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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymid·dle I \ˈmi-dəl\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English middel, from Old English; akin to Old English midde DATE before 12th century1. equally distant from the extremes : medial, central the middle house in the row2. being at neither extreme : intermediate3. capitalized a. constituting a division intermediate between those prior and later or upper and lower Middle Paleozoic b. constituting a period of a language or literature intermediate between one called Old and one called New or Modern Middle Dutch4. of a verb form or voice : typically asserting that a person or thing both performs and is affected by the action represented II noun DATE before 12th century1. a middle part, point, or position2. the central portion of the human body : waist3. the position of being among or in the midst of something in the middle of the crowd4. something intermediate between extremes : mean5. the center of an offensive or defensive formation; especially :the area between the second baseman and the shortstop • • •- middle of nowhereEnglish Etymologymiddle O.E. middel, from W.Gmc. *middila (cf. M.L.G., Du. middel), from P.Gmc. *medjaz (see mid). Middle age "period between youth and old age" is attested from late 14c.; middle aged first recorded c.1600. Middle name first attested 1835, Amer.Eng.Middlebrow first recorded 1925. Middle management is 1957. Middle-of-the-road in the figurative sense is attested from 1894; in old times, edges of the dirt road could be washed out and thus less safe.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ middlemid·dle / 5midl / noun1. the middle [sing.] 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 middle of 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 of the week. 我在这周过半的时候应该就能完成。 ⇨ see also monkey in the middle , piggy in the middle 2. [C, usually sing.] (informal) a person's waist 腰部: He grabbed her around the middle. 他拦腰抱住她。 IDIOMS ▪ be in the middle of sth / of doing sth to be busy doing sth 忙于做: They were in the middle of dinner when I called. 我打电话的时候,他们正在吃饭呢。 I'm in the middle of writing a difficult letter. 我正在写一封很难写的信。 ▪ the middle of 'nowhere (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。 ▪ 7split / di7vide sth down the 'middle to divide sth into ten 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 ▪ (steer, take, etc.) a middle 'course | (find, etc.) a / the middle 'way (to take / find) an acceptable course of action that avoids ten extreme positions (走)中间道路；(取)中庸之道；(采取)折衷办法OLTmiddle noun⇨ middle (the middle of the lake/week)⇨ the middle of the night ⇨ night 1the middle class noun⇨ middle classWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmid·dleI. \ˈmidəl\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English middel, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian middel middle, Old Saxon middil, Old High German mittil middle, Old Norse methal among, between, Old English midde mid — more at mid1. a. : equally distant (as reckoned by number, space, or other particular) from the extremes : mean < lived in the middle house in a row > < a middle rank in life > < the middle portion > b. : halfway between the bid and asked prices < the middle price > < 87 middle > — used of prices on the London stock exchange2. archaic : constituting or occupying the middle < through middle empire of the freezing air — John Milton >3. a. : being at neither extreme : intermediate, intervening < filled up the middle space > < of middle size > < a middle opinion > < a middle line of action > b. archaic : acting as an intermediary4. : of middle size or volume — now used only of wool of medium-length staple5. archaic : being the middle part : mid 16. a. often capitalized : constituting a division intermediate between those prior and later or upper and lower < the middle ages > < Middle Jurassic > < Middle Paleozoic > b. usually capitalized : constituting a period of a language or literature that is intermediate between a period called Old and a period called New or Modern < middle English > < middle High German > c. of management : responsible for the administration and supervision of policies and practices — distinguished from top7. of a verb form or voice : typically asserting that the person or thing represented by the grammatical subject both performs and is subjected to or affected by the action represented by the verb < Greek louomai “I wash myself” is in the middle voice >— used especially in the grammar of Greek and Sanskrit; compare active8. of a mute in ancient Greek : medial9. usually capitalized : of or relating to the earliest known culture of MexicoII. noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English middel, from Old English, from middel, adjective1. a. : a portion or part separated by equal or approximately equal substantial distances from the ends or the opposite sides (as of a line, surface, solid) or from the limits of anything regarded as extending between two extremities (as a period of time, an event, process, or condition continuing over a certain period of time, a series, or a range or compass) < the middle of the street was unpaved > < apples from the middle of the barrel > < rain during the middle of April > < the middle of the war > < a voice strong in the middle > < in the middle of the social scale > < the beginning, middle, and end of a list — R.S.Woodworth > b. : a midpoint (as of a line), median line (as of a surface), or median plane (as of a solid) or a point (as in time or other measurable entity) midway between two limits < a sheet of paper folded down the middle > c. : all except the two terminal segments or units of something consisting of a series of segments or units : interior < remove a link from the middle of the chain > < the small circle joins easily to other consonant strokes at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a word — New Standard Course in Pitman Shorthand >2. : an area or space at or near the center and separated by substantial distances from the exterior limits (as of a larger area or space) : central part < a small bird … which they release … in the middle of their fields — J.G.Frazer >3. : the position of being among or surrounded by others : midst 24. : the mid-part of the human body : waist5. : something intermediate between extremes < in this, as in most questions of state, there is a middle — Edmund Burke >6. a. : a range of points of view held or of policies advocated or practiced (as in the realm of politics) intermediate between those points of view and policies commonly regarded as reactionary and conservative and those commonly regarded as liberal and radical b. : those persons or groups (as political parties) collectively that hold points of view or advocate or practice policies that fall in such a middle7. : the body proper of an animal; specifically : either of the pieces forming a dressed side between the shoulder and rump or ham8. : the large intestine of beef used as casing for bologna9. chiefly South : the strip or ridge of earth left between two rows of a crop (as corn or cotton) during the growing season10. : the middle voice of a verb or a form in this voice11. : middle term12. : middle ground 113. middles plural but sometimes singular in construction : usually low-grade material forming the middle or internal layer or layers of pasteboard or combination board14. : the guard covering the middle stump in cricket15. Canadian football : tackle16. : middle article17. : middleweightSynonyms: see center•- in the middle- in the middle ofIII. transitive verb(middled ; middled ; middling \-d(ə)liŋ\ ; middles)1. : to put in the middle2. nautical : to fold in the middle : double < middle a hawser > < middle a sail >•- middle of the cable

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