between

US: /bitˈwin/, /bɪtˈwin/
UK: /bɪtwˈiːn/

English Vietnamese dictionary

between /bi'twi:n/
  • giới từ
    • giữa, ở giữa
      • between Hanoi and Pekin: giữa Hà nội và Bắc kinh
      • a treaty was concluded between the two nations: một hiệp ước được ký kết giữa hai nước
      • between you and me; between ourselves: nói riêng giữa chúng ta với nhau
    • trong khoảng
      • between five and six kilometres: trong khoảng năm, sáu kilômét
      • between this and the this month: trong khoảng thời gian từ nay đến cuối tháng
    • nửa... nửa; vừa... vừa
      • what a strange piece of furniturel it's something between an armchair and a sofa: đồ đạc gì mà trông lạ thế này! nửa ra là ghế bành, nửa ra là trường kỷ
    • between the devil and the deep sea
      • lâm vào hoàn cảnh bế tắc không có lối thoát; tiến lên mắc núi, lùi lại mắc sông
    • between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip
      • (xem) cup
    • between Scylla and Charybdis: tiến lên mắc núi, lùi lại mắc sông
    • between wind and water
      • ở đầu sóng ngọn gió
  • phó từ
    • ở giữa
      • to stand between: đứng giữa; xen vào, can thiệp vào (để điều đình, hoà giải...)
    • far between
      • ở cách xa nhau, thưa thớt
    • visits are far between: những cuộc đến thăm rất thưa thớt

Advanced English dictionary

preposition, adverb
+ preposition
1 in or into the space separating two or more points, objects, people, etc: Q comes between P and R in the English alphabet. + I sat down between Jo and Diana. + Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy. + The paper had fallen down between the desk and the wall. + (figurative) My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant.
2 in the period of time that separates two days, years, events, etc: It's cheaper between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. + Don't eat between meals. + Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16. + Many changes took place between the two world wars.
3 at some point along a scale from one amount, weight, distance, etc. to another: It weighed between nine and ten kilos. + The temperature remained between 25 ? C and 30 ? C all week.
4 (of a line) separating one place from another: the border between Sweden and Norway
5 from one place to another: We fly between Rome and Paris twice daily.
6 used to show a connection or relationship: a difference / distinction / contrast between two things + a link between unemployment and crime + There's a lot of bad feeling between them. + I had to choose between the two jobs.
7 shared by two or more people or things: We drank a bottle of wine between us. + This is just between you and me / between ourselves (= it is a secret).
8 ~ doing sth used to show that several activities are involved: Between working full-time and taking care of the kids, he didn't have much time for hobbies.
+ adverb (usually in between) in the space or period of time separating two or more points, objects, etc. or two dates, events, etc.: The house was near a park but there was a road in between. + I see her most weekends but not very often in between.
Idioms see BETWIXT

Concise English dictionary

bɪ'twiːn
adv.
+in the interval
+in between



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