amid

英 [əˈmɪd]

美 [əˈmɪd]

prep. 在…过程中; 在…中; 四周是

Collins.3 / BNC.5382 / COCA.3825

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。

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

The army went forth amid great cheering and hand.
军队在热烈的欢呼与掌声中行进。
Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age
看不出阿米德博士的具体年龄。
Amid the din of crackers goes the departing year, the winds of spring bring warmth to help the wine mature.
爆竹声中一岁除，春风送暖入屠苏。（王安石《元日》）
They lay snug and warm amid the blankets.
他们舒舒服服、暖暖和和地躺在毯子里。
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。
This book was written amid many difficulties.
这本书是冒着许多困难写成的。
Some of these flood shelters are on raised platforms, which have allowed government helicopters to land amid the continuing floods
其中一些防洪棚搭建在高台上，高台可供政府的直升机在持续的洪水中降落。
Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims.
尽管身处混乱之中，他却怀有崇高的目标。
The government collapsed amid budget quarrels.
政府因预算问题的争吵不休而倒台。
The house was set amid dense trees and surrounded by an electrified fence.
那座房子坐落于茂密的树林中，四周布有带电围栏。