| 释义 |
middle美 ['mɪd(ə)l] 英 ['mɪd(ə)l] - n.中间；中部；中央；中心
- adj.中间的；中央的；居中的；正中的
- 网络中等；中级的；中等的
复数：middles 过去分词：middled 现在分词：middling adj.+n. middle school,middle class,middle age,middle region,middle family n. midpoint,meridian,mean,center,heart adj. central,mid,internal,intermediate,inside 1. | [sing] 中间；中部；中央；中心the part of sth that is at an equal distance from all its edges or sides; a point or a period of time between the beginning and the end of sth |
| a lake with an island in the middle 中央有一个小岛的湖 | | He was standing in the middle of the room. 他站在屋子的中间。 | | The phone rang in the middle of the night. 半夜里响起了电话铃声。 | | This chicken isn't cooked in the middle. 这只鸡还没有熟透。 | | His picture was right/bang(= exactly) in the middle of the front page. 他的照片就登在头版的正中央。 | | Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle . 拿出一张纸，在中间画一条线。 | | I should have finished by the middle of the week. 我在这周过半的时候应该就能完成。 |
2. | [c][ususing] (informal) 腰部a person's waist |
| He grabbed her around the middle. 他拦腰抱住她。 |
IDM | They were in the middle of dinner when I called. 我打电话的时候，他们正在吃饭。 | | I'm in the middle of writing a difficult letter. 我正在写一封很难写的信。 |
be in the middle of sth/of doing sth | They were in the middle of dinner when I called. 我打电话的时候，他们正在吃饭。 | | I'm in the middle of writing a difficult letter. 我正在写一封很难写的信。 |
| She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere. 她住在一个偏远的小农场。 |
the middle of nowhere (informal) 偏远的地方a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc. | She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere. 她住在一个偏远的小农场。 |
| The country was split down the middle over the strike(= half supported it, half did not) . 国内支持和反对罢工的人势均力敌。 |
split/divide sth down the middle 平分；分为相等的两半to divide sth into two equal parts | The country was split down the middle over the strike(= half supported it, half did not) . 国内支持和反对罢工的人势均力敌。 |
1. | [obn] 中间的；中央的；居中的；正中的in a position in the middle of an object, group of objects, people, etc.; between the beginning and the end of sth |
| Pens are kept in the middle drawer. 钢笔在中间那个抽屉里。 | | She's the middle child of three. 三个孩子，她是老二。 | | He was very successful in his middle forties. 他在四十五六岁时很成功。 | | a middle-sized room 中等大小的房间 | | the middle-income groups in society 社会中等收入阶层 |
IDM (steer, take, etc.) a middle course|(find, etc.) a/the middle way （走）中间道路；（取）中庸之道；（采取）折中办法(to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions n. | 6. (报纸等的)文学性短文,中间读物;【商业】中级(货)品 7. 【逻辑学】中名词,媒辞;【语言学】(希腊语动词的)中间态;【数学】中项 6. (报纸等的)文学性短文,中间读物;【商业】中级(货)品 7. 【逻辑学】中名词,媒辞;【语言学】(希腊语动词的)中间态;【数学】中项 | adj. | |
n. | 1. the part or position farthest from the sides, edges, or ends of something 2. the part between or halfway between the beginning and end of a period of time or an event 3. the position or rank midway between the highest and lowest 4. the interior or central part of something 5. the waist, stomach, or central area of the human body 6. the center of a team's formation or positioning, especially in baseball, the area around second base 7. the voice of verbs in some languages such as ancient Greek and Sanskrit that expresses the action of a subject on or for itself 8. your waist and the part of your body around your waist 1. the part or position farthest from the sides, edges, or ends of something 2. the part between or halfway between the beginning and end of a period of time or an event 3. the position or rank midway between the highest and lowest 4. the interior or central part of something 5. the waist, stomach, or central area of the human body 6. the center of a team's formation or positioning, especially in baseball, the area around second base 7. the voice of verbs in some languages such as ancient Greek and Sanskrit that expresses the action of a subject on or for itself 8. your waist and the part of your body around your waist | adj. | 1. equidistant from the sides, edges, or ends of something 2. relating to a language or literature between its early and later stages of development 3. occurring or located halfway between the start and finish of a period of time, an event, or a series 4. situated in an intermediate position, e.g. in age or status 5. lying between two extremes or opposites and, consequently, usually moderate 6. relating to the voice of verbs in some languages such as ancient Greek and Sanskrit that expresses the action of a subject on or for itself 7. nearest the centre and with an equal number of people or things on each side 8. happening in the part between the beginning and the end of something, or between the highest and lowest point of something 9. a middle way of doing something is a way of doing it that is not as extreme as two other ways of doing it 1. equidistant from the sides, edges, or ends of something 2. relating to a language or literature between its early and later stages of development 3. occurring or located halfway between the start and finish of a period of time, an event, or a series 4. situated in an intermediate position, e.g. in age or status 5. lying between two extremes or opposites and, consequently, usually moderate 6. relating to the voice of verbs in some languages such as ancient Greek and Sanskrit that expresses the action of a subject on or for itself 7. nearest the centre and with an equal number of people or things on each side 8. happening in the part between the beginning and the end of something, or between the highest and lowest point of something 9. a middle way of doing something is a way of doing it that is not as extreme as two other ways of doing it | v. | 1. to place something equidistant from the sides, edges, or ends of something 2. to fold a sail in half, or to be folded in half 3. to hit a cricket ball firmly with the middle of the bat |
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