单词 | middle |
释义 | middle ['mɪd.l] noun ESSENTIAL only singular ■the central point, position or part 中部,中间;中央;中心 •This is my class photo - I'm the one in the •He was standing in the •The noise woke us up in the countable usually singular informal ■waist 腰部 •Those trousers look a bit tight around your middle.你的裤子看起来腰部有点紧。 ['mɪd.l] noun be in the middle of sth ADVANCED ■to be busy with an activity 正忙于 •Someone phoned when I was in the middle of bathing the baby.我正忙着为孩子洗澡时,有人打电话来了。 ['mɪd.l] noun divide/split (sth) down the middle ■to separate, or to divide something, into two equal parts (把…)分成相等的两部分;平分 •Let's split the cost right down the middle.费用我们各付一半吧。 •The family is split down the middle on this issue.在这个问题上全家人分成了两派。 ['mɪd.l] noun (in) the middle of nowhere informal disapproving ■describes a place far away from any towns and cities and where few people live 在荒无人烟之处 •He lives in a tiny cottage in the middle of nowhere.他住在荒郊野外的一间小屋里。 ['mɪd.l] adjective [before noun] ESSENTIAL ■in a central position 中部的,中间的;中央的;正中的 •In the sequence a, b, c, d, e, the middle letter is c.在 a,b,c,d,e 这一组字母中,中间的字母是 c。 •Jane sits at the middle desk, between Sue and Karen.简坐在中间的桌子旁,在休和卡伦之间。 ESSENTIAL ■neither high nor low in importance, amount or size 中等的;中级的 •middle income •a middle -sized ESSENTIAL ■describes a child who has the same number of older brothers and sisters as younger brothers and sisters (在兄弟姐妹当中)排行居中的 •She's the middle child of three.她是三个孩子中的老二。 ■describes a form of a particular language which existed between its origin and its present form (语言)中古的,介于古代与现代之间的•14th century Middle English14世纪中古英语 •Middle French中古法语 ['mɪd.l] adjective [before noun] follow / steer / take the middle course / way / path ■to act in a way that is not extreme and that you consider will cause least harm 走中间路线;采取折衷的办法;取中庸之道 •Most parents steer a middle course between strict discipline and letting their kids run wild.大多数父母采取折衷的方法管教子女,对他们既不过分严格管束,也不放任自流。 |
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