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Midst Mɪdst Sth Prep Phrase 短语介词 Group People Noun

The word "midst" is a prepositional phrase that can mean "in the process of doing something," "during an event," or "amongst a group of people or things." It's also used formally to indicate someone's presence within a group.

The word "midst" is a prepositional phrase that can mean "in the process of doing something," "during an event," or "amongst a group of people or things." It's also used formally to indicate someone's presence within a group.

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/mɪ̱dst/
1
[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]在(做…)中 If you are in the midst of doing something, you are doing it at the moment.
  [usu v-link PREP -ing/n]
  • Congress is in the midst of rewriting the nation's banking laws...

    国会正在修订国家银行法规。

  • We are in the midst of one of the worst recessions for many, many years.

    我们正处在多年来最严重的一次经济衰退之中。

2
[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]在…期间;当…时候 If something happens in the midst of an event, it happens during it.
  • Eleanor arrived in the midst of a blizzard.

    埃莉诺在暴风雪大作时到达。

3
[PREP-PHRASE 短语介词]在…当中;在…中间 If someone or something is in the midst of a group of people or things, they are among them or surrounded by them.
  • Many were surprised to see him exposed like this in the midst of a large crowd...

    许多人看到他像这样暴露在一大群人中间都非常吃惊。

  • Angelo laid the gun carefully on the table, in the midst of brochures and other papers.

    安杰洛小心翼翼地把枪放在桌上的一堆手册和文件中间。

4
[PHRASE 短语]在…之中;和…一起 You say that someone is in your midst when you are drawing attention to the fact that they are in your group.
  [v-link PHR]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • We're lucky to have such a man in our midst.

    在我们中间有这样一个人是我们的幸运。


Oxford midst / mɪdst ; NAmE mɪdst / noun ( formal) ( used after a preposition 用于介词后 ) the middle part of sth 中部;中间 SYN
middle
Such beauty was unexpected in the midst ofthe city. 市中心有这样的美景真是出乎意料。 IDIOMS in the midst of sth/of doing sth while sth is happening or being done; while you are doing sth 当某事发生时;在某人做某事时 a country in the midst of a recession 处于衰退中的国家 She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father's things. 她在整理父亲的东西时发现了它。 in their/our/its/your midst ( formal) among or with them/us/it/you 在(他们、我们、你们等)中间;和…一起 There is a traitor in our midst. 我们中间有个叛徒。
midst / mɪdst ; NAmE mɪdst /
LDC
midst1 noun
midst2 preposition
midstmidst1 /mɪdst/ ●○○ noun
Word Origin
Examples
Collocations
Phrases
1in the midst of something a)if you are in the midst of an event or situation, it is happening around you:  The government is in the midst of a major crisis. b)in the middle of a place or a group of things or people:  We were sitting in the midst of an elegant and well-dressed audience.2in our/their midst formal in a particular group:  I fear we have an enemy in our midst.
midst1 noun
midst2 preposition
midstmidst2 preposition old use
Collocations
surrounded by people or things
WDF

midst

[mɪdst]

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NOUN6115
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Spoken:

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中间(60%),当中(40%)
n.当中,中间
prep.在…中间(等于amidst)

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