among

preposition

/əˈmʌŋ/

(also amongst

/əˈmʌŋst/

)

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surrounded by somebody/something; in the middle of somebody/something在…中；周围是
- a house among the trees树林中的一座房子
- They strolled among the crowds.他们在人群中信步而行。
- I found the letter amongst his papers.我在他的文件中找到这封信。
- It's OK, you're among friends now.没事，周围都是自己人。
being included or happening in groups of things or people在（其）中；…之一
- A British woman was among the survivors.幸存者中有一位英国妇女。
- He was among the last to leave.他是最晚离开的人之一。
- This attitude is common among the under-25s.这种态度在 25 岁以下的人群中很普遍。
- ‘What was wrong with the job?’ ‘Well, the pay wasn't good, among other things.’“这份工作有什么不好吗？” “嗯，别的不说，工资就不怎么样。”
- Discuss it among yourselves (= with each other) first.你们自己先讨论一下。
used when you are dividing or choosing something, and three or more people or things are involved在（三者或以上）中（分配或选择）
- They divided the money up among their three children.他们把钱分给了他们的三个孩子。

Word OriginOld English ongemang (from on ‘in’ + gemang ‘assemblage, mingling’).