The flashcard defines "middle" with multiple meanings. As a noun, it refers to the central part of something, the midpoint of a period or event, or the abdominal area. As an adjective, it describes something located centrally, of intermediate age or rank, or moderate in nature. It also includes phrases like "down the middle" (to divide equally) and "in the middle of" (busy doing something or experiencing something).
The flashcard defines "middle" with multiple meanings. As a noun, it refers to the central part of something, the midpoint of a period or event, or the abdominal area. As an adjective, it describes something located centrally, of intermediate age or rank, or moderate in nature. It also includes phrases like "down the middle" (to divide equally) and "in the middle of" (busy doing something or experiencing something).
[N-COUNT 可数名词]中部；中央；中间The middle of something is the part of it that is furthest from its edges, ends, or outside surface. the middle of nowhere→see:
nowhere
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[usu the N in sing]
Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee...
霍华德站在房间中央，小口抿着一杯咖啡。
Hyde accelerated away from the kerb, swerving out into the middle of the street...
海德加速驶离路边，突然向街道中央一个急转弯。
I was in the middle of the back row...
我在后排的中间。
Make sure the roast potatoes aren't raw in the middle.
要确保这些烤土豆不夹生。
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[ADJ 形容词]当中的；正中的 The middle object in a row of objects is the one that has an equal number of objects on each side.
[ADJ n]
The middle button of his uniform jacket was strained over his belly.
制服上装中间的纽扣在他的肚子上绷得紧紧的。
...the middle finger of her left hand.
她左手的中指
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]腹部；腰部 Your middle is the part of your body around your stomach.
[usu poss N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
At age fifty-three, he now has a few extra pounds around his middle...
53岁的他腰间长了几磅赘肉。
The cook's apron covered her middle.
厨用围裙裹着她的腰部。
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[N-SING 单数名词](某件事或某段时间的)中期The middle of an event or period of time is the part that comes after the first part and before the last part.
[the N of n]
[ADJ n]
I woke up in the middle of the night and could hear a tapping on the window...
我半夜里醒来，听见有敲窗户的声音。
It was now the middle of November, cold and often foggy...
现在是11月中旬，天气寒冷而且经常有雾。
By the middle of 1979, Jimmy Carter was in serious political trouble...
1979年中期，吉米·卡特陷入了严重的政治困境。
She was born in the middle of a rain storm.
她出生在一场暴风雨中。
Middle is also an adjective.
The month began and ended quite dry, but the middle fortnight saw nearly 100mm of rain fall nationwide.
本月月初和月末颇为干燥， 不过中旬的两周全国有将近100毫米的降水。
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[ADJ 形容词]（年龄）中间的 If someone is in their middle thirties, for example, they are aged somewhere approximately between thirty-four and thirty-six.
[ADJ n]
She knew he was in his middle fifties, although he looked much younger...
尽管他看上去年轻得多，她知道他在55岁左右。
I went on competing till I was in my middle forties.
我继续参赛，直到45岁左右。
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[ADJ 形容词](兄弟姐妹中)年龄居中的，排行居中的 The middle child in a family has equal numbers of younger and older brothers and sisters.
[ADJ n]
His middle son died in a drowning accident five years back.
他排行居中的那个儿子5年前意外溺水身亡。
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[ADJ 形容词]折中的；中庸之道的；不走极端的 The middle course or way is a moderate course of action that lies between two opposite and extreme courses.
[ADJ n]
He favoured a middle course between free enterprise and state intervention...
他更倾向于在自由经营与国家干预之间走一条中庸之道。
The Mayor of Jerusalem has tried to minimise conflict by maintaining a middle way between the various religions.
耶路撒冷市市长对各宗教采取折中的态度，力图使冲突最小化。
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[PHRASE 短语]平均（分配）；把…一分为二 If you divide or split something down the middle, you divide or split it into two equal halves or groups.
[PHR after v]
They agreed to split the bill down the middle...
他们同意均摊费用。
If the conservatives are not removed, then the party will almost certainly split down the middle.
如果不除掉保守势力，那么这个党几乎肯定会分裂成两派。
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[PHRASE 短语]正忙于 If you are in the middle of doing something, you are busy doing it.
[v-link PHR -ing/n]
It's a bit hectic. I'm in the middle of cooking for nine people...
