among

UK:  [ə'mʌŋ]

US:  [ə'mʌŋ]

prep.

1.…之一,…里,在…中间,在…中,在…之间,对…来说

2.在(多数)之中,在…中间

3.除了…以外

1 . He said, "the competition among regions should be a friendly atmosphere. "
他说，“地区间的竞争氛围应该是友好的”。

2 . Among children, too, there was no change in obesity rates except among the very heaviest boys, whose numbers increased slightly.
至于儿童，肥胖率在过去十年没有什么变化，除了极重男童的数量罗有增加。

3 . Major oil companies, with BP prominent among them, have spent twenty years trying to demonstrate their social responsibility.
大型石油公司（尤其是BP）已花费了20年时间，努力彰显其社会责任。

4 . Mr. Miao, the Shanghai bus driver, is among those fortunate enough to have found a nursing home that can treat dementia.
上海的公交司机苗先生是一位幸运者，他找到了一家能治疗痴呆症的疗养院。

5 . Republican gains among the electorate appeared to be broad, diminishing Democrats' hold over large voting groups.
共和党选民支持度的增加似乎是普遍性的，从而削弱了民主党在大型选民群体中的地位。