work and study，he had no time for play．由于工作和学习，他没有时间玩。

〕／between you and me只限你我之间的秘密／in between❶ 在其间❷ 在中间