| 单词 | happy medium |
| 释义 | happy medium noun[S] approvinguk/ˌhæp.i ˈmiː.di.əm/us/ˌhæp.i ˈmiː.di.əm/astateor way of doing something thatavoidsbeingextreme, oftencombiningthebestof twooppositestatesorwaysof doing something: 折中方案Itrytostrikea(=achievea)happymediumwhen I'm onholiday, andspendhalfmytimedoing things and the otherhalfjustrelaxing.假期里我会争取休息做事两不耽误，用一半时间做事，另一半时间放松休息。 Averages
happy medium| American Dictionaryhappy medium noun[U] us/ˈhæp·i ˈmi·di·əm/a way ofactingorthinkingthatavoidsbeingextremeand that isacceptableto everyone: Somewhere in thedebateoverimmigration, there has to be a happy medium. Examplesofhappy mediumhappy medium Many of those working part-time perceived it as ahappymedium, where they were having 'the best of both worlds'. From theCambridge English Corpus It is very difficult, however, to find ahappymediumwhile making the book relevant to a broad readership. From theCambridge English Corpus British body occupies thehappymedium. From theCambridge English Corpus I have not yet heard this aspect mentioned here, and it should actually help us find ahappymedium. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There is ahappymediumand a balance between both, which must be maintained. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English There seems to be nohappymediumbetween the two. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have tried to reach ahappymediumand to ensure that we consult widely on any exemptions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Somewