用来表示关系、选择和区别：

You have to choose between two or three different options.

你必须在两到三个不同选项之间做出选择。

Talks between France and Germany are continuing.

法国和德国之间的谈判仍在继续。

表示人或事物之间的共享：

They ate the whole birthday cake between them.

他们一同吃了整个蛋糕。

表示人或事物之间的资源或动作等联系：

We’ve created something between us.

我们之间已经建立了某种联系。

一些传统的观点认为between应用于两者之间，而among用于三者或三者以上的情形。但目前，这种用法已经过时。一些权威机构认为between和among均可以用于三者及三者以上的情形中。

✔ He divided his fortune between his four children.

✔ He divided his fortune among his four children.

但在一些情况下between和among不可以互换：

具体的时间点之间：用between

✔ The children were aged between 12 and 16.

X The children were aged among 12 and 16.

指具体的人、团体或东西：用between

✔ A treaty was drawn up between France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

X A treaty was drawn up among France, Germany, Italy, and Greece.

✔ Flights between London and Crete begin in early April.

X Flights among London and Crete begin in early April.

指成员、事物等可作为一个整体：用among

✔ There was agreement among members that fees should not be raised.

X There was agreement between members that fees should not be raised.

✔ The Petronas Towers are among the architectural wonders of the world.

X The Petronas Towers are between the architectural wonders of the world.

具体事物的区别时：用between(不论物体多少)

✔ The difference between those results is not statistically significant.

X The difference among those results is not statistically significant.

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