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Medium Plural Noun People ˈmiːdiəm Instruction Substance Happy

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/mi͟ːdiəm/
The plural of the noun can be either mediums or media for meanings 4 and 5. The form mediums is the plural for meaning 6. 义项4和义项5的复数形式为 mediums 或 media。义项6的复数形式是 mediums。
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[ADJ 形容词]中等的;中间的;中号的 If something is of medium size, it is neither large nor small, but approximately half way between the two.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • A medium dose produces severe nausea within hours...

    中等剂量几小时之内会引发严重的恶心。

  • He was of medium height with blond hair and light blue eyes.

    他中等身材,金发碧眼。

  • 2
    [ADJ 形容词]中间的;平均的 You use medium to describe something which is average in degree or amount, or approximately half way along a scale between two extremes.
      [usu ADJ n]
      [ADV adj]
  • Foods that contain only medium levels of sodium are bread, cakes, milk, butter and margarine.

    含钠量仅为中等水平的食物有面包、蛋糕、牛奶、黄油和人造黄油。

  • ...a sweetish, medium-strength beer.

    中度甜啤酒

  • Medium is also an adverb.
    • Cook under a medium-hot grill.

      在热度适中的烤架下烹制。

  • 3
    [COMB in COLOUR 与颜色词构成的词](颜色)不深不浅的,适中的 If something is of a medium colour, it is neither light nor dark, but approximately half way between the two.
  • Andrea has medium brown hair, grey eyes and very pale skin...

    安德烈娅有着深浅适中的棕发、灰色的眼睛和十分白皙的皮肤。

  • When violet is added to the medium blue a particularly striking, warm coloration is created.

    在中蓝色中加入蓝紫色就形成了一种格外鲜艳夺目的暖色。

  • 4
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](表现)方式;(交流)手段 A medium is a way or means of expressing your ideas or of communicating with people.
  • In Sierra Leone, English is used as the medium of instruction for all primary education...

    在塞拉利昂,基础教育阶段全部用英语授课。

  • But Artaud was increasingly dissatisfied with film as a medium.

    但是阿尔托对电影这种表现方式越来越不满。

  • 5
    [N-COUNT 可数名词]媒介;介质;媒介物 A medium is a substance or material which is used for a particular purpose or in order to produce a particular effect.
  • Blood is the medium in which oxygen is carried to all parts of the body...

    血液是将氧气输送到人体各个部位的媒介。

  • Hyatt has found a way of creating these qualities using the more permanent medium of oil paint.

    海厄特已经找到产生这些特性的方法,那就是利用油彩这种更加持久的材料。

  • 6
    [N-COUNT 可数名词](自称能够在死者与生者之间传递信息的)巫师,灵媒 A medium is a person who claims to be able to contact and speak to people who are dead, and to pass messages between them and people who are still alive.
    7
    See also:
    media
    8
    [PHRASE 短语]中庸之道;折中办法 If you strike or find a happy medium between two extreme and opposite courses of action, you find a sensible way of behaving that is somewhere between the two extremes.
      [PHR after v]
  • I still aim to strike a happy medium between producing football that's worth watching and getting results...

    我仍致力于打造这样一种球风——既具观赏性,又能得分,两全其美。

  • It's very difficult to strike a happy medium and make it right for everybody.

    找到皆大欢喜的折中办法颇有难度。


  • Oxford
    me·dium AWL / ˈmiːdiəm ; NAmE ˈmiːdiəm /
    adjective
    ,
    noun
    medium mediums
    adjective [usually before noun ] ( abbr.M ) in the middle between two sizes, amounts, lengths, temperatures, etc. 中等的;中号的 SYN
    average
    a medium-size car/business/town 中型汽车╱企业;中等城镇 a man of medium height/build 中等身材的人 There are three sizes—small, medium and large. 有三种尺寸 — 小号、中号和大号。 Cook over a medium heat for 15 minutes. 用中火煮 15 分钟。 a medium drywhite wine 中度干白葡萄酒 Choose medium to largetomatoes. 挑选个头中等到大个的西红柿。 IDIOMsee
    term
    n.
    noun ( plural media / ˈmiːdiə ; NAmE ˈmiːdiə / or me·diums ) 1 a way of communicating information, etc. to people (传播信息的)媒介,手段,方法 the medium of radio/television 广播╱电视媒介 electronic/audio-visual media 电子╱视听媒体 Television is the modern medium of communication. 电视是现代传媒。 A T-shirt can be an excellent medium for getting your message across. *T 恤衫可以成为一种极好的表达信息的媒介。 HELP  The plural in this meaning is usually media. 此义的复数形式通常为 media。 see also
    media
    ,
    mass media
    2 something that is used for a particular purpose 手段;工具;方法 English is the medium of instruction (= the language used to teach other subjects). 用英语进行教学。 Video is a good medium for learning a foreign language. 录像是一种学习外语的好方法。 3 the material or the form that an artist, a writer or a musician uses (文艺创作中使用的)材料,形式 the medium of paint/poetry/drama 绘画╱诗歌╱戏剧的表现手法 Watercolour is his favourite medium. 水彩画是他最喜欢的表现方式。 4 ( biology ) a substance that sth exists or grows in or that it travels through 介质;培养基;环境 The bacteria were growing in a sugar medium. 细菌在糖基中生长。 5 ( plural me·diums ) a person who claims to be able to communicate with the spirits of dead people 通灵的人;灵媒;巫师 IDIOMsee
    happy
    me·dium / ˈmiːdiəm ; NAmE ˈmiːdiəm / media / ˈmiːdiə ; NAmE ˈmiːdiə /
    LDC
    medium1 adjective
    medium2 noun
    medium3 noun
    mediumme‧di‧um1 /ˈmiːdiəm/ ●●● S3 AWL adjective
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    1of middle size, level, or amount:  What size shirt does he wear – small, medium or large?(of) medium height/length/build She’s of medium height. hair of medium length Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden. medium to large companiesUse average, not ‘medium’, when you want to say that someone’s level of skill or ability is neither high nor low: students of average ability (NOT students of medium ability)2 (also medium rare) meat that is medium or medium rare is partly cooked but still slightly pink insiderare, well-done3medium dry medium dry wine is slightly sweeter than dry wine4medium brown/blue etc a colour which is neither light nor dark:  His jacket’s a medium brown colour.
    medium1 adjective
    medium2 noun
    medium3 noun
    mediummedium2 ●○○ AWL noun (plural media /-diə/ or mediums) [countable]
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    1a way of communicating information and news to people, such as newspapers, television etcmedia:  Advertising is a powerful medium.2a way of expressing your ideas, especially as a writer or an artistmedium for the novel as a medium for satire the visual media (=painting and films)3medium of instruction a language that is used for teaching:  English is still the main medium of instruction in Nigeria.4medium of exchange money or other ways of paying for things5technical a substance or material in which things grow or exist:  a good growing medium for tomatoes6technical a substance through which a force travels
    magnetic media
    , → a happy medium
    at happy(8)
    medium1 adjective
    medium2 noun
    medium3 noun
    mediummedium3 noun (plural mediums) [countable]
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    someone who claims to have the power to receive messages from dead people
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