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amongst

英 [ə'mʌŋst] 美[ə'mʌŋst]

prep. 在…之中；在…当中（等于among）

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同义词辨析

among, between, amid, amongst

这些前置词均含"在……之间，在……之中"之意。

among：指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。

between：多指两者之间，但现代英语中也可指三者或三者以上，表示彼此间清楚的独立的个体关系。

amid：正式用词，侧重指在某个地方的中间或被某个东西包围着或在非同类人中间。

amongst与among同义，是among的变体。一般说来among总能替代amongst,而amongst则不然。

实用场景例句

An e-mail is already circulating amongst news staff calling for voluntary redundancies.: 在新闻部员工中已经在转发一封电子邮件,呼吁大家自愿裁汰.

He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men.: 他在川流不息的人群中东躲西闪。

He was sitting amongst a group of children, telling them a story.: 他正坐在一群孩子中间讲故事.

The conference discussed, amongst other things , the problem of environmental protection.: 除了其他问题以外, 会上还讨论了环保问题.

Unemployment amongst married women reached a peak.: 在已婚女性中失业率达到了顶峰.

You must settle the matter amongst yourselves.: 你们必须彼此商量,自行解决这些问题.

They earned a fortune amongst themselves.: 他们共同努力发了财.

She is the tallest amongst her classmates.: 她在她同学之中是最高的.

The church here was left a bequest to hire doctors who would work amongst the poor.: 这个教堂接收到一笔遗产，可以用来聘请医生为穷人治病。

He's never grown away from the people amongst whom he was brought up.: 他与那些伴随自己长大的人一直保持亲密的关系。

There is a clear demand amongst victims for some sort of reparation from offenders.: 受害者明确要求责任人给予一定的赔偿。

Michael pointed out to me that amongst the rubble, there was one building that remained untouched.: 迈克尔指给我看说，瓦砾中有一栋建筑完好无损。

There was a strong feeling of fellowship amongst the members of the team.: 那个队各个队员之间有一种强烈的队友情谊.

Amongst the men, Xiangzi and Er Qiangzi were the odd ones out.: 在男人里, 祥子与二强子是例外.

Mozart's compositions are undoubtedly amongst the world's greatest.: 莫扎特的作品无疑位居世界上最伟大的作品之列。

双语例句

1. He decided no assassin would chance a shot from amongst that crowd.: 他认定，没有刺客会冒险混在人群里开枪。

2. An e-mail is already circulating amongst news staff calling for voluntary redundancies.: 在新闻部员工中已经在转发一封电子邮件,呼吁大家自愿裁汰.

3. There had been a strike amongst British Airways ground staff.: 英国航空公司的机场地勤人员曾经举行过罢工。

4. The mare neighed once more, turned and disappeared amongst the trees.: 母马又嘶鸣了一声，扭头消失在树林里。

5. He dodged amongst the seething crowds of men.: 他在川流不息的人群中东躲西闪。

英文词源

amongst (prep.): mid-13c., amonges, from among with adverbial genitive. Parasitic -t first attested 16c. (see amidst). It is well established in the south of England, but not much heard in the north. By similar evolutions, alongst also existed in Middle English.

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