prep (1)在……之(中)间 1) 在(两个或多个)人/物之间(in or into an intermediate space dividing two or more points，objects，people，etc)：There is a field～our house and our neighbour's.我们的房子和邻居的房子之间有一块地。stand～the car and the house/Mr. A and Mr.B站在汽车与房子/A先生与B先生之间;stand～two animals/the two站在两个动物/这两者之间;sit/stand/crawl～two persons 坐/站/爬行在两个人之间;put a cigarette～one's lips 把一支香烟叼在嘴上;the canal～two sections/two cities/two countries两地段/两城市/两国间的运河;Switzerland lies～France， Germany， Austria and Italy.瑞士位于法国、德国、奥地利和意大利之间。 2)在(两个)时间(事件)之间(in an intermediate time dividing two days， years， events， etc)：～10 a.m. and 2 p.m./Monday and Friday/1970 and 1980/the two world wars 在上午10点至下午两点/周一至周五/1970年至1980年/两次世界大战之间;eat～two meals 两顿饭中间吃东西;He had two hours there～trains. 在两趟车之间他有两个小时。B～sessions I spent my time with my husband. 两个学年之间的时间我和丈夫待在一起。When I was～a child and a woman/a boy and a man， I wanted to see the world.我从小到长大成人之前很想见见世面。3)在(两个)数量之间(at some point along a scale from one amount， weight， distance， etc to another)：The cost is～10 and 20 dollars.费用在10至20美元之间。The weight is～2 and 3 kg.重量在两三公斤之间。The distance is～30 and 50 miles.距离在30至50英里之间。The temperature is～37℃and 38℃. 温度在摄氏37至38度之间。The man is～18 and 20 (years old).那人在18岁至20岁之间。He earned～8 and 10 dollar a day.他每天赚8至10美元。There were～20 and 30 people.有20至30人。4)从……到……(from (one place) to (another))：fly/sail～Europe and America 在欧洲和美洲之间飞行/航行;air service/a road/a railway～two cities两个城市之间的空中交通/道路/铁路;I have spent a lifetime commuting～Britain and the United States.我一辈子都因为工作往返于英国和美国之间。5)(指关系)(showing connection or relationship of two things or people)：a marriage～John and Mary约翰与玛丽的婚姻;a link～unemployment and crime失业与犯罪间的联系;a resemblance～the child and its mother孩子与母亲的相似之处;the affection/love/friendship/barrier/quarrel/dispute/clash～people 人们之间的爱情/爱情/友谊/障碍/争吵/争执/冲突;a basketball match/fight/negotiation～two teams两队间的篮球赛/打架/谈判;a choice～two possibilities两种可能性之间的选择;a difference～right and wrong正确与错误间的差别;no much to choose～the two cars 这两辆车差不多，没什么可挑的;A coolness grew～them. 他们之间越来越冷漠。What's～them? 他们之间有什么事? Don't let such a trivial matter come～us. 不要让这样的小事影响了我们的关系。6)(指分配)(showing distribution)：share the money/the work～the two workers两个工人之间分钱/分担工作;drink a bottle of wine/carry one rucksack～two men 两个人分喝一瓶酒/带一个旅行包合用;share/divide sth～two children 两个孩子之间分/分享某物;The land was divided equally～them. 这土地被他们均分了。

(2) 一起合作 (by the co-operation or combined effort)：They collected/raised/saved/had ￡200～them. 他们共集资/筹集/存/有了200英镑。We did the job/wrote the book/could afford to buy a house～us.我们合力干好了那件活儿/写了那本书/买得起一座房子。B～them they soon finished the work. 他们合作很快就把工作做完了。They managed it～them. 他们合作完成了此事。

adv (也可是in between) (两个地方或时间的)当中，中间 (in an intermediate space， position or time)：two windows with a door～两个窗户及中间的门;visits that were far～两次相隔时间很久的拜访; We couldn't see the moon： a cloud came in～.我们看不见月亮：一片浮云漂过来遮住了视线。He drew two parallel lines and then put dots～.他画了两条平行线，然后在中间点上点。The lesson doesn't start at 8 or 9. It usually starts at some time (in)～.这节课不是8点开始，也不是9点，通常是这中间的某个时间。It isn't rain and it isn't snow; it's something (in)～. 既不是雨，也不是雪，是介于两者之间的东西。

between you and me/ourselves咱们私下里说说(别外传)(infml)：B～ourselves， I don't like our new manager at all. 咱们私下里说吧，我一点也不喜欢我们的新经理。

【注意】between 后应接复数名(代)词或两(或多)个单数名词;between each house是错误的，应改为between the houses或者between each house and the next。

【辨异】between与among和amid(st)的区别见AMONG。