among,between,amid,amongst
这些前置词都含“在……之间,在……之中”之意。
among指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。
between多指两者之间,但现代英语中也可指三者或三者以上,表示彼此间清楚的独立的个体关系。
amid正式用词,侧重指在某个地方的中间或被某个东西包围着或在非同类人中间。
amongst与among同义,是among的变体。一般说来among总能替代amongst,而amongst则不然。
among,between,amid,amongst
这些前置词都含“在……之间,在……之中”之意。
among指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。
between多指两者之间,但现代英语中也可指三者或三者以上,表示彼此间清楚的独立的个体关系。
amid正式用词,侧重指在某个地方的中间或被某个东西包围着或在非同类人中间。
amongst与among同义,是among的变体。一般说来among总能替代amongst,而amongst则不然。
An e-mail is already circulating amongst news staff calling for voluntary redundancies.
在新闻部员工中已经在转发一封电子邮件,呼吁大家自愿裁汰.
柯林斯例句
He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men.
他在川流不息的人群中东躲西闪。
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He was sitting amongst a group of children, telling them a story.
他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事.
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The conference discussed, amongst other things , the problem of environmental protection.
除了其他问题以外, 会上还讨论了环保问题.
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Unemployment amongst married women reached a peak.
在已婚女性中失业率达到了顶峰.
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You must settle the matter amongst yourselves.
你们必须彼此商量,自行解决这些问题.
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They earned a fortune amongst themselves.
他们共同努力发了财.
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She is the tallest amongst her classmates.
她在她同学之中是最高的.
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The church here was left a bequest to hire doctors who would work amongst the poor.
这个教堂接收到一笔遗产,可以用来聘请医生为穷人治病。
柯林斯例句
He's never grown away from the people amongst whom he was brought up.
他与那些伴随自己长大的人一直保持亲密的关系。
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There is a clear demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation from offenders.
受害者明确要求责任人给予一定的赔偿。
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Michael pointed out to me that amongst the rubble, there was one building that remained untouched.
迈克尔指给我看说,瓦砾中有一栋建筑完好无损。
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There was a strong feeling of fellowship amongst the members of the team.
那个队各个队员之间有一种强烈的队友情谊.
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Amongst the men, Xiangzi and Er Qiangzi were the odd ones out.
在男人里, 祥子与二强子是例外.
汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
Mozart's compositions are undoubtedly amongst the world's greatest.
莫扎特的作品无疑位居世界上最伟大的作品之列。
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