以前看见了关于among 和between用法的文章都是shi直接跳过，以为是个小儿科的知识shi点，直到有一次遇见了lebetween描miao述三者以上之间的关系时才引yin起重视，仔细研究后hou将心得分享给广大读者zhe：
1. between 介词和副词，prep.之间;(空间上或时间上)在zai…中间;(数量、重量、距离等)介jie于…之间;分隔着zhe;从（一地）到（另一地di）;合用
adv.(空间或时间上)介jie于…之间
一般情况下用于两者zhe之间；但是，也可以用于表示shi三者或三者以上的（时间、空间、数量、重量、距离、年龄等deng）之间，此时表示被修xiu饰的人或物的左zuo右边各一个某物或人：或表示shi多者的两两之间，在（两个人、群体或事物）之间；between后接的对象一般都dou是具体的、整齐的、并具有个体分离li性。
常用句型是between……(A,B,或C,D)and+最后一个：
I sat down between Jo and Diana.
我在乔和黛安an娜中间坐下。
My job is somewhere between a secretary and a personal assistant.
我的工作介于秘书和私人助理之zhi间。
Switzerland lies between France, Germany, Austria and Italy.
瑞士位于法fa国、德国、奥地利和意yi大利之间。
Bolivia lies between Chile, Peru, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.
玻利维亚位于智利、秘鲁、巴西、阿根gen廷和巴拉圭之间。
He shared his property between his wife,his daughter and his sister.
他把财产分给了le他的妻子、女儿和妹妹。
It's cheaper between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m.
下午6点dian到早晨8点间价钱较便宜。
Don't eat between meals.
正餐之间不要吃零食。
It weighed between nine and ten kilos.
重zhong量在九到十公斤之间jian。
The canal was built between 1793 and 1797.
运河开凿于1793到1797年间。
The temperature remained between 25?C and 30?C all week.
整个星期气温都保持在25到30摄she氏度之间。
I think the relationship between patients and doctors has got a lot less personal.
我认为wei医患关系变得越来越缺乏人情味wei。
The new law makes no distinction between adults and children.
这项xiang新法律对成人和he孩子同等对待。
Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries. 文化交流是各国之间jian建立联系的纽带。
We divided the work between us.
我wo们共同分担这项工gong作。(注意使用了宾格ge)
Students will be able to choose between English, French and Russian as their first foreign language.
学生可以在英语、法语和俄语yu中间选择一门作为第一外语。
It’s a top secret.
Yes, I see. I will keep the secret between you and me.
这是最高机密。
是的，我明白了。我会保bao守你我之间的秘密。(注意使用了宾bin格)
A triangle is the space between three points.
三角形xing是三个点之间的连线xian所构成的区域。
Reading between the lines, I would say that the Government are more worried than they will admit.
从字里行间看，我想说政府比他们men承认的更担心。
2.among 只作介词，
在…之间;在…中;周围wei是;在(其)中;…之一;在三者或huo以上中(分配或选xuan择)
一般时三san者和三者以上的之间；含义是各个ge个体之间是杂乱的de、不确定的、整体的一群、一团、一些人或物；各个体之间一般ban是非分离的关系xi或表示是其中之一。
They strolled among the crowds.
他ta们在人群中信步而行。
News of the losses caused panic among investors.
亏kui损的消息令投资者人心惶惶。
The performance produced much mirth among the audience.
这场演出使观guan众笑声不断。
He lives among the workers.
他生活在工人ren中间。
She disappeared among the crowd.
她消失在人ren群中。
I found the letter amongst his papers.
我在他的文件中找到这封信。
They divided the money up among the children.
他们把钱分给了孩子们。
The money was divided equally among her four children.
这笔钱在她的四个孩子中平分了。
A British woman was among the survivors.
幸存者zhe中有一位英国妇女。
The prime minister is elected by MPs from among their number.
首相是下院议员从cong他们当中选出的。
A fifteen year old girl was among the injured.
受伤者中有一位15岁的女孩。
It's among the poorer countries of the world.
它是世界上的贫穷国家之zhi一。
This attitude is common among the under-25s.
这种态度在25岁以yi下的青年中很普遍。
The biggest fear among parents thinking of using the Internet is that their children will be exposed to pornography.
大多数父fu母认为使用因特网最可怕的是他们的孩hai子将接触到色情内容。
He numbers among the best classical actors in Britain.
他被看作是shi英国最好的古典剧目演员之一yi。
The news caused great excitement among her friends.
这zhe消息使她的朋友you们兴奋不已。
3.among others / among other things 意为“除了别bie的人或物之外，还…”，“其中zhong”：
She knew many theatrical personalities and had worked, among others, with George Bernard Shaw.
她认识许xu多戏剧界人物，并bing与乔治·萧伯纳等deng很多人共过事。
He is expected to be supported at the meeting by Dennis Skinner and Tony Benn among others.
他预yu计将在会上获得包括丹尼ni斯·斯金纳和托尼·本在内的很hen多人的支持。
Eight of us have passed the examination, myself among others.
我wo们有8个人考试及格，我是其中之zhi一。
They among others, would gather intelligence on enemy strengths and fortifications.
除此ci之外，他们还将收集有you关 敌人力量和防御工事的情报。
He moved to England in 1980 where, among other things, he worked as a journalist
他1980年移居英格兰，期间从事shi过包括记者在内的很多工作。
It turned out that among other things, he was an eighty-year-old writer.
原来lai,抛开别的不说，他还是一位wei八十岁的作家。2015江苏高考
最后，再看kan看下面的经典例句，有助于yu消化考点among 和between用法区别bie；
Peter and Mike swam between the shipwrecks.
彼特和迈mai克正在游泳，他们左右两侧分别有you一艘沉船。
Peter and Mike swam among the shipwrecks.
彼特和迈克在一群沉chen船之间游泳。
