between

between
preposition

at, into, or across the space separating (two objects or regions)
在（两物或两地区）之间
■expressing location
［表示位置］在…之间
they stopped on the A64 between York and Leeds.
他们停在约克和利兹之间的A64高速公路上。
a rope bridge strung between two cliff ledges.
两个悬崖之间的索桥。
the border between Mexico and the United States.
墨西哥和美国之间的边界。
■expressing movement to a point
［表示移动］到…之间
the dog crawled between us and lay down at our feet.
狗爬到我们中间，在我们脚边躺下来。
■expressing movement from one side or point to the other and back again
［表示往返移动］在…之间来回
those who travel by train between London and Paris.
乘火车往返于伦敦和巴黎之间的人。
in the period separating (two points in time)
在（两个时间点）之间
they snack between meals.
他们在两餐之间吃点心。
the long, cold nights between autumn and spring.
秋天与春天之间漫长寒冷的夜晚。
in the interval separating (two points on a scale)
［表示阶段、幅度］在（两点）之间
a man aged between 18 and 30.
18至30岁的男人。
between 25 and 40 per cent off children's clothes.
儿童服装六至七五折。
indicating a connection or relationship involving two or more parties
［表示两方或多方关系］在…之间
links between science and industry.
科学与工业之间的关联。
negotiations between Russia, Ukraine, and Romania.
俄罗斯、乌克兰和罗马尼亚之间的谈判。
■with reference to a collision or conflict
［表示冲突，碰撞］在…之间
a collision in mid-air between two light aircraft above Geneva.
日内瓦上空两架轻型飞机在半空中的相撞。
the wars between Russia and Poland.
俄罗斯和波兰之间的战争。
■with reference to a contrast or failure to correspond
［表示对比或不相称］在…之间
the difference between income and expenditure.
收入与开销之间的差距。
■with reference to a choice or differentiation involving two or more things being considered together
［表示取舍或甄别］在…之间
if you have to choose between two or three different options.
如果你必须在两三个选项中作抉择的话。
by combining the resources or actions of (two or more people or other entities)
［表示协同关系］…共同（或一起）
we have created something between us.
我们共同创造了某种东西。
China and India between them account for a third of the global population.
中国和印度一起占了全球人口的三分之一。
■shared by (two or more people or things)
［表示分享，分担］…一起
they had drunk between them a bottle of Chianti.
他们一起干了一瓶基昂蒂葡萄酒。

adverb

in or along the space separating two objects or regions
夹在两物（或两个区域）之间的空间中
layers of paper with tar in between.
两层之间有焦油的一叠纸。
from Leipzig to Dresden, with the gentle Elbe flowing between.
从莱比锡到德累斯顿，之间流淌着静静的易北河。
in the period separating two points in time
在期间，在中间
sets of exercises with no rest in between.
一套套的练习，中间没有休息。

常用词组
between ourselves (或 you and me)

in confidence
咱们（或你我）私下说说
just between you and me, I don't think it was going to happen.
只是咱们私下说说，我认为这事不会发生的。

(in) between times (或 whiles)

in the intervals between other actions
在间歇期间

语源

Old English betwēonum, from be 'by' + a Germanic word related to two

用法

In standard English it is correct to say between you and me but incorrect to say between you and I. Why is this? A preposition such as between takes the object case and is correctly followed by object pronouns such as me, him, her, and us rather than subject pronouns such as I, he, she, and we. Thus it is correct to say between us or between him and her and it is clearly incorrect to say between we or between he and she. The mistake between you and I arises from a confusion between what follows a preposition and what ordinarily comes at the beginning of a sentence in the subject case. Many people know that it is not correct to say John and me went to the shops and that the correct sentence is John and I went to the shops Thus, people concerned about correcting mistakes in one context have assumed that ‘and me’ should in all cases be replaced by ‘and I’. In trying to avoid one kind of error, another one has been created

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