between
US
UK between prep: (intermediate to) (两者之间，指空间)
SC 在…中间，介于…之间 zài … zhōng jiān ，jiè yú … zhī jiān
TC 在…中間
TC 在…中間
SC 在…中间，在…之间 zài … zhōng jiān ，zài … zhī jiān
TC 在…中間，在...之間(两者之间，指时间)
TC 在…中間，在...之間(两者之间，指时间)
Chicago is between New York and Los Angeles.
芝加哥位于纽约和洛杉矶之间。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 两次世界大战之间，大学校园里出现了许多新鲜事物。
between prep: (connecting) (连接着两方)
SC 之间 zhī jiān
TC 之間
TC 之間
There is a bridge between the two shores.
两岸之间一桥相连。
between prep: (comparing) (表示比较)
SC 在…中间，在…之间 zài … zhōng jiān ，zài … zhī jiān
TC 在…中間，在...之間
TC 在…中間，在...之間
I'm trying to decide between the red car and the blue one.
我正尽量在红车和蓝车之间选一个。
between prep: (shared)
SC 在…之间（分享、承担） zài zhī jiān fēn xiǎng chéng dān
SC 与…平分 zài zhī jiān fēn xiǎng chéng dān，yǔ píng fēn
We're going to split the bill between the two of us.
一会儿我们俩平分账单。
between prep: (among) (表示位置)
SC 在…中间，在…之间 zài … zhōng jiān ，zài … zhī jiān
TC 在…中間，在...之間
TC 在…中間，在...之間
I picked my way between the tourists, looking for a good spot to have lunch.
我在熙熙攘攘的游客中穿梭，想找一个吃午饭的地方。
between prep: (distinguishing) (表示区别)
SC 在…之中，在（两者）之间 zài zhī zhōng，zài liǎng zhě zhī jiān
It's not always easy to distinguish between right and wrong.
要区分对与错并非总是易事。
between prep: (secret: only known to) (表示范围)
SC 在（两者）间，仅（两者）间 zài liǎng zhě jiān，jǐn liǎng zhě jiān
Let's keep this information between you and me.
这件事仅有你我知情，不要让第三人知晓。
between adv: (intermediate, in the middle)
SC 在中间 zài zhōng jiān
TC 在中間
TC 在中間
SC 介乎二者之间
To him, everything was black or white. There was nothing between.
between prep: (combining) (表示相关)
SC 在…的共同影响（作用）下 zài de gòng tóng yǐng xiǎng zuò yòng xià
Between the heat and the humidity, it's uncomfortable now.
between prep: (combined) (表示共同所有权)
SC 由…共有 yóu gòng yǒu
We only have ten euros between us.
come between [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (separate, obstruct)
SC 出现在…之间
SC 隔开 gé kāi
TC 隔開
TC 隔開
SC 分隔 fēn gé
A brick wall came between the wooden building and the store.
come between [sb] vtr phrasal insep: figurative (cause estrangement)
SC 离间 lí jiàn
SC 伤害…之间的关系
We are such good friends that nothing can come between us.
switch between [sth] vtr phrasal insep: (alternate between: [sth] and [sth])
SC 在...之间切换
aged from [sth] to [sth], aged between [sth] and [sth] adj + prep: (in a given age range)
SC 年龄范围
TC 年齡範圍
TC 年齡範圍
This program is designed for young people aged from 18 to 25.
alternate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep: (switch between options)
SC 时而...时而...
SC 在...和...中交替进行
In some spas, people alternate between hot and cold baths.
between acts adv: (between acts in a play)
SC 幕间 mù jiān
SC 表演之间 mù jiān，biǎo yǎn zhī jiān
It's very busy backstage between acts, what with all the costume and scenery changes.
between now and then adv: (from now until a future time)
SC 从现在到未来某时这段时间 cóng xiàn zài dào wèi lái mǒu shí zhè duàn shí jiān
You'd better do a lot of work between now and then.
between periods adv: (school: between lessons)
SC 课间休息 kè jiān xiū xī
TC 課間休息
TC 課間休息
SC 课间 kè jiān xiū xī，kè jiān
Eleanor only had enough time between periods to walk to her next class.
between the devil and the deep blue sea, between a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis expr: figurative (facing a dilemma)
SC 处于两难境地
SC 左右为难 zuǒ yòu wéi nán
between you and me, between ourselves adv: (confidentially, in confidence)
SC 你知我知 nǐ zhī wǒ zhī
SC 不要告诉别人 nǐ zhī wǒ zhī ，bú yào gào sù bié rén
Between you and me, I think Stella has fallen in love with him.
blur the boundaries between [sth] and [sth] v expr: figurative (make less distinct)
SC 模糊…和…之间的界限
blur the lines between [sth] and [sth] v expr: figurative (make less distinct)
SC 模糊...和...之间的边界
caught between two worlds expr: (pulled by two different cultures)
SC 受到两种文化的冲击
close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr: figurative (equalize [sth])
SC 缩小…与...差距
decide (between [sth] and [sth]) vi + prep: (choose from among)
SC 从…和…中抉择
SC 从…和…中选定
I couldn't decide between the two dresses, so I bought both.
