高考英语词汇详解：between的固定搭配
1 . between ...and ...
在……之间。如：
I’ll phone you between lunch and three o’clock. 我将在午餐后三点钟以前给你打电话。
He felt something between laughter and anger. 他既觉得好笑，又感到气愤。
由于……和……。如：
Between the noise outside and lack of sleep, he couldn’t
concentrate. 由于外面的噪音加上睡眠不足，他无法专心。
注：between...and 不仅可连接两者，也可连接三者。如：
Luxemburg lies between France, Germany and Belgium. 卢森堡位于法国、德国和比利时之间。
Between cooking, writing and running the farm he was kept very busy. 他又是做饭，又是写作，还要打理农场，忙得不可开交。
2 . between ourselves [you and me ] 仅你我知道的秘密。如：
Between ourselves, I don’t think he will live much longer. 咱们私下说说，他活不久了。
Between you and me, he’s not very reliable. 这是只有你我之间才说，他不是很可靠。
3 . in between 在……之间。如：
There are trees in between the buildings. 大楼之间有树。
It’s somewhere in between New York and Chicago. 它位于在纽约和芝加哥之间的某个地方。
注：有时可用作副词。如：
He has breakfast and supper and doesn’t eat anything in between. 他只吃早餐和晚餐，其间什么也不吃。
以上各用法中的介词 in 有时也可省略，而只用 between。