BETWEENbetween two or more people or thingsRELATED WORDSsee alsoMIDDLENEXT TO1 between two or more people or things 两个或两个以上的人或物之间的between /bɪˈtwiːn/ [preposition/adverb]if someone or something isbetween two or more people or things, the people or things are on either side of it 在…之间，在中间 The ball rolled between the goalkeeper's legs. 球在守门员的双腿之间穿过。 I had to sit between my two little brothers at dinner. 吃饭时我得坐在我的两个小弟弟中间。 The house is somewhere between here and the airport. 那所房子在这里和机场之间的某处地方。 Between the trees and the river, the slope was covered with beautiful daffodils. 树林与小河间的斜坡上满是美丽的水仙花。halfway between Barnegat Books is situated on Eleventh Street, about halfway between Broadway and University Place. 巴恩盖特书店位于第十一街，约在百老汇与大学区之间的地方。in between /ɪn bɪˈtwiːn/ [preposition/adverb]in the space that separates two or more things or people 处于…中间：在其间 She found a small pool in between the rocks. 她在岩石中间发现一个小水塘。 Why don't you put the television in between the bookcase and the window? 你干吗不把电视机放在书架和窗户之间的地方？ Rachel got in between Rob and Chris for a better view. 雷切尔插在罗布和克里斯之间想看得更清楚些。 The farmer knocked off the lumps of earth in between the blades of his plough. 农夫把犁板片中间的泥块敲掉。among /əˈmʌŋ/ [preposition]in a group of people or things that are all around you 在…当中，被…围绕 I saw him standing among a group of students. 我看到他站在一群学生中间。 The house was hidden among the trees. 这房子被树木掩蔽。 We helped Mom search for her wedding ring among the rocks below the boardwalk. 我们帮妈妈在木板小道下的石子间寻找她的婚戒。in the middle /ɪn ðə ˈmɪdl/ [adverb]if someone or something isin the middle, they are in the centre of a group or row with one or more people or things on either side of them 在中间 Cindy and Marcia sat at either end of the sofa with me in the middle. 辛迪和马西娅分别坐在沙发两头，我在中间。 Here's a photo of my brother's baseball team -- that's Sean in the middle. 这张是我哥哥那支棒球队的照片，中间那个是肖恩。in the middle of Just over the hill we saw a pond in the middle of the pines. 就在山顶上我们看到松林间有一个小池塘。be sandwiched between /biː ˈsænwɪdʒd bɪˌtwiːnǁ-ˈsændwɪtʃt-/ [verb phrase]to be between two people or things that are so close that there is not enough space to move 夹在…中间；挤在…中间 I spent a very uncomfortable evening at the concert sandwiched between two very large ladies. 听音乐会时，我被挤在两个大块头女士中间，整个晚上都很不舒服。 Alan got back to the parking lot only to find his car sandwiched between a pick- up and a big truck. 艾伦回到停车场，却发觉他的车被夹在一辆皮卡车和一辆大卡车中间。