我因为无法从两条裙子中做出抉择，所以两个都买了。
differentiate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep: (see difference)
SC 区别…与…
It can be hard to differentiate between a severe panic attack and a heart attack.
discriminate between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep: (differentiate between things)
SC 区别 qū bié
SC 区分 qū bié ，qū fēn
TC 區分
TC 區分
SC 辨别 qū bié ，biàn bié
TC 辨別
TC 辨別
It's hard to discriminate between the individual cells.
distance between prep: (space separating)
SC …之间的距离 zhī jiān de jù lí
The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.
distinguish between [sth] and [sth] vi + prep: (know the difference)
SC 区分 qū fēn
TC 區分
TC 區分
SC 辨别 qū fēn ，biàn bié
TC 辨別
TC 辨別
I can't distinguish between the black and the dark brown.
draw a parallel between [sth] and [sth] v expr: (identify as being similar)
SC 在...和...之间找到相似之处
We can draw a parallel between restrictions on law making powers of the earliest British Parliaments, and that of the modern European Parliament.
drive a wedge between [sb], drive a wedge between [sb] and [sb] v expr: figurative (cause bad feeling between)
SC 在...和...间作梗
SC 在...和...间挑拨离间
I can't help feeling that your mother is trying to drive a wedge between us.
establish connection between v expr: (prove [sth] related to [sth])
SC 确定…之间有关联 què dìng zhī jiān yǒu guān lián
Scientists have been able to establish a connection between smoking and lung cancer.
fall between two stools v expr: figurative (fail to fulfill either aim)
SC 两头落空
SC 鸡飞蛋打
few and far between adj: colloquial (rare)
SC 罕见的 hǎn jiàn de
TC 罕見的
TC 罕見的
SC 寥寥无几的
These days, public telephone boxes are few and far between.
fine line between [sth] and [sth], a fine line between [sth] and [sth] n: figurative (little distinction)
SC 微小的差别 wēi xiǎo de chā bié
There's a fine line between genius and insanity.
天才和疯子间只有一线之隔。
go-between n: (intermediary)
SC 媒人，红娘 méi rén，hóng niáng
SC 中介，中间人 zhōng jiè，zhōng jiān rén
TC 中介，中間人
TC 中介，中間人
SC 中介，中间机构 zhōng jiè，zhōng jiān jī gòu
TC 中介
TC 中介
He acted as a go-between between the government and private arms dealers.
in between adv: (in an intermediate position)
SC 在…之间 zài … zhī jiān
TC 在...之間
TC 在...之間
The houses are next to one another, with an alleyway running in between.
这些房子一栋挨着一栋，中间有一条小巷。
in between adv: (intervening)
SC 到中间
TC 到中間
TC 到中間
SC 介入到中间
When they started to fight, their little brother ran in between.
他们开始打架时，他们的弟弟介入其中。
in between prep: (between, in the middle of)
SC 在...之间
TC 在...之間
TC 在...之間
Our house is in between a pub on one side and open fields on the other.
我们的房子一边是酒吧，另一边是开阔的田野。
in-between adj: (in the middle, midway)
SC 在…之间的
Your teens are an in-between time; you're no longer a child, but not yet an adult.
青少年时期属于中间时段，你不再是孩子了，但却又不是成年人。
just between us, between us expr: (speaking confidentially)
SC 保密 bǎo mì
SC 不对外人讲
Just between us, I think her nose job was a big mistake.
just between us, between us expr: (confidential, private)
SC 别告诉别人
SC 你知我知 nǐ zhī wǒ zhī
This is just between us: don't tell anyone!
read between the lines v expr: figurative (understand [sth] implied)
SC 领会言外之意 lǐng huì yán wài zhī yì
His speech sounded positive, but if you read between the lines it was actually quite pessimistic.
sandwich [sb/sth] between [sb/sth] vtr + prep: figurative, often passive (surround)
SC 把…夹在…中间
I was sandwiched between two sumo wrestlers on that flight! The host sandwiched me between two bankers at the dinner table and they just kept talking across me about investments.
那次飞行途中，我被夹在两个相扑运动员中间！晚餐桌上，主人将我安排在两名银行家中间，那两个人一直越过我大谈投资。
see the difference between v expr: (distinguish between)
SC 看出…之间的区别 kàn chū zhī jiān de qū bié
She could not see the difference between the identical twins.
I do not see the difference between the candidates' economic plans.
strike a balance between v expr: (find compromise between)
SC 在…之间达成平衡 zài … zhī jiān dá chéng píng héng
SC 在两者之间找到折中 zài … zhī jiān dá chéng píng héng，zài liǎng zhě zhī jiān zhǎo dào zhé zhōng
You need to strike a happy balance between video games and homework.
toggle between [sth] vi + prep: (computing: switch views, programs, etc.) (计算机程序、视图等)
SC 在…之间切换
Tania toggles between tabs, trying to track down the perfect translation.
Audrey toggled between the spreadsheet and the word processing document.
yo-yo, yo-yo between [sth] and [sth] v expr: figurative, informal (fluctuate, go back and forth)
SC 来回摇摆 lái huí yáo bǎi
TC 來回搖擺
TC 來回搖擺
I seem to spend my time yo-yoing between depression and anger.