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1

在两个时间之间：
We have a dry climate in north China between spring and summer.
春夏之间华北的气候是干燥的。
I will wait for you at home between two and three o’clock in the afternoon.
下午二点至三点之间我将在家等你。
That old scholar only received visitors between Monday and Wednesday every week.
那位老学者只在每周星期一至星期三接见来访者。
They went to wild mountains hunting between August and October every year.
他们每年8月至10月到深山去打猎。
2
在两个地点之间：
A large coal mine lies between Alsace and Lorraine.
一座大煤矿位于阿尔萨斯和洛林之间。
A little girl jumped and sang between her father and mother.
一个小女孩在她的父亲和母亲当中又跳又唱。
There are many high and precipitous mountain ranges between China and India.
中国和印度中间有许多高大险峻的山脉。
We must try to learn how to read between the lines.
我们必须学会怎样在字里行间去体会。
3
在两个数量之间：
People guess the rich man’s property is between two and three million dollars.
人们猜测那富人的财产在二三百万元之间。
We estimate the height of the building at between forty and fifty meters.
我们估计那楼房的高度在40至50米之间。
Students studying in our school were between two and three thousand last year.
去年在我们学校上学的学生人数在2000至3000之间。
According to their estimation，the fixed assets of the factory are between five and six million dollars.
根据他们的估计，该厂的固定资产在500万至600万元之间。
4
在两个性质之间：
Something between a chair and sofa介乎椅子和沙发之间的东西
a feeling between joy and sorrow介乎快乐与悲伤之间的感情
a beverage between beer and soda介乎啤酒和汽水之间的一种饮料
a flavour between sour and sweet介乎酸与甜之间的味道5
由于两个原因：
That poor old man could not live long between ill-health and worry.
有病又忧愁，那位可怜的老人不会活得太长了。
He got a good post in the company between good luck and chance.
由于运气好加机遇，他在公司中获得了职位。
Between affection and pity，he loved the woman heartily.
由于爱恋和怜悯，他热烈地爱那个妇女。
She shivered like a leaf between anger and hate.
她又气又恨，浑身颤抖。
6
在两个排列顺序之间：
Digit 2 lies between digits 1 and 3 in the series of natural numbers.
在自然数序列中，数字2位于数字1和3之间。
A major is between a captain and a colonel in the military rank.
在军阶中少校的阶级位于上尉和中校之间。
February comes between January and March in a year.
一年当中，2月位于1月和3月中间。
7
移动于两者之间：
Transpacific liners sail between Hongkong and San Francisco at regular intervals.
横越太平洋班轮定期地航行于香港和旧金山之间。
Airliners fly between Pittsburgh and Washington once every two days.
班机每两天在匹兹堡和华盛顿之间飞行一次。
A cargo ship plies between the two ports everyday.
一艘货轮每天往返于这两个港口之间。
8
表示在二者之间分享：
It has been stipulated in the contract that both profit and loss will be divided between the two partners.
合同规定，无论赚钱或赔钱都由这二个合伙人均分。
The husband and wife shared joys and troubles between them.
丈夫和妻子共享快乐共担烦恼。
Let’s keep this strictly between us two.
让我们严守秘密。
(只我们二人知道，不对别人讲。)/ Between you and me，I think he is a silly ass.
我只跟你说，我认为他是个笨蛋。
9
表示二者之间的联系：
I cannot break with him owing to all that’s between his father and me.
由于我和他父亲之间的关系，我不能和他决裂。
This is a struggle between might and right.
这是一场强权与公理之间的较量。
Even a child knows the distinction between right and wrong.
连小孩都知道是与非的区别。
We should choose between good and evil.
我们应当在善与恶之间进行选择。
10
表示二者的共同行动：
The two friends finished the bottle between them very quickly.
这两个朋友很快就把这瓶酒喝光了。
They owned the whole estate between them.
他们共同拥有这份财产。
We had only five yuan between us，not enough to buy anything.
我们大家一共只有5元钱，买什么东西也不够。
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本词也是副词，词义为：
在其间;介乎其间：
They quarrelled bitterly，we tried to reconcile them from between.
他们二人激烈争吵，我们设法从中劝解。
The goods in the warehouse are kept far between to prevent accidents.
仓库中存放的货物之间有很宽的间隔以防止事故。
A little deer suddenly jumped out from between and ran away quickly.
一只小鹿突然从中间蹦出，很快地逃走了。
A hedge between keeps friendship green. 〈谚语〉君子之交淡如水。
That pedantic old gentleman never gets too intimate with anyone because he believes in the saying that a hedge between keeps friendship green.
那位老学究先生从来不跟任何人过分亲密，因为他信奉这个谚语：君子之交淡如水。
be caught between the upper and nether millstone 陷入困境;遭受重压：
George was caught between the upper and nether millstone，someone put him in an awkward situation on purpose and no one came out to help him.
乔治陷入了困境，因为有人故意跟他为难，也没有人出来帮助他。
be torn between (在相互抵触的愿望或要求之间)作痛苦的选择：
Julia was torn between love and her parents’ will，her parents did not consent to her marrying her lover.
