amid
英 [əˈmɪd] 美 [ə'mɪd]

prep.

（表示位置）在…中间；（表示环境）处于…环境中；由于存在…情况；（表示让步）尽管有…的情况

双语释义

prep.(介词)

1. (表示位置)在…中间,处于…之中,为…所环绕 in the middle of (sth); among
2. (表示环境)处于…环境中,处于…状态中; 由于存在…情况,由于处于…状态中 (as a result of) being under some conditions or circumstances
3. (表示让步)尽管有…的情况,尽管存在…的状态 in spite of being under some conditions or circumstances

英英释义

Amid

• Amid is an alternate name of Diyarbakır, a city in Turkey.

以上来源于:Wikipedia

同近义词辨析

among, amongst, amid, between

这组词都有“在……之间，在……之中”的意思，其区别是：

among指三者或三者以上的同类事物之间。

amongst与among同义，是among的变体。一般说来among总能替代amongst,而amongst则不然。

amid正式用词，侧重指在某个地方的中间或被某个东西包围着或在非同类人中间。

between多指两者之间，但现代英语中也可指三者或三者以上，表示彼此间清楚的独立的个体关系。

双语例句

用作介词(prep.)

1. He sat down amid deafening applause.
   他在震耳欲聋的掌声中就坐。
2. I stood amid a sea of corn.
   我站在茫茫一片庄稼之中。
3. He is amid his enemies.
   他被敌人包围。
4. We groped amid the darkness.
   我们在黑暗中摸索。
5. He drank off a glass of beer amid their cheers.
   在他们的欢呼声中，他把杯子里的啤酒一饮而尽。
6. He stood firm amid temptations.
   他不被种种引诱所动摇。

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