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in-between

/in-bi-tween/US // ˌɪn bɪˈtwin //

中间的,介于两者之间,中间的人,中间

Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    Also in-be·tween·er.

    • : a person or thing that is between two extremes, two contrasting conditions, etc.: yeses, noes, and in-betweens; a tournament for professional, amateur, and in-between.
    • : a person who handles the intermediary steps, as in a manufacturing or sales process.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : being between one thing, condition, etc., and another: a coat for in-between weather.

Examples

  • Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.

  • He has wild swings between trying not to care about Lana and the baby, and being completely obsessed by it.

  • The choice between freedom and fear is not difficult when seen with perspective.

  • Each individual race involves an unusual collaboration between researchers, manufacturers, and public-health entities.

  • Are you bi-coastal now, between Portlandia and Late Night with Seth Meyers?

  • In sorting notes it is necessary to be able readily to distinguish between notes of this bank and notes of other reserve banks.

  • The case was an assault and battery that came off between two men named Brown and Henderson.

  • He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.

  • To Harrison and his wife there was no distinction between the executive and judicial branches of the law.

  • He noticed at the same time several burnt matches between his cushions and her chair.