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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

among

英  [əˈmʌŋ]
    

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  • 1. 在…当中

    Someone or something that is situated or moving among a group of things or people is surrounded by them.

    双语例句

    例：

    youths in their late teens sitting among adults.

    坐在成年人当中的十八九岁的青年们。

    例：

    They walked among the crowds in Red Square.

    他们走在红场上的人群之中。

    2. 与…在一起

    If you are among people of a particular kind, you are with them and having contact with them.

    双语例句

    例：

    Things weren't so bad, after all. I was among friends again.

    情况毕竟没有那么糟。我又和朋友们在一起了。

    3. …之一

    If someone or something is among a group, they are a member of that group and share its characteristics.

    双语例句

    例：

    A fifteen year old girl was among the injured.

    一个15岁的女孩是受伤人员之一。

    4. 在…中间

    If you want to focus on something that is happening within a particular group of people, you can say that it is happening among that group.

    双语例句

    例：

    Homicide is the leading cause of death among black men.

    凶杀是黑人男子的主要死因。

    5. 在…之中

    If something happens among a group of people, it happens within the whole of that group or between the members of that group.

    双语例句

    例：

    The calls for reform come as intense debate continues among the leadership over the next five-year economic plan.

    领导层继续在为下一个五年经济计划激烈争论之际，有人发出了改革的呼声。

    6. 为…所共有

    If something such as a feeling, opinion, or situation exists among a group of people, most of them have it or experience it.

    双语例句

    例：

    There was some concern among book and magazine retailers after last Wednesday's news.

    得知上周三的新闻之后，图书与杂志零售商都有了些担忧。

    7. 以及

    If something applies to a particular person or thing among others, it also applies to other people or things.

    双语例句

    例：

    a news conference attended among others by our foreign affairs correspondent.

    有我们的驻外记者和其他人参加的一个新闻发布会。

    8. 在…中

    If something is shared among a number of people, some of it is given to all of them.

    双语例句

    例：

    Most of the furniture was left to the neighbours or distributed among friends.

    大多数家具留给了邻居们或者分给了朋友们。

    9. 在（他们自己）之间

    If people talk, fight, or agree among themselves, they do it together, without involving anyone else.

    双语例句

    例：

    The girls stood aside, talking among themselves, looking over their shoulders at the boys.

    这些女孩子站在一边，互相交谈着并且扭过头去看着那些男孩子。

新东方在线雅思考试热词