I’ll phone you between lunch and three o’clock. 我將在午餐后三點鐘以前給你打電話。
He felt something between laughter and anger. 他既覺得好笑,又感到氣憤。
由于……和……。如:
Between the noise outside and lack of sleep, he couldn’t
concentrate. 由于外面的噪音加上睡眠不足,他無法專心。
注:between...and 不僅可連接兩者,也可連接三者。如:
Luxemburg lies between France, Germany and Belgium. 盧森堡位于法國、德國和比利時之間。
Between cooking, writing and running the farm he was kept very busy. 他又是做飯,又是寫作,還要打理農(nóng)場,忙得不可開交。
用于習語:between ourselves [you and me] 僅你我知道的秘密。如:
Between ourselves, I don’t think he will live much longer. 咱們私下說說,他活不久了。
Between you and me, he’s not very reliable. 這是只有你我之間才說,他不是很可靠。