between meaning in English

短语和例子
between three and four o'clock 在三点到四点(钟)之间。 the sunshine between the leaves 树叶间漏下的阳光。 with a cigarette between one's lips 嘴上叼着香烟。 choose between the two 二中择一。 They are between jobs. 他们正在失业。 a color between pink and red 介乎粉红与红之间的颜色。 a passageway between two rooms 连接两个房间的过道。 I have no preference between the two wines. 我对这两种酒没有偏爱。 He couldn't see the difference between good and bad. 他不识好歹[不分善恶]。 B- two stools one falls to the ground. 脚踏两边船，两不落实。 We'll keep this matter between the two of us. 这件事将只有我们两人知道。 B- sewing, cleaning, and raising her children, she was kept busy. 缝啦，洗啦，带孩子啦，弄得她从来不得松闲。 The children had one room between them. 孩子们共住一间屋。 We did not have ten dollars between us. 我们凑不出十块钱。 Divide these apples between you two [three]. 你们俩[三]人分掉这些苹果吧。 ★严格地讲，本来二者之间是用 between, 三者以上之间是用 among, 但前者亦可代替后者使用，尤其是当有三方发生关系而每两方之间须分别考虑时。 例如： a treaty between three powers 三国条约。 insert between the lines 插入行间。 Have no quarrels between gentleman. 君子自重。 between the cup and the lip 正要成功的时候，正在重要关头。 between ourselves ＝ between you and me and the gate-post [lamppost] 你知我知，莫对人讲。 between two fires ＝ between the devil and the deep sea 进退两难，进退维谷，左右为难。 between the lines 言外之意。 between whiles [times] 时时，偶尔。 between wind and water 【造船】在吃水线间(be hit between wind and water 被击中要害)。 (few and) far between 很冷落，极少 (In this part of Egypt houses are far between. 在埃及的这部分地区房屋极少，非常冷落。 visits that are far between 相隔时间很长的访问)。
adv.
当中，中间。 two windows with a door between 两扇窗户当中有一扇门。 We could not see the moon, for a cloud came between. 我们看不见月亮了，因为有云遮住。 the years between 这中间的年月。 in between 1. 在…期间；在中间；每隔… (two houses and a yard in between 两所房屋及夹在中间的院子。 I don't care if she's black, white or in between. 我不管她是黑皮肤、白皮肤，还是半黑半白)。
2.挡路 (The dog got in between. 狗挡住了路)。