Nghĩa là gì: between

between /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

twee Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

between a rock and a hard place

in a difficult position, making a difficult choice, Sophie's choice If I told the truth, I would lose my friend. I was between a rock and a hard place.

between sixes and sevens

(See at sixes and sevens)

between the devil and the deep blue sea

in a difficult position, no place to go, between a rock..., Sophie's choice "If he ran, they would shoot him; if he stayed in the shop, the gas would kill him. He was between the devil and the deep blue sea."

betwixt and between

not able to choose one or the other, ambivalent Which should I choose - PC or Mac? I'm betwixt and between.

few and far between

very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between.

hit between the eyes

make a strong impression on, surprise greatly The news about the accident hit us between the eyes and totally shocked us.

hit someone between the eyes

make a strong impression on someone, surprise greatly Her incredible performance really hit me between the eyes.

read between the lines

see what is not written, read the implied message, find the hidden meaning If we read between the lines, the memo says the company is going to be sold.

tail between his legs

running away in defeat or fear, retreating quickly When the bear followed me, I ran with my tail between my legs!

tail between one

feeling ashamed or beaten He was forced to resign from his company with his tail between his legs after he was caught lying about his expense account.

there's not much to choose between them

they are nearly equal, it's a toss-up A Ford or a Mercury - there's not much to choose between them.

with his tail between his legs

running away in fear, retreating like a coward, run for the hills When he saw the bear, he turned around and ran with his tail between his legs.

between ourselves

in confidence；between you and me 只限于你我之间；不可外传
What we say here is between ourselves．我们在这里所说的话不可对他人说。

come between

1．interfere in the affairs of干预…之间的事情
He tried to come between the quarrelling men．他设法干预吵架人之间的争端。
2．separate；cause trouble between …分开；在…之间制造麻烦
He suddenly realized that a misunderstanding had come between them．他突然意识到一种误解使他们之间产生了隔阂。
His motherinlaw came to live in his home，and as time passed she came between him and his wife．他的岳母住在他家，随着时间的推移，她使他与他妻子之间产生了矛盾。

go between

fit well into a position between；pass between放在…中间合适；做中间人
The picture goes nicely between the portraits of your father and mother．这张画放在你父亲和母亲的照片中间正合适。
He went between the two parties．他为双方调解矛盾。

say sthbetween one's teeth

speak in a low voice 低声说话
He is so weak that he can only say something between his teeth．他太虚弱了，只能低声说话。

strike a balance between two things

Idiom(s): strike a balance (between two things)

Theme: COMPROMISE

to find a satisfactory compromise between two extremes.
• The political party must strike a balance between the right wing and the left wing.
• Jane is overdressed for the party and Sally is undepressed. What a pity they didn't strike a balance.

hit sb right between the eyes

Idiom(s): hit sb (right) between the eyes

Theme: SURPRISE

to become completely apparent; to surprise or impress someone. (Informal.)
• Suddenly, it hit me right between the eyes. John and Mary were in love.
• Then— as he was talking—the exact nature of the evil plan hit me between the eyes.

fall between two stools

Idiom(s): fall between two stools

Theme: ALTERNATIVES

to come somewhere between two possibilities and so fail to meet the requirements of either.
• The material is not suitable for an academic book or for a popular one. It falls between two stools.
• He tries to be both teacher and friend, but falls between two stools.

draw a line between sth and sth else

Idiom(s): draw a line between sth and sth else

Theme: DIFFERENCE

to separate two things; to distinguish or differentiate between two things.
• It's necessary to draw a line between bumping into people and striking them.
• It's very hard to draw the line between slamming a door and just closing it loudly.

between you, me, and the lamppost

Idiom(s): between you, me, and the lamppost

Theme: SECRECY

secretively, just between you and me. (Fixed order.)
• Just between you, me, and the lamppost, Fred is leaving school.
• Now don't tell anyone else. This is just between you, me, and the lamppost.

between life and death

Idiom(s): between life and death

Theme: BETWEEN

in a position where living or dying is an even possibility. (Especially with caught or hovering.)
• And there I was on the operating table, hovering between life and death.
• The mountain climber hung by his rope, caught between life and death.

take the bit between the teeth

Idiom(s): take the bit in one's teeth AND take the bit between the teeth

Theme: CONTROL

to put oneself in charge.
• Someone needed to direct the project, so I took the bit in my teeth.
• If you want to get something done, you've got to take the bit between your teeth and get to work.

Between you and me and the cat's whiskers

This idiom is used when telling someone something that you want them to keep secret.

