词汇 | midst |
释义 | midst 1 ENTRIES FOUND: midst (noun) midst /ˈmɪdst/ noun midst /ˈmɪdst/ noun Learner's definition of MIDST [noncount] 1 a : the middle area or part of something中部;中间 The river passes through the midst of the city.河流从城市中间穿流而过。 a bustling city in the midst of the desert沙漠中部的繁忙城市 b : the period of time when something is happening or being done在…进行过程中;正值…发生时 We are in the midst of a terrible war.我们正处在可怕的战争中。 They were in the midst of remodeling their house.他们正在改建他们的房子。 The region is currently in the midst of a terrible drought.这一地区目前正遭遇严重干旱。 We never gave up hope in the midst of our troubles.我们在困境中从未放弃过希望。 2 — used to say that someone is among the people in a group(某人)在某群体当中 We sensed a traitor in our midst. [=we sensed that one of the people in our group was a traitor]我们感觉到在我们当中有一个叛徒。 He stood in their midst [=he stood among them], waiting for a reply.他站在他们中间,等待着回复。 strangers in their midst他们当中的陌生人 |
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