单词 | between |
释义 | Word Frequency between(bɪˈtwiːn) preposition 1. at a point or in a region intermediate to two other points in space, times, degrees, etc 2. in combination; together between them, they saved enough money to buy a car 3. confined or restricted to between you and me 4. indicating a reciprocal relation or comparison an argument between a man and his wife 5. indicating two or more alternatives a choice between going now and staying all night adverb also: in between ▶ USAGE After distribute and words with a similar meaning, among should be used rather than between: this enterprise issued shares which were distributed among its workers6. between one specified thing and another two houses with a garage between Word origin Old English betwēonum; related to Gothic tweihnai two together; see two, twain |
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