单词 | between |
释义 | between (once / 12 pages) adv To be between two things is to be in the middle. In a picture, if you are between your sisters, one is on your left and the other is on your right. The preposition between comes from the Old English word betweonum, meaning “among,” or “by turns.” If you are between jobs, you are not at your old job anymore and you haven’t yet found a new one — you are in the middle of your transition to something new, just as if you live between two feuding neighbors, you might feel caught in the middle. If you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, you are in some kind of trouble. WORD FAMILYbetween: betweens USAGE EXAMPLESIt will also see the distance between Mars and Venus get smaller as Venus gets higher each night. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) The flotilla raised alarm in Japan when it steamed between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) Prior to his injury, Ross split time between receiver and cornerback due to depth concerns. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1adv in the interval dancing all the dances with little rest between Syn betwixt 2adv in between two houses with a tree between Syn 'tween |
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