| 单词 | among |
| 释义 | amongamong /əˈmʌŋ/ ●●● S2 W1 (also a‧mongst /əˈmʌŋst/) preposition 1affecting many people in a particular group, or shared by many people in a particular group: The problem is causing concern among parents. His popularity has increased among older voters.2through, between, or surrounded by: We walked among the pines on the mountain slopes. The letter is somewhere among these papers on her desk. → see Word Choice at between13included in a group of people or things: We were among the first to arrive. Innocent civilians were among the casualties. He has a Matisse painting among his belongings. She was selected from among 500 candidates.among friends/strangers/enemies etc. Jim relaxed, knowing he was among friends.4among other things used to say that you are only mentioning one or two things from a much larger group of things: They discussed, among other things, recent events in the Arab World.5if something is divided or shared among a group of people, each is given a part of it: His money was shared among his three children.6among ourselves/yourselves/themselves with each other: We talked among ourselves. [Origin: Old English on gemonge, from on + gemong crowd] |
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