prep.
1. surrounded by sb/sthin the middle of sb/sth 在…中;周围是
a house among the trees
树林中的一座房子
They strolled among the crowds.
他们在人群中信步而行。
I found the letter amongst his papers.
我在他的文件中找到这封信。
It's OK, you're among friends now.
好了,现在你的周围都是朋友了。
2. being included or happening in groups of things or people 在(其)中;…之一
A British woman was among the survivors.
幸存者中有一位英国妇女。
He was among the last to leave.
他是最后离开者之一。
This attitude is common among the under-25s.
这种态度在25岁以下的青年中很普遍。
‘What was wrong with the job?’ ‘Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things .’
“这份工作有什么不好吗?”“嗯,别的不说,工资就不怎么样。”
Discuss it among yourselves first (= with each other) .
你们自己先讨论一下。
3. used when you are dividing or choosing sth, and three or more people or things are involved 在三者或以上中(分配或选择)
They divided the money up among the children.
他们把钱分给了孩子们。
among。prep.后接复数名词或代词或集合名词)。
1、被...所围绕在...中间: He found it amongst a pile of old books. 他是在一堆旧书中找到它的。
2、其中包括在内:Among those present were the Prime Minister and her husband. 那些出席者中有首相及其丈夫. * He was only one amongst many who needed help. 他只是众多需要帮助者之一。
3、把(部分)...分给每一成员: distribute the books among the class 把书发给全班。
4、在...相互之间: Politicians are always arguing amongst themselves. 政客们总是彼此争论不休。
(1)among是amongst的变体及演化,较早时多用amongst,后简化为among。(2)amongst是古时英语的用法,现在已基本不用,只在一些比较专业的领域适用,比如诗歌。现在大多用among。
(3)二者读音不同:among英
[əˈmʌŋ]
美
[əˈmʌŋ],amongst英
[ə'mʌŋst]
美
[əˈmʌŋst]。
扩展资料:
among,
between这两个介词都可表示“在…之间”。其区别在于:
1.among一般表示在三个或三个以上的人或事物之间,这些人或事物往往构成一个集合体。
2.between一般表示在两个人或事物之间,
between用来指在三者或三者以上的人或事物之间时,往往强调一方与其他诸方各自之间的关系。
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