| 词汇 | medium |
| 释义 | medium (adjective) medium 5 ENTRIES FOUND: medium (noun) medium (adjective) medium-sized (adjective) medium-term (adjective) happy (adjective) 1 medium /ˈmiːdijəm/ noun plural mediums or media /ˈmiːdijə/ 1 medium /ˈmiːdijəm/ noun plural mediums or media /ˈmiːdijə/ Learner's definition of MEDIUM [count] 1 plural mediums : something that is sold in a medium size : something that is the middle size when compared with things that are larger and smaller中等；中型；中号 I take a medium.我要中号的。 These shirts are all mediums and I take a large.这些衬衫都是中号的，我要一件大号的。 Make my French fries a medium.我要中份的炸薯条。 2 plural usually media : a particular form or system of communication (such as newspapers, radio, or television)媒体；传媒 an effective advertising medium = an effective medium for advertising有效的广告媒体 — see also media 3 : the materials or methods used by an artist（艺术创作使用的）材料，方法 Her preferred medium is sculpture.她喜欢的表现方式是雕塑。 The artist works in two media/mediums, pencil and watercolor.这位画家用铅笔和水彩两种材料创作。 4 : the thing by which or through which something is done手段；工具；方法 Money is a medium [=means] of exchange.金钱是一种交换媒介。 English is an important medium of international communication.英语是国际交流的一个重要工具。 5 plural mediums : a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people灵媒；巫师 She visited a medium to try to talk to her dead son.她拜访了灵媒，试图跟她死去的儿子对话。 6 formal : a surrounding condition or environment环境 Ocean fish live in a medium of salt water.海洋鱼类生活在咸水环境中。 happy medium : a good choice or condition that avoids any extremes中庸之道；折中办法 They are looking for a happy medium: a house that is not too big but that has lots of storage space.他们正在寻找一种折中办法：房子不要太大，但要有许多储物空间。 The car's designers have found/struck a happy medium between affordability and luxury.汽车设计师在车辆价格承受能力和豪华之间找到了一个很好的折中办法。 2 medium /ˈmiːdijəm/ adjective 2 medium /ˈmiːdijəm/ adjective Learner's definition of MEDIUM 1 : in the middle of a range of possible sizes, amounts, etc.中等尺寸的；中等量的；适中的 These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.这些T恤衫大中小三种型号都有。 a person of medium build/height/weight中等体型/身材/体重的人 a medium blue [=a blue that is neither very light nor very dark]中蓝色 2 of meat : cooked to a point that is between rare and well-done（肉）五分熟的，半熟的 How would you like your steak, sir: rare, medium, or well-done?先生，你喜欢吃什么样的牛排：嫩的、半熟的，还是全熟的？ ◊ Meat that is medium rare is cooked to a point between rare and medium, while meat that is medium well is cooked to a point between medium and well-done.medium rare介于嫩与半熟之间，medium well介于半熟与全熟之间。 — medium adverb He likes his steak cooked medium.他喜欢五分熟的牛排。 |
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