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between (in the position or interval that separates two things) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈtwiːn] [US: bɪ.ˈtwiːn] | 之間preposition 之间 /zhījiān/preposition 間preposition 间 /jiān/preposition |
between a rock and a hard place (having the choice between two unpleasant options) preposition | 进退两难 /jìntuìliǎngnán/preposition 進退兩難preposition |
between jobs ((euphemistic) unemployed) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈtwiːn dʒɒbz] [US: bɪ.ˈtwiːn ˈdʒɑːbz] | 暂时待业 /zànshí dàiyè/preposition 暫時待業preposition |
between Scylla and Charybdis (idiomatic) preposition | 進退維谷 /jìntuìwéigǔ/preposition |
few and far between (rare and scarce) adjective | 少之又少 /shǎozhīyòushǎo/adjective |
go-between [go-betweens] (intermediary or middleman) noun [UK: ˈɡəʊ bɪ.twiːn] [US: ˈɡoʊ bɪ.twiːn] | 中間人noun 媒人 /méiren/noun |
read between the lines (infer a meaning that is not stated explicitly) verb [UK: riːd bɪ.ˈtwiːn ðə laɪnz] [US: riːd bɪ.ˈtwiːn ðə ˈlaɪnz] | 体会言外之意 /tǐhuì yánwàizhīyì/verb 體會言外之意verb |