我正忙着为9个人做饭呢，有点儿忙不过来。
He was always in the middle of a business transaction.
他总是忙着做生意。
Oxford
mid·dle★/ˈmɪdl; NAmEˈmɪdl/
noun
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adjective
middlemiddlesmiddledmiddlingnoun★1★the middle[singular ]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 中间；中部；中央；中心◆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 middleof 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 ofthe week. 我在这周过半的时候应该就能完成。☞see also
monkey in the middle
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piggy in the middle
2[countable , usually singular ]( informal) a person's waist 腰部◆He grabbed her around the middle.他拦腰抱住她。IDIOMSbe in the middle of sth/of doing sthto be busy doing sth 忙于做◆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。the middle of ˈnowhere( informal) a place that is a long way from other buildings, towns, etc. 偏远的地方◆She lives on a small farm in the middle of nowhere.她住在一个偏远的小农场。ˌsplit/diˌvide sth down the ˈmiddleto spanide sth into two equal parts 平分；分为相等的两半◆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。adjective★[only before noun ]in a position in the middle of an object, group of objects, people, etc; between the beginning and the end of sth 中间的；中央的；居中的；正中的◆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IDIOM(steer, take, etc.) a middle ˈcourse | (find, etc.) a/the middle ˈway(to take/find) an acceptable course of action that avoids two extreme positions （走）中间道路；（取）中庸之道；（采取）折衷办法mid·dle/ˈmɪdl; NAmEˈmɪdl/
LDC
middle1 noun
middle2 adjective
middlemid‧dle1 /ˈmɪdl/ ●●●S1W2 noun
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1centre part the middle the part that is nearest the centre of something, and furthest from the sides, edges, top, bottom etcmiddle of We rowed out towards the middle of the lake.in the middle (of something) Jo was standing in the middle of the room. Those are my two brothers, and that’s me in the middle. The meat was burnt on the outside and raw in the middle. a huge hole right in the middle of the lawnthrough the middle (of something) The new road will go right through the middle of the wood.down the middle (of something) Draw a line down the middle of the page.2time/event the middle the part of an event or period of time that is between the beginning and the endmiddle of events which took place around the middle of the last centuryin the middle (of something) I’m going to stay with some friends in the middle of May. He gets killed in the middle of the film.the middle of the night/day I got a phone call from her in the middle of the night!the middle of the week/month/year etc Everything should be sorted out by the middle of next year.3scale/range the middle the level or position that is between two extreme positions, for example between the best and the worst: There are plenty of small houses for sale, and quite a lot of very large ones, but very little in the middle.middle of In tests, I always seem to finish around the middle of the class.4body [countable usually singular] the part of your body around your waist and stomachsomebody’s middle He was holding a towel around his middle.5be in the middle of (doing) something to be busy doing something: Can I call you back – I’m in the middle of a meeting. I was in the middle of sorting some papers when the phone rang.6in the middle of something if you are in the middle of something, it is happening to you or around you: At that time Britain was in the middle of a recession. The company is in the middle of a takeover battle.7in the middle of nowhere a long way from the nearest big town: They live miles away, in the middle of nowhere.8divide/split something down the middle to divide something into equal halves or groups: We put all the money together and then split it down the middle. The voters are split down the middle on this issue. → piggy in the middle
at piggy1(2)
middle1 noun
middle2 adjective
middlemiddle2 ●●●S1W2 adjective [only before noun]
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1centre nearest the centre and furthest from the edge, top, end etc: driving in the middle lane of the motorway the middle drawer of the filing cabinet2time/event half of the way through an event or period of time: They spent the middle part of their vacation in Florida. the middle part of the day3scale/range between two extreme levels or positions, for example between the best and worst, the biggest and smallest etc: a car in the middle price range the middle ranks of the army a middle-income family4in your middle twenties/thirties etc about 25, 35 etc years old5middle brother/child/daughter etc the brother etc who is between the oldest and the youngest6middle course/way etc a way of dealing with something that is between two opposite and often extreme waysmiddle between The party is seeking to find a middle way between extreme right-wing and left-wing policies. I try to steer a middle course between keeping control of the project and giving responsibility to others.7Middle English/French etc an old form of English, French etc, used in the Middle Ages (=between 1100 and 1500 AD)