详解介词among

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详解介词among

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1. 在…之内, 遍及:
The disease spread quickly among the members of the community. (这个疾病很快地扩散到社区的成员)
The house is nestled among the trees. (这栋房子不显眼地依偎在树林里)
The ball was hidden among the leaves. (这颗球隐藏在树叶里)
There were ducks among the geese. (那里有些鸦子混在鹅群里)
There were several hecklers scattered among the crowd. (有几个滋事份子分散在人群中)

2. 处于…(人群中), 与…相处:
The leader was standing among [=amidst] his supporters. (这个领导人站在他的支持者人群中)
She enjoys spending time at home among [=with] family and friends. (她享受与家庭或友人相处的时光)
He lived among artists and writers. (他生活在艺术家与作家的中间)
The people of the town were frightened to think that a killer might be living among them. (城里人们恐惧地想到这个凶手可能活在他们中间)
Relax. You're among friends here. [=the people here are your friends] (别紧张, 这里的人们是你的朋友)

* 当人们"do something among themselves", 他们以一个团体身份去做, 并不牵涉到别人
The brothers are always quarreling among themselves. [=are always quarreling with each other] (这些兄弟总是相互斗嘴)
They were unable to agree among themselves. (他们无法意见一致)
We were joking among ourselves. (我们正在互相调侃)

3. 一群人们的意见, 感觉, 等等:
There is much unhappiness among voters. [=many voters are unhappy] (许多选民感到不痛快)
attitudes that are common among older people [=attitudes that many older people have] (许多年长人们的态度)
There is debate among researchers about the causes of this disease. (许多研究人员辩论这个疾病的起因)
a TV show that is popular among young women (年轻妇女爱好的电视节目)
He is known among his colleagues as a reliable worker. (他是他同事们所认知的可靠员工)

4. 一群人涉及某事务或受到其影响:
The new policy has led to increased competition among local businesses. (新政策已经引起本地商界之间日益增加的竞争)
There has been a high rate of illness among the children in this community. (这个社区许多小孩受到快速疾病感染)
No one among them expected to survive. (估计他们中没有一人会存活)

5. 属于一大群的人, 事或物:
He is among her greatest admirers. [=he is one of her greatest admirers] (他属于她的热情爱慕者之一)
He can be counted among the greatest players in the game's history. (他可以被算作这个运动历史上最伟大的球员之一)
Among his good qualities is honesty. (诚实是美德之一)
He has many good qualities. Chief among them is his honesty. (他具有许多美德. 主要之一的美德是诚实)
Among other things she was president of her college class. (此外, 她还是她大学学生会的主席)
She met with the company's president and vice president, among others. (除此之外, 她还跟公司总裁与副总裁会面)

6. 受到考虑或比较的一群人, 事或物:
They compared several new cars but found few differences among them. (他们比较几部新车, 但发现他们之间的差别不大)
We were allowed to choose (from) among several options. (我们被允许在几个选择里挑选)

7. 分配给一群人的份额:
The property was divided equally among the four survivors. [=each of the four survivors received an equal share of the property] (四个未亡人取得等份的遗产)
The food was distributed among the people. (把食物分发给人们)

8. 某人在某方面非凡或优越的表现:
He is an actor among actors. [=he is a great actor] (他是个优越的演员)
He was a giant among men. [=he was very famous, powerful, successful, etc.] (他是个出名, 出色, 成功的人)