The form amidst is also used, but is more literary. 亦使用amidst，但文学性更强。
1 PREP 在…过程中；在…中 If something happens amid noises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening. 在…过程中；在…中
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A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis.
爆发政治危机的迹象日趋明显，一位高级领导人昨天取消了预定的英国之行。
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Children were changing classrooms amid laughter and shouts.
孩子们在欢笑声和喊叫声中换教室。
SYN during, among, at a time of, in an atmosphere of
2 PREP 在…中间；在…之中 If something is amid other things, it is surrounded by them. 在…中间；在…之中 [literary]
SYN in the middle of, among, surrounded by, amongst
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