among between的区别用法 全

among between为近义词，皆可表示“在之间”，但用法大不相同，现归纳比较如下：一、among一般用于三者或三者以上的“在中间”，其宾语通常是一个表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。His house is hidden among the trees他的房子隐藏在树林之中。She sat among the children她坐在孩子们中间。二、between一般指两者之间，其宾语往往是一个具体数目的人(物)，或者是由and连接的两个具体的人(物)。There was a fight between the two boys这两个男孩间发生了一场格斗。I am sitting between my parents我正坐在我父母中间。三、把两者以上的为数不多的人或事物单独地看待，用and连接时，要用between；把两者以上的人或事物看成一群、一堆或一组而不是个体时，要用among。Switzerland lies between France,Italy,Austria and Germany瑞士位于法国、意大利、奥地利和德国之间。The old mans cottage lies among the trees老人的小木屋在树林中。四、between也可用于三者以上的事物之间，强调一物与数物之 间的关系。The small village lies between the three mountains小村庄位于三座大山之间。I saw something lying between the wheels of the train我看见火车轮子之间有什么东西。五、涉及人或事物之间的区别以及人或事物之间的关系时，一般要用between。We must find out the difference between the three companies.我们必须查清这三家公司之间的区别。The relations between various countries are very important.各国之间的关系是很重要的。六、表示“由于合作的结果”时，要用between。Between them they landed the fish他们协力把鱼拖上了岸。Between the five companies the project was soon completed在五家公司的齐心协力下，这项工程不久就完成了。七、当and连接三者或三者以上的人(物)而仍然强调两者的并列时，常用between。The hospital lies between a river and hills医院坐落在一条河与群山之间。The park lies between a road and the woods公园位于一条马路与树林之间。八、在divide,share等表示“分享”之类的动词之后。若接一个表示三者或三者以上的复数名词时，用among或between均可。The father divided his money among/between his three sons。父亲把钱分给了三个儿子。The bed-room is shared between/among the six students卧室由六个学生共同享用。九、between ourselves意为“只限于咱俩之间(不得外传)”，between the lines意为“字里行间”，far between意为“稀少”，in between意为“在中间、每间隔”，between two fires意为“进退维谷、左右为难”。Just between ourselves,I think her English is better than yours咱们私下里说，她的英语比你的好。You should read between the lines你应该了解字里行间的言外之意。Cancer is far between in this area.癌症在这个地区极为罕见You can see the trees planted with the space of 10 meters in be-tween. 你可以看到这些树木每隔十米就种一棵。Leave or stay？He is between two fires.离开还是留下？他左右为难。十、from among意为“从中”，one among a thousand 意为“千里挑一的人、罕见，优秀的人”，among+the firstlast或最高级形容词时，意为“one of”。The chairman of the labour union will be chosen from among itsmembers工会主席将从会员中选出。He is one among a