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the border between
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5 from one place to another Mri'—
daily.
6
used to show a connection or relationship ( fk
% ) : a
difference/distinction/contrast between
two things M Z i'sj [ft M
# / K 33!| / M tk 0 a link between unemployment and crime 1'U [ft
0
There’s a lot of bad feeling between them. fifed® life d
O
I had to choose between the two jobs.
XW
(ft X A I'il # tfcl # o 7 shared by two or more people or things ; XX: We
ate a pizza between
us. Hid 0 This is just between you
and me/between ourselves (= it is a secret),
RH X f|] W A if o 8 by putting together the efforts or actions of two or more people
or groups il M X 1^1 A; — M: We ought to be able to manage it between us.
9
~ doing sth used to show that several activities are involved ( |IJ Btiftfr Jl S0 IS A) fit #1 ) : Between working
full-time and taking care of the kids, he didn’t have much time for hobbies.
flfe-&£J&tXf£-i£XMMMX,
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uadv. (usually in between) in the space or period
of time separating two or more points, objects, etc. or two dates, events, etc.
( $ I a] bJc |b] ± ) A X AI u] : The
house was near a park but
there was a road in between.
olsee
her most weekends but not
very often in between, Ifei® A Xgmtmm, ffiW^frWJo HI see betwixt be-twixt /bi’twikst/ adv.,
prep. (literary or old use) between /£■■ -Ad ( ^ScXl's] ) iTSTBB be.twixt and be-
1
tween (old-fashioned) in
a middle position; neither one thing nor the other Jj§ A;
bevel /’bevl/ noun 1 a sloping edge or
surface, for example at the side of a picture frame or sheet of glass !4Sl; 14® 2 a tool for making
sloping edges on wood or stone MMM
bevelled (erf) (NAmE beveled) /’bevld/ adj. [usually
before noun] having a sloping edge or surface $4i£lft; MMift
bev-er-age /'bevarid3/ noun {formal) any type of drink
except water ( ) t4XX laws
governing the
sale of alcoholic beverages
bevvy /'bevi/ noun {pi. -ies)
(BrE, informal) an alcoholic drink, especially beer M; : We went out
for a few
bevvies last night. f§dB£SfciiiiHlTJl^o
bevy
/'bevi/
noun [sing.]
(informal) a large group of
people or things of the same kind ( [ft
)
—- , — ff£ : a bevy
of beauties (= beautiful
young women) —
bewail /bi'weil/ verb [vn] {formal or humorous) to express great
sadness about sth jgW; A• • -MSM
m
be-ware /bi'we0(r); NAmE -'wer/ verb ~
(of sb/sth/of doing sth) (used only in infinitives and in orders fXffiX if you
tell sb to beware, you are warning them that sb/sth is dangerous and that they
should be careful A X'; X X ; $1 gfr : [V]
Motorists have been
warned to beware of icy
roads.
B ISb4SfS&;XX $}* A.iXX A [ft ® „ O Beware of
saying anything that might reveal where you live, H- il iSJ8 A (ft f± ilh „ 0 [VN]
It’s a great place for swimming, but beware dangerous currents. «Xamift#£&,;
[also V -ing]
be-wigged /bi'wigd/ adj.
{formal) (of a person A) wearing
a wig fcfg&ftj
be-wil-der /bi'wilda(r)/ verb [VN]
[usually passive] to confuse sb $>££15; She
was totally bewildered
by his sudden change of
mood,
ftfe ffHI#S ► be-wil-dered adj.: He turned around, with
a bewildered look on his face. ftfe$d3|f3]t, be-wil-der-ing /bi'wildarir)/ adj. making
you feel confused because there are too many things to choose from or because
sth is difficult to understand XABli ift ; fjl A $1
(ft HTCTI confusing : a bewildering