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单词 amid
释义 amid
\əˈmid\ preposition
or amidst \-idzt, -idst, -itst\
Etymology: amid from Middle English amidde, from Old English onmiddan, from on + middan, dative singular masculine of midde, adjective, middle, mid; amidst from Middle English amiddes, from amidde + -s — more at mid
1.
 a. : in or into the middle of
  < burst like a bombshell amidst the contemporary complacency — Isaac Goldberg >
  < amid such a world, if anywhere, our ideals henceforth must find a home — Bertrand Russell >
 b. : surrounded or encompassed by : among
  < amidst a patch of snow-covered firs, a sixth cart waited — F.V.W.Mason >
  < amid bulging wicker and pasteboard suitcases and bundles done up in cloth sat elderly men — Andy Logan >
2.
 a. : in the course of : during
  < amidst all the fighting there still remained a steady hope for peace >
 b. : with the accompaniment of — used to indicate that two or more specified conditions or occurrences are linked in time, cause, or circumstance
  < he completed the feat amidst cheers — Time >
  < the buffaloes, who reproduced so rapidly amidst the favorable environment — R.A.Billington >
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