Between
[bɪ'twiːn] or [bɪ'twin]
解释:
(adv.) in between; 'two houses with a tree between'.
(adv.) in the interval; 'dancing all the dances with little rest between'.
校对:罗尼--From WordNet
解释:
(prep.) In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.
(prep.) Used in expressing motion from one body or place to another; from one to another of two.
(prep.) Belonging in common to two; shared by both.
(prep.) Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as, opposition between science and religion.
(prep.) With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge between or to choose between courses; to distinguish between you and me; to mediate between nations.
(prep.) In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity, or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.
(n.) Intermediate time or space; interval.
录入:索尔
同义词及近义词：
prep. Betwixt.
哈蒂编辑
解释:
prep. in the middle of two of space time or degree: in the middle or intermediate space to defend or separate: expressing reciprocal relation from one to another: by the joint action of two or more persons.—ns. Between′-decks the space between any two decks of a ship; Between′ity (rare) state of being between.—prep. Between′-whiles at intervals.—Between ourselves in confidence; Betwixt and between in a middling position.—To go between to act as a mediator.
录入:奥利维尔
例句:
- The ice, you see, was broken between us--and I thought I would take care, on the next occasion, that Mr. Betteredge was out of the way. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- The relations between the Ottoman Sultans and the Emperors has been singular in the annals of Moslem and Christian states. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- She turned out the wall-lights, and peered at herself between the candle-flames. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- It was also used in October, 1899, on board the Grande Duchesse to report the international yacht race between the Columbia and the Shamrock at Sandy Hook, as seen in Fig. 13. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Seizing the professor by the arm, Mr. Philander set off in the direction that would put the greatest distance between themselves and the lion. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The former now held out his hand to Harry Maylie; and hearty salutations were exchanged between them. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- This would keep him between our garrisons in East Tennessee and the enemy. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- The tie between the Dagonets, the du Lacs of Maryland, and their aristocratic Cornish kinsfolk, the Trevennas, had always remained close and cordial. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- I can do dress-making very well; and I understand fine washing and ironing; and between us we can find something to live on. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
- The statesman acts in part as an intermediary between the experts and his constituency. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- If a close coil of wire is suspended between the poles of a strong horseshoe magnet, it will not assume any characteristic position but will remain wherever placed. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- I listened with amazement to this explanation, which Holmes delivered between the puffs of his cigarette. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- This was found between the finger and thumb of the dead man. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- But tell me, uncle, what is the difference between a Demarch and an Eparch? 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Signs of intelligence seemed to pass between them, and Pitt spoke with her on subjects on which he never thought of discoursing with Lady Jane. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- The rapidity with which he insisted on travelling, bred several disputes between him and the party whom he had hired to attend him as a guard. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- After what had passed between the Sergeant and me, I knew what it was that he had left unspoken as well as he knew it himself. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- As she sat with the paper folded between her hands, the charred log fell asunder. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
- Business between you and me being out of the question to-day, young man, and my time being precious,' said Miss Jenny then, 'I'll make myself scarce. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Eternal rigidity had seized upon it in a momentary transition between fervour and resignation. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- The line between the two colours preserved no sort of regularity. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Therefore something had occurred between seven-thirty and nine o'clock which had completely altered her feelings towards him. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
- What the Cape of Good Hope is between Europe and every part of the East Indies, Batavia is between the principal countries of the East Indies. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
- It was between ten and eleven o'clock when Mrs. Micawber rose to replace her cap in the whitey-brown paper parcel, and to put on her bonnet. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Shut into the drawing-room, the pair took seats, each in an arm-chair, placed opposite, a few yards between them. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
- There is no apparent relation between effects so dissimilar; yet the steps of progress can be distinctly traced, from the attraction of a feather to the development of the electric telegraph. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- The Hindu priest is a part of the family life of his flock, between whom and himself the tie has existed for many generations. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- This doesn't make any difference between us. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- The opening for putting in the ice, shown just under the pulley in the cut, has two doors with a space between; each door a foot thick. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- They say he will eat any thing he can get between meals, but he prefers oakum. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
录入:奥利维尔