| 词汇 | middle |
| 释义 | middle (noun) middle 25 ENTRIES FOUND: middle (adjective) middle (noun) middle-of-the-road (adjective) middle-sized (adjective) middle age (noun) Middle Ages (noun) Middle America (noun) Middle Atlantic (adjective) middle C (noun) middle class (noun) middle distance (noun) middle ear (noun) Middle East (noun) Middle English (noun) middle finger (noun) middle ground (noun) middle management (noun) middle manager (noun) middle name (noun) middle school (noun) Middle West (noun) Middle East (proper noun) catch (verb) pig (noun) piggy (noun) 1 middle /ˈmɪdl̟/ adjective 1 middle /ˈmɪdl̟/ adjective Learner's definition of MIDDLE always used before a noun 1 : equally distant from the ends or sides : halfway between two points正中间的；当中的 He walked down the middle [=center] aisle.他沿着中间通道走来。 during the century's middle decades在这个世纪中叶的几十年间 High temperatures today should be in the middle 80s.今天最高温度应该是85度左右。 2 : in a state or place between two things or people位于（两者）之间的 He grew up as the middle child in a family with three children. [=he was the child born before the youngest and after the oldest]他在家里三个孩子中排行老二。 Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle initial stood for “Delano.”富兰克林·D.罗斯福的中间名首字母代表Delano。 2 middle /ˈmɪdl̟/ noun plural middles 2 middle /ˈmɪdl̟/ noun plural middles Learner's definition of MIDDLE [count] 1 : a middle part, point, or position中间部分；中央；中间位置 He parts his hair in the middle. [=center]他把他的头发梳成中分。 A good essay will have a clear beginning, middle, and end.一篇好文章要有一个清楚的开头、中间部分和结尾。 He stood exactly in the middle of the room.他刚好站在房间的正中央。 She opened the book to the middle and began to read.她把书翻到中间部分并开始阅读。 The car stopped in the middle of the road.这辆车停在了路中央。 The house should be finished by the middle of next summer.房子应该在明年仲夏时完工。 The beginning and ending of the movie were good, but the middle was pretty boring.这部电影的开头和结尾都很好，但中间部分相当乏味。 Slice the banana right down the middle. [=slice it into two equal parts]把这根香蕉切成相等的两半。 We split the cost down the middle. [=we split the cost equally]我们平摊费用。 2 : the middle part of a person's body : waist腰部 She put her arms around his middle.她用两只胳膊搂着他的腰。 He tied the sash around his middle.他把腰带束在腰间。 in the middle : in a difficult or unpleasant position处于困境 She hated conflict and did not want to be put in the middle.她厌恶冲突，不想被卷入其中。 He was caught in the middle of his parents' divorce. = He was caught in the middle when his parents got divorced.他身陷父母离婚的痛苦之中。 in the middle of 1 : while (something) is happening or being done : during (something)在…期间 The protesters interrupted her in the middle of her speech.抗议者在她演讲时打断了她。 He kept waking up in the middle of the night.他总是半夜里醒来。 The movie was so bad we walked out right in the middle of it.电影太难看，我们中途就退场了。 2 : in the process of (doing something)在（做某事）过程中 I was in the middle of (eating) dinner [=I was eating dinner] when the phone rang.电话响的时候我正在吃晚饭。 in the middle of nowhere : in a place that is far away from other people, houses, or cities在偏远之地；在茫茫蛮荒之中 We got lost in the middle of nowhere.我们在一片荒芜中迷路了。 |
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