middle
n
1 the middle [sing]
point, position or part which is at an equal distance from two or more points, etc; point between the beginning and the end 中点; 中间; 中央; 中部
the middle of the room 房间的中央
in the middle of the century 在这世纪的中叶
in the very middle of the night 子夜时分
a pain in the middle of his back 他背部中央的疼痛
They were in the middle of dinner (ie were having dinner) when I called. 我给他们打电话时, 他们正在吃饭.
I was right in the middle of reading it (ie was busy reading it) when she phoned. 她打电话来时, 我正念到半截.
2 [C] (infml 口) waist 腰: seize sb round the/his middle 拦腰抱住某人
fifty inches round the middle 腰围五十英寸.
3 (idm 习语) the middle of `nowhere (infml 口) somewhere very remote or isolated 偏远的某地
She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere. 她住在一个偏僻的小农场上. pig in the middle => pig. middle, adj [attrib 作定语]
1 (occupying a position) in the middle 在中间的; 居中的
the middle house of the three 三所房子的居中者
He wears a ring on his middle finger. 他中指上戴著指环.
2 (idm 习语) (take/follow) a middle `course (make) a compromise between two extreme courses of action (取)中间路线; (行)中庸之道.
🔁 扩展释义
*['midl]n. 中央, 中间, 腰部a. 中央的, 中庸的, 中间的【经】 中等货, 中等物; 中级的相关词组: in the middle of knock sb into the middle of next week
doubleadj. 双的;两倍的;两面派的;双人用的;
vt. 使加倍;把…对折;重复;
vi. 加倍,加倍努力;快步走;
adv. 两倍地;双重地;
n. 两倍;双精度型;
tonen. [语]声调,语调;[画]色调,色泽,明暗;[乐]乐音,全音,全音程;[医](正常的)健康状态;
vt. 使更健壮;定调;使变调子;[摄影术]给…上色;
vi. 带有某种腔调;呈现某种色彩;(颜色)调和(与 with 连用);
supplyvt. 供给;补充;弥补(缺陷、损失等);向…提供(物资等);
n. 供给物;储备物质;粮食;
vi. 暂代他人职务;
closeadj. 紧密的;亲密的;亲近的;
vt. 关;结束;使靠近;
vi. 关;结束;关闭;
adv. 紧密地;
n. 结束;
spreadvt.& vi. 伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n. 范围;连续的一段时间;
vt. 涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi. (景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj. 张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;