词组 | Among(amongst) |
释义 | Among(amongst) 1 (表示位置)在……之中间;为……所环绕: An old castle was situated among high mountains and vertical precipices. 一个古城堡位于崇山峻岭之中。 In one of his explorations to Africa,the explorer fell among many roaring lions. 那位探险家有一次赴非洲探险,陷入了许多吼狮之间。 We were tightly encircled among numerous vehicles and pedestrians in a traffic jam. 在一次交通堵塞中我们被紧紧围困在许多车辆行人中间。 An old hermit lived in a small cottage among trees and flowers. 一位老隐士居住在一个由树木和花环绕的小茅舍中。 They often went boating on a beautiful lake amongst high mountains. 他们时常在高山丛中的一个美丽的湖上泛舟。 At the meeting he found himself sitting among many well-known scientists. 在会上他发现,他坐在许多知名的科学家之间。 We threaded our way through among the crowd. 我们从人群中穿过。 (在同类的人或物中)在……之中: Among the goods stored in the warehouse there are different kinds of tea and coffee. 在仓库储存的货物中有各种茶叶和咖啡。 The king himself was also among the distinguished guests present at the ceremony. 出席该仪式的贵宾中,也有国王陛下。 This scientist is one among the people who devote themselves to the welfare of the common people. 为老百姓谋福利,这位科学家是众多的献身者之一。 Among the flowers planted in the garden are tulips and peonies,which the poet loves dearly as his own heart. 花园里种植的花卉中有郁金香和牡丹花,诗人爱之如命。 We also saw some red deer with white spots among the herds. 在鹿群中,我们也看到了一些带有白色斑点的红色的鹿。 Among other electrical household appliances the department store also sells videophone and telecine. 除去售卖其他家用电器以外,那家百货公司还卖电视电话和电视电影。 为……所公有或公共行动;在……之间分配: In his will,the industrialist distributed his heritage among charitable institutions. 在遗嘱中,那位实业家把他的遗产分配给各慈善团体。 They have only five yuan among them,not enough to book a single train ticket to return to their home town. 他们大家一共仅有5元钱,还不够买一张回老家的火车票了。 Those young people could not live together peacefully because they often quarrelled among themselves. 那些年轻人不能安宁地生活在一起,因为他们时常互相吵嘴。 Children divided among themselves the candy their mother had bought for them. 孩子们把妈妈给他们买的糖果在他们中间分开。 Apes living in tropical forests also have their own rules among themselves. 生活在热带森林中的猿类,它们自己中间也有规则。 Students could not make out the question among themselves,so they went to ask their teacher. 学生们自己不明白这个问题,所以去问他们的老师。 (在带有形容词、副词最高级的人或物中)……之一;……之列: The Yangtze River and the Yellow River are both among the longest rivers in the world. 长江和黄河都属于世界上最长河流之列。 The Five Classics and Four Books are among the oldest classical works in human history. 五经四书是属于人类历史上最古老的经典著作之列的作品。 There in our country are many great mountain ranges,which are all among the highest and longest in the world. 我国有许多大山脉,它们都属于全世界最高最长的山脉之列。 This novel is reckoned among the novelist’s best works. 这本小说被认为是该小说家最好的作品之一。 We have the greatest esteem for him and consider him among the greatest men in human history. 我们最尊重他,认为他属于人类历史上最伟大的人物之一。 That runner sets a world record in running,he’ s counted among those who run fastest in the world. 那位赛跑运动员创造了赛跑的世界纪录,他被认为是全世界跑得最快的人之一。 among other things 除去别的事以外;其中之一;就中: Among other things,you should tell him to take care of his health. 除了别的事以外,你要告诉他注意身体健康。 among the acclamation of 在……的欢呼声中: Acrobats made their wonderful performance among the warm acclamations of the audience. 马戏团演员们,在观众的热烈欢呼中表演了他们的精彩节目。 among the rest 其中之一;就中: They choose a clever child from among the rest,whom they will nurture and educate specially. 从孩子们当中他们挑选了一个聪明的小孩,将要特殊地培养教育这个小孩。 a prince among men 品格高尚的人;正人君子: This gentleman is a prince among men,he never does anything against his own conscience. 这位先生是个品格高尚的人,他从来没有做过对不起自己良心的事情。 a sheep among wolves 羊入狼群;落到一群恶人中的善良人: He has to live together with those abject and shameful persons like a sheep among wolves. 他不得不跟那些卑鄙无耻的人们生活在一起,就好像羊入狼群一样。 be among the missing 〈美〉失踪;不见: In the natural calamity,a few people were injured and some others were among the missing. 在这场自然灾害中,有一些人受伤,另一些人失踪。 count among(被)认为是……之一;(被)视为是……之一: We count him among the best novelists of our time and his works are welcomed by people of various social strata. 我们把他视为当代最好的小说家之一,他的作品受到社会各阶层人们的欢迎。 fall among 1 偶然遇到: I fall among an old schoolmate in the street today,we have not seen each other since we left our school decades of years ago. 今天我在大街上偶然遇到我的一个老同学,自从我们几十年以前离开学校以后,从未见过面。 偶然落入;偶然陷入: That precious diamond has fallen among the hands of some curio dealers. 该珍贵的钻石已落入一些古玩商人的手中。 fall among Philistines 大吃苦头: That drunkard fell among Philistines,for he was driven by a large dog. 那个喝醉的人大吃苦头,因为他被一只大狗追赶。 from among 从(许多)中间: Some distinguished students will be selected from among these graduates to be sent abroad for advanced study. 将从这些毕业生中挑选一些优秀学生送往国外深造。 get among 加入;成为一员: After the man made a lot of money in business,he got among the upper society and became an eminent person. 那个人做买卖赚了许多钱以后,进入了上层社会,成为一个名人。 Jack among the maids 讨好女子的人;向女子献殷勤的人: He is a Jack among the maids,he gets around them all day long. 他是个讨好女子的人,他整天围着她们转。 one among a thousand 千里挑一的人;优异的人: That youth is one among a thousand in ability,our superiors have decided to promote him. 那个青年是个能力优异的人,我们上级已经决定提升他。 put/set the cat among the pigeons制造紧张空气: Peter often makes a fuss about nothing and shouts at the top of his voice,we all say that he is putting the cat among the pigeons. 彼得时常大惊小怪大喊大叫,我们都说他在制造紧张空气。 take rank among 与……并列: Some of his works may take rank among masterpieces of well-known writers. 他的一些作品可以和著名作家的杰作相并列。 There is honour among thieves. 盗亦有道。 Every trade has its own guild regulations including bad people,the saying goes,there is honour among thieves. 各行各业都有自己的行规,坏人们也是如此,谚语云: 盗亦有道。 李士钧 编著. 英语介词用法词典. 天津: 天津科学技术出版社. 2003. 第44-45-46页. |
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