amid

英 [əˈmɪd]

美 [əˈmɪd]

prep.  在…过程中; 在…中; 四周是

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牛津词典

prep.

• 在…过程中；在…中
  in the middle of or during sth, especially sth that causes excitement or fear
  1. He finished his speech amid tremendous applause.
     他在雷鸣般的掌声中结束了演讲。
  2. The firm collapsed amid allegations of fraud.
     该公司在一片欺诈的指责声中倒闭了。
• 在…中；四周是
  surrounded by sth
  1. The hotel was in a beautiful position amid lemon groves.
     旅馆位于柠檬树丛之中，优美宜人。

柯林斯词典

The form amidst is also used, but is more literary. 亦使用amidst，但文学性更强。


• PREP 在…过程中；在…中
  If something happensamidnoises or events of some kind, it happens while the other things are happening.
  1. A senior leader cancelled a trip to Britain yesterday amid growing signs of a possible political crisis...
     爆发政治危机的迹象日趋明显，一位高级领导人昨天取消了预定的英国之行。
  2. Children were changing classrooms amid laughter and shouts.
     孩子们在欢笑声和喊叫声中换教室。
• PREP 在…中间；在…之中
  If something isamidother things, it is surrounded by them.
  1. ...a tiny bungalow amid clusters of trees.
     在树丛中的一间小平房

双语例句

• They announced, amid much ballyhoo, that they had made a breakthrough.
  在一通大吹大擂中，他们宣布自己取得了突破。
• Dr Amid probed around the sensitive area
  阿米德医生在敏感区周围检查。
• Dr Amid was assisted by a young Asian nurse.
  阿米德医生的助手是一位年轻的亚裔护士。
• Then came the riders amid even louder cheers and whoosh! It was all over.
  在更大的欢呼声中骑手们冲过来了，只听呼的一声，就全部飞奔而过！
• Children were changing classrooms amid laughter and shouts.
  孩子们在欢笑声和喊叫声中换教室。
• He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.
  他在财务作假的质疑声中辞职了。
• He ran off amid shouts of cursing.
  他在一片叫骂声中跑掉了。
• Destocking in China since the summer amid fears about global demand has also put pressure on naphtha prices.
  自今年夏季以来，由于对全球需求感到担忧，中国一直在减少库存，这也对石脑油价格构成了压力。
• In a word, the trained sagacity and untiring caution of himself were all he had to rely on, amid the critical risks he unavoidably ran.
  总之，在他所冒的不可避免的危险中，他除了自己那训练有素的机警和不懈的谨慎以外是一无所恃的。
• Amid the trees the sea mist was dripping
  林子里弥漫着湿漉漉的海雾。