betwixt

英 [bɪ'twɪkst] 美 [bɪ'twɪkst]

• adv. 在两者之间；不走极端
• prep. 在 ... 之间；在 ... 中间；由 ... 到 ...

英英释义

Adverb:

1. in the interval;

   "dancing all the dances with little rest between"
   

例句

用作副词 (adv.)

1. The meal we had at the restaurant was rather betwixt and between.
   我们在那家餐馆吃的那顿饭不好也不坏。
2. That's strange creature;it looks somewhere betwixt and between a horse and a dog.
   那个动物真奇怪，它看上去既非狗又非马，介于两者之间。

用作介词 (prep.)

1. I trembled all the while betwixt fear and hatred.
   我又害怕又厌恶，一直在那儿发抖。
2. We had dinner out in that broad open passage betwixt the house and the kitchen;
   我们在屋子和厨房间宽敞的回廊上吃了中饭。

词汇搭配

• betwixt and between 两可之间(犹豫不决)...
• betwixt grass and hay 处于童年与成年之间,...
• betwixt hay and grass 处于童年与成年之间,...

近反义词

【近义词】

• between 在 ... 之间