prep.在 ... 之中;...之一
I live among the mountains. 我住在群山之中。
He climbed up the tree and hid among the branches. 他爬上树去,藏在树枝里。
New York is among the largest cities in the world. 纽约是世界上最大的几座城市之一。
among的用法比amongsta普遍。元音前,多用amongst(很少在美国使用), 如amongst us;
among与between的比较:among用在三个或三个以上的人或物前,between是用在两者之间, 与and搭配,如between he and me,但不与among搭配,不能说among A, B and C。表示在某些物体的两边之间时,不管物体的数量多少,用between。divide或share一些东西的时候,单数名词用divide between和share between,而复数名词用between或among都可。 There is a little valley between high mountains. He divided his money between his wife, his daughter and his sister.I shared the food between/among all my friends.
句子He is sitting among his best friends中,He指的不是他最好的朋友中的一个,而句子He is among my best friends中的He是我最好的朋友中的一个;
among后有时接不可数名词,如among the furniture和among the turf。
prep.(介词)among主要用于三者或三者以上,其宾语通常是表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。
among有时相当于one of, 即“…当中的一个”。among还可引出形容词最高级的比较范围,但须注意最高级形式出现在among之前或之后意义有所不同。
prep. 在 ... 之中; 在 ... 之间(=among)