
prep.在 ... 之中;...之一
I live among the mountains. 我住在群山之中。
He climbed up the tree and hid among the branches. 他爬上樹去,藏在樹枝里。
New York is among the largest cities in the world. 紐約是世界上最大的幾座城市之一。
among的用法比amongsta普遍。元音前,多用amongst(很少在美國使用), 如amongst us;
among與between的比較:among用在三個或三個以上的人或物前,between是用在兩者之間, 與and搭配,如between he and me,但不與among搭配,不能說among A, B and C。表示在某些物體的兩邊之間時,不管物體的數(shù)量多少,用between。divide或share一些東西的時候,單數(shù)名詞用divide between和share between,而復(fù)數(shù)名詞用between或among都可。 There is a little valley between high mountains. He divided his money between his wife, his daughter and his sister.I shared the food between/among all my friends.
句子He is sitting among his best friends中,He指的不是他最好的朋友中的一個,而句子He is among my best friends中的He是我最好的朋友中的一個;
among后有時接不可數(shù)名詞,如among the furniture和among the turf。
prep.(介詞)among主要用于三者或三者以上,其賓語通常是表示籠統(tǒng)數(shù)量或具有復(fù)數(shù)意義的名詞或代詞。
among有時相當(dāng)于one of, 即“…當(dāng)中的一個”。among還可引出形容詞最高級的比較范圍,但須注意最高級形式出現(xiàn)在among之前或之后意義有所不同。
prep. 在 ... 之中; 在 ... 之間(=among)