朱丽娅必须在爱情和父母的意志之间作痛苦的选择，她父母不同意她跟她的恋人结婚。
between hay and grass 〈美〉处于成人和儿童之间;将近成年：
Donald is now between hay and grass，he should have his own independent aspiration.
唐纳德现在将近成年，他应当有他独立的意愿。
between ourselves 你知我知，勿对人言：
Dick said to Jason on the quiet “John is a silly ass，this is a secret，let’s keep it strictly between ourselves.
”狄克偷偷地对杰森说：“约翰是个笨蛋，这是个秘密，千万别跟别人说。”
between Scylla and Charybdis 进退维谷;陷于困境：
When the exploration team was advancing in the primeval forest，they found that a large lion was lying before them and a large tiger was following them，they were between Scylla and Charybdis.
当探险队正在原始森林前进时，他们发现有一只大狮子在他们前面卧着，还有一只大老虎在他们后面跟随，他们陷入进退维谷之中。
between the beetle and the block进退维谷;陷于困境：
Mr White is between the beetle and the block because，when he wants to buy a blanket，his wife asks him to buy a red one and his daughter asks him to buy a pink one，he dare not disobey either.
怀特先生进退维谷，因为当他想买一条毛毯时，妻子叫他买红色的，女儿叫他买粉色的，二者他哪个也不敢违背。
between the cup and the lip 眼看要成功之时;差不多要到手之时：
The situation suddenly changed when it was between the cup and the lip.
当快要成功时，情况忽然发生变化。
between the devil and the deep sea 进退维谷;陷于困境：
When the hunter had used up his bullets，he found that some wolves were following him and some large bears were sitting before him，he was between the devil and the deep sea.
当那猎人用光了他的子弹时，他发现几只狼正跟随着他，还有几只大熊正坐在他的前面，他陷入进退维谷的境地。
between the lights 在傍晚;在黄昏：
Little birds all return to their nests between the lights.
小鸟在黄昏时都归巢了。
between the lines 字里行间;言外之意：
When we read a fable，we should read it carefully and find out its teaching between the lines.
当我们阅读寓言时，我们要细心地阅读，从字里行间找出它的教育意义。
between the sheets 在床上(睡觉)：
It was his habit to have a light on in his room when he was between the sheets at night.
夜间睡觉时，他屋里总点着一个灯，这是他的习惯。
between the teeth 低声地：
Two girls sat in the corner and talked about some secret things between the teeth.
两个姑娘坐在角落里，低声谈论一些秘密的事情。
between this and then 从此刻到那时：
Our examination will come next month，we should study harder between this and then.
我们的考试下个月就要到了，从现在起到考试来临，我们要更加努力用功。
between times 偶尔;间或：
Upon requests of his readers，the novelist also writes some philosophical essays between times.
应读者们的要求，那位小说家偶尔也写一些哲学论文。
between two fires 1
进退维谷;左右为难：
The son wants to go to the cinema and the daughter wants to go to the theatre，their mother is between two fires and does not know where to go to.
儿子想去看电影，女儿想去看戏，妈妈左右为难，不知道看哪个好。
2
在两面炮火夹攻之下;腹背受敌：
When mother is scolding her boy for breaking a vase，father also blames him for ruining a watch，the boy is between two fires.
当妈妈正责骂她的男孩摔碎了花瓶时，爸爸也责备他弄坏了手表，这男孩是腹背受敌。
between two lights 〈口语〉在黑夜;乘夜幕：
Daisy’s pet cat becomes more and more disobedient，it often slips out between two lights，thus making Daisy very anxious.
黛西的爱猫越来越不听话，它时常乘夜幕溜出去，这使黛西非常焦急。
between us 你知我知，勿对人言：
Eva said to her friend mysteriously：“Between us，Tom was cursed roundly by his mother last night for his failure in his exam.
”伊娃神秘地对她的朋友说：“汤姆由于考试不及格，昨天晚上挨他妈妈一顿臭骂，这件事你知我知，勿对人言。”
between whiles 偶尔;间或：
He visits his old friends and has a chat with them between whiles.
他偶尔也访问他的老朋友们跟他们闲谈。
between wind and water 切中要害：
A man insists on his honesty，but neighbours tell us many things about his cunning，thus striking him between wind and water.
一个人坚称自己是个正直的人，但是邻居们告诉我们许多关于他狡猾的事，击中了他的要害。
between you and me(and the gatepost) 你知我知，勿对人言：
Between you and me and the gatepost，little Tom wetted his bed last night.
你知我知，勿对人言，小汤姆昨天晚上尿床了。
cast a bone between 使……之间起争端;离间：
It is an indecent act to cast a bone between others.
离间别人是一种不当的行为。
come between 1
在……中间制造不和：
Someone，we don’ t know who，came between these two intimate friends，we condemn him resolutely.
某个人，我们不知道是谁，在这两个亲密朋友之间制造不和，我们坚决谴责这个人。
2
阻碍;阻止(做某事)：
That old scholar would let no one come between him and his study.
