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/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
См. также в других словарях:
Between ourselves — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
between ourselves — ● between * * * between ourselves (or you and me) in confidence just between you and me, I don t think it is going to happen … Useful english dictionary
Between you and me — Between Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
between ourselves (or you and me) — in confidence. → between … English new terms dictionary
between ourselves — ► between ourselves (or you and me) in confidence. Main Entry: ↑between … English terms dictionary
between you and me — ► between ourselves (or you and me) in confidence. Main Entry: ↑between … English terms dictionary
between ourselves — between the two of us, involving only the two of us, just for you and me to know (as of a secret) … English contemporary dictionary
between you and me — adverb In confidence, please keep secret. Between you and me, I think the boss is crazy. Syn: between ourselves … Wiktionary
(just) between you and me — between ourselves british spoken phrase used when you are telling someone something that you do not want anyone else to know about Between you and me, I think she’s got problems with her boyfriend. Thesaurus: ways of telling or not telling… … Useful english dictionary
between — 1. general. Between is an adverb (houses with spaces between) and a preposition (houses with spaces between them). We are concerned here with between as a preposition. 2. between and among. Many people, and usage guides, cling to the idea… … Modern English usage
Between — Be*tween , prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS. betwe[ o]nan, betwe[ o]num; prefix be by + a form fr. AS. tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain}, and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.] 1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
