between可以当“夹”的意思。
例句：
There is a cigarette between his finger.
他手里夹着一根香烟。
between几种含义
adv. 在中间，当中
My house was squeezed between two huge places that rented for twelve or fifteen thousand a season.
我的房子被挤在中间，两旁是季租金一万二到一万五的庞大地段。
prep.
(1)在…之间
They planted a lot of trees between the two buildings.
他们在两座建筑物之间栽了许多树。
(2)私下，暗中
Between ourselves, I know he wants to marry her.
我们私下说说，我知道他想娶她。
(3)来往于…之间
There is a path between the house and the road.
有条小路将房子与出路连接起来。
(4)由…分担（分享）
Between them they landed the big fish.
他们齐心协力将大鱼捕上岸。
(5)总共，总计
The three sites employ 12,500 people between them.
这三处共雇用了12,500名员工。
词义辨析
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。
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