be·tween

出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第124页（1119字）

【释义】：

prep．在两者之间(涉及边界或联合时可用于两者以上之间)：①(表示位置)：The Med iterranean Sea is between Europe and Africa：地中海位于欧非两洲之间．The ship sails between Shanghai and Talien．这条船航行于上海与大连之间．Switzerland lies between France， Italy，Austria and Germany．瑞士位于法国，意大利，奥地利和德国之间．②(表示时间)：between the two world wars两次世界大战之间．between 1 o’clock and 2 o’clock一点到两点之间．③(表示距离、数量)：between three and four kilometres三到四公里．between twenty and thirty tons二十到三十吨．④(表示分配、选择)：choose between the two二者之中择其一．decide between the two两者之中决定一个．He devided the magazines between group A and group B．他把杂志平分给A组和B组．between ourselves(=between you and me)不要对外人说，保守秘密．⑤(表示关系)：draw a clear distinction between right and wrong分清是非．the contradiction between ourselves and the enemy敌我矛盾．the relation between teacher and student师生关系．⑥(表示联合)：Between them they soon finished the work．由于他们共同努力，不久就完成了这项工作．His time is fully taken up between working and studying．他的时间都用在工作和学习上了．a treaty between three powers三国条约．

－ad．当中，中间：I can see nothing between．中间是什么我看不见．in between 在中间．(few and)far between 稀少：The houses here are few and far between．这里房子非常稀少．