Bit between your teeth

If you take or have the bit between your teeth, you take or have control of a situation. (Bit = piece of metal in a horse's mouth)

with your tail between your legs

feel guilty or ashamed: "He told us all that he was leaving, then he came back ten minutes later with his tail between his legs."

A hedge between keeps friendship green.

Giving enough space to each other help maintain a good relationship.

between life and death|death|life|life and death

adv. phr. In danger of dying or being killed; with life or death possible. He held on to the mountainside between life and death while his friends went to get help. The little sick girl lay all night between life and death until her fever was gone.

come between|come

v. To part; divide; separate. John's mother-in-law came to live in his home, and as time passed she came between him and his wife. Bill's hot rod came between him and his studies, and his grades went down.

few and far between|far between|few

adj. phr. Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare.

Used in the predicate. People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between. Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert. Really exciting games are few and far between.

go-between|go

n. An intermediary. They expect Mr. Smith to act as a go-between in the dispute between management and labor.

hit between the eyes|eye|eyes|hit

v. phr., informal To make a strong impression on; surprise greatly. Helen hit Joe right between the eyes the moment he saw her. It was a wonderfully lifelike picture, and it hit Sol right between the eyes. To learn that his parents had endured poverty for his sake hit John between the eyes.

read between the lines|between the lines|lines|rea

v. phr. To understand all of a writer's meaning by guessing at what he has left unsaid. Some kinds of poetry make you read between the lines. A clever foreign correspondent can often avoid censorship by careful wording, leaving his audience to read between the lines.

tail between one's legs|leg|legs|tail

n. phr. State of feeling beaten, ashamed, or very obedient, as after a scolding or a whipping. The army sent the enemy home with their tails between their legs. The boys on the team had boasted they would win the tournament, but they went home with their tails between their legs. (So called because a beaten dog usually puts his tail down between his legs and slinks away.)

between

between
In addition to the idioms beginning with between, also see betwixt and between; come between; draw a line between; fall between the cracks; few and far between; hit between the eyes; in between; in between times; read between the lines; tail between one's legs, with one's.
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- between a rock and a hard place
- between the lines
- between you and me

between the lines

between the lines
see read between the lines.

between you and me

between you and me
Also, between ourselves; just between you and me and the bedpost or four walls or gatepost or lamppost. In strict confidence. For example, Just between you and me, it was Janet who proposed to Bill rather than vice versa. This phrase, dating from about 1300, is generally followed by some informative statement that the listener is being asked to keep secret. The variant with bedpost, also shortened to post, dates from the early 1800s; four walls, also shortened to the wall, dates from the early 1900s, as does the gatepost.

draw a line between

draw a line between
Also, draw the line between. Define a limit between two groups, courses of action, or the like. For example, Legally it's important to draw a line between private and public enterprises, or We'll have to draw the line between our department's different jurisdictions. This metaphoric idiom was first recorded in 1793. Also see draw the line at.

fall between the cracks

fall between the cracks
Also, fall through the cracks or between two stools. Be neglected or overlooked; also, not fit either of two alternatives. For example, Please make sure that either our department or yours deals with this account, lest it fall between the cracks, or Trying to be both teacher and parent, she fell between two stools. The variant using stools, with its image of a person falling to the ground between two chairs instead of sitting down on one or the other, was already a proverb in ancient times; in English it was first recorded about 1390.

in between

in between
In an intermediate situation, as in My roommates disagreed and I was caught in between. [Late 1500s]

in between times

in between times
During an intervening period, as in He has written several books, and in between times he teaches.

tail between one's legs, with one's

tail between one's legs, with one's
Dejected, cowed, ashamed, especially after a defeat or being proven wrong. For example, After bragging about her great musical ability, she lost the competition and went off with her tail between her legs. This idiom alludes to a dog's slinking away in this manner. [First half of 1800s]

torn between, be

torn between, be
Be distracted by two conflicting choices, be in a dilemma, as in I'm torn between going to the mountains or going to the seashore; each appeals to me. This idiom was first recorded in 1871.

tweedledum and tweedledee

tweedledum and tweedledee
Two matters, persons, or groups that are very much alike, as in Bob says he's not voting in this election because the candidates are tweedledum and tweedledee. This term was invented by John Byrom, who in 1725 made fun of two quarreling composers, Handel and Bononcini, and said there was little difference between their music, since one went “tweedledum” and the other “tweedledee.” The term gained further currency when Lewis Carroll used it for two fat little men in Through the Looking-Glass (1872). For a synonym, see six of one, half a dozen of the other, six of one, half a dozen of the other.