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middle adj.中等的；中间的；中期的n.中间vt.放在中间；把 ... 对折 (1) 这所中学大约有300个学生。(2) 他不过中等身材。(3) 他努力试图得到中产阶级的支持。(4) 这人已到了中年。(5) 你爸爸中间的名字什么?(6) 你要哪本书?我要中间的那一本。(7) 本世纪70年代中期发生的一系列事件，充分表明了它的影响所及。(8) 床单的中间部分磨薄了。(9) 他在花园中间种上玫瑰。(10) 乌拉圭和海地则在中间摇摆。 A middle part in your hair is in the center of your scalp, and the middle of a tennis court has a net for hitting the ball over. Middle also means "belly" or "abdomen," as in the middle part of a body, or "between an earlier and later time." Your middle name is usually the second of three names. If someone says, "Patience is my middle name," they mean that it's their most distinct or strong characteristic.

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英 ['mɪdl] 美 ['mɪdl] (1) There are 300 students or so in this middle school.(2) He was not much above the middle height.(3) He made a bid for middle class support.(4) The man has reached middle age.(5) What is your father's middle name?(6) Which book do you want? I'll have the middle one.(7) Events of the middle 1970s have demonstrated how well founded this concern can be.(8) The sheets have worn thin in the middle.(9) He planted roses in the middle of the garden.(10) Uruguay and Haiti hung uncertainly in the middle. The middle of something is its center, or the point where the two ends are the same distance away. If you're in the middle of a 26.2 mile marathon, you've reached the halfway mark, and you've run 13.1 miles. 1[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；   [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。2[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3[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。4[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。5[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。6[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。7[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。8[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。9[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。

英语单词	middle
英美音标	英 ['mɪdl] 美 ['mɪdl]
中文释义	adj.中等的；中间的；中期的 n.中间 vt.放在中间；把 ... 对折
英语例句	(1) There are 300 students or so in this middle school. (2) He was not much above the middle height. (3) He made a bid for middle class support. (4) The man has reached middle age. (5) What is your father's middle name? (6) Which book do you want? I'll have the middle one. (7) Events of the middle 1970s have demonstrated how well founded this concern can be. (8) The sheets have worn thin in the middle. (9) He planted roses in the middle of the garden. (10) Uruguay and Haiti hung uncertainly in the middle.
中文例句	(1) 这所中学大约有300个学生。 (2) 他不过中等身材。 (3) 他努力试图得到中产阶级的支持。 (4) 这人已到了中年。 (5) 你爸爸中间的名字什么? (6) 你要哪本书?我要中间的那一本。 (7) 本世纪70年代中期发生的一系列事件，充分表明了它的影响所及。 (8) 床单的中间部分磨薄了。 (9) 他在花园中间种上玫瑰。 (10) 乌拉圭和海地则在中间摇摆。
vocabulary简明	The middle of something is its center, or the point where the two ends are the same distance away. If you're in the middle of a 26.2 mile marathon, you've reached the halfway mark, and you've run 13.1 miles.
vocabulary扩展	A middle part in your hair is in the center of your scalp, and the middle of a tennis court has a net for hitting the ball over. Middle also means "belly" or "abdomen," as in the middle part of a body, or "between an earlier and later time." Your middle name is usually the second of three names. If someone says, "Patience is my middle name," they mean that it's their most distinct or strong characteristic.
柯林斯解释	1 [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 ； [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。 2 [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 3 [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。 4 [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。 5 [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。 6 [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。 7 [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。 8 [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。 9 [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。

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