那位老学者不让任何人阻碍他的研究工作。
3
介于……之间：
Our spring vacation comes between April and May，it is just a nice time for an outing.
我们的春假介于4月和5月之间，那正是郊游的好时光。
draw a distinction between 指出两事物之间的不同：
In his lecture，the zoologist draws a distinction between poisonous and nonpoisonous snakes to his audience.
在他的演讲中，那位动物学家向听众指出有毒蛇和无毒蛇之间的区别。
draw an analogy between 指出两事物之间的相似之处：
He also draws an analog between human hands and animals’ claws.
他也指出人手和动物爪之间的相似之处。
draw a parallel between 指出两事物之间的相似之处：
We asked that engineer to draw a parallel between the two instruments.
我们请那位工程师指出这两个仪器之间的相似之处。
fall between two stools 两头落空;失掉机会：
You should not be irresolute or you will fall between two stools.
你不要犹豫不决，否则你就要两头落空。
far between 有很宽的间隔;彼此相隔很远：
Villages are far between in the grassland because there are few inhabitants living there.
在草原上村庄之间相隔很远，因为那里居民极少。
few and far between 稀疏零落;彼此相隔很远：
In this part of Canada houses are few and far between，this forms a sharp contrast with the coastal region.
在加拿大的这一部分，房屋稀疏零落，这与沿海地区形成鲜明对比。
get between 位于中间;介于两者之间：
A large river gets between these two high mountains and rushes along towards a distant place.
一条大河介于这两座高山之间，奔流向远方。
get between the sheets 就寝：
Grandpa often gets between the sheets early because old people feel tired easily at night.
爷爷很早就睡觉，因为老年人夜间容易感觉累。
go between 1
做中人：
These two firms have found an honest man to go between their business.
这两家商号已经找到一个诚实的人作他们业务上的中间人。
2
位于中间：
A large lake goes between these two precipices.
这两个悬崖之间有一个大湖。
halt between 在……之间犹豫不决：
We halted between these two different opinions，one was from our section chief and the other from our department chief.
我们在这两个不同意见之间犹豫不决，一个是我们科长的意见，另一个是我们处长的意见。
keep one’s tongue between one’s teeth 闭口不言;守口如瓶：
The news cannot leak out because they keep their tongue between their teeth.
那消息走漏不出去，因为他们守口如瓶。
little to choose between 二者之间几乎完全一样：
We cannot decide which to buy because there is little to choose between them.
我们决定不了买哪一个，因为它们二者之间几乎完全一样。
make a difference between 差别对待;区别对待：
They should not make a difference between rich people and poor people.
他们不应当对富人和穷人区别对待。
make an analogy between 在……之间作比喻：
We can make an analogy between our liver and a storehouse，they both have the function of keeping up things.
我们可以把我们的肝脏比喻作一个仓库，二者都有存储的功能。
make bad blood between 使不和;使有恶感：
An abject person tried to make bad blood between these two friends but in vain.
有个卑鄙的人试图使这两个朋友不和，但没有达到目的。
make distinctions between 区别;区分：
It is different to make distinctions between crystal and glass because they are both transparent and colourless.
区别水晶和玻璃是很难的，因为它们都是透明和无颜色的。
make mischief between 在……之间挑拨离间：
They are still on good terms with each other though some people make mischief between them.
虽然有些人挑拨离间，他们之间的关系仍然非常好。
not a pin to choose between 二者毫无差别：
You can buy either of them，for there is not a pin to choose between them.
你可以买它们中的任何一个，因为二者毫无差别。
nothing to choose between 二者毫无差别：
The manager did not know which one to employ，because there was nothing to choose between these two clerks.
经理不知道雇用哪一个，因为这两位职员毫无差别。
ply between 来回于……之间;定期地往返于……之间：
There are liners plying between these two coastal cities everyday.
每天有班轮定时地往返于这两个沿海城市之间。
put one’s tail between one’s legs垂头丧气;畏缩不振：
The young man is proud and complacent，after criticized sternly by his father，he puts his tail between his legs，we wish that he corrects his demerit from now on.
那个青年骄傲自满，在被他父亲严厉批评以后，他变得垂头丧气，我们但愿他从此以后把缺点克服掉。
read between the lines 体会字里行间的言外之意：
When we read ancient books，we should try to read between the lines.
当我们阅读古书时，我们要设法体会它的字里行间之意。
strike a balance between采取折衷办法;取中庸之道：
Since both sides stick to their own opinion，we can only strike a balance between them.
既然双方都坚持自己的意见，我们只好采取折衷办法。
swim between two waters 守中立;模棱两可：
We dare not offend either side，so we have to swim between two waters in their dispute.
我们不敢得罪任何一方，所以在他们的争吵中我们只得守中立。
take the bit between one’s teeth1
(指人)集中精力去做艰难、冒险或讨厌的事：
He had to take the bit between his teeth for this dirty work because his father asked him to do it.
他不得不集中精力去做这件脏活，因为他父亲叫他去做。
2
(指马)脱缰而逃：
Suddenly a horse got frightened and took the bit between its teeth.
忽然一匹马受惊了，脱缰而逃。


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140-145页.
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