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medium adj.中等的；适中的n.手段；媒介；媒体 (1) 这衣服需以适中温度洗涤。(2) 商业电视是有效的广告宣传工具。(3) 声音通过空气这一媒介传播。(4) 电视是传播信息的很有效的媒体。 The word medium — from the Latin adjective medius, "middle" — has several meanings that all center on the idea of being in between. From the air that carries the broadcast signal, to the person who transmits messages from the dead, to the measurement of the "doneness" of your steak, medium means something that lies between two other points, people, or levels.

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英 ['miːdiəm] 美 ['miːdiəm] (1) The clothes should be washed at medium temperature.(2) Commercial television is an effective medium for advertising.(3) Sound travels through the medium of air.(4) Television is a very efficient medium for spreading information. Think of the word medium as something in between. In clothing, we have small, medium, and large; in communications, it's what signals travel through from broadcast to receiver; and in spiritual terms, it’s a person who converses with the dead. 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。1[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. 7See 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。

英语单词	medium
英美音标	英 ['miːdiəm] 美 ['miːdiəm]
中文释义	adj.中等的；适中的 n.手段；媒介；媒体
英语例句	(1) The clothes should be washed at medium temperature. (2) Commercial television is an effective medium for advertising. (3) Sound travels through the medium of air. (4) Television is a very efficient medium for spreading information.
中文例句	(1) 这衣服需以适中温度洗涤。 (2) 商业电视是有效的广告宣传工具。 (3) 声音通过空气这一媒介传播。 (4) 电视是传播信息的很有效的媒体。
vocabulary简明	Think of the word medium as something in between. In clothing, we have small, medium, and large; in communications, it's what signals travel through from broadcast to receiver; and in spiritual terms, it’s a person who converses with the dead.
vocabulary扩展	The word medium — from the Latin adjective medius, "middle" — has several meanings that all center on the idea of being in between. From the air that carries the broadcast signal, to the person who transmits messages from the dead, to the measurement of the "doneness" of your steak, medium means something that lies between two other points, people, or levels.
柯林斯解释	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。 1 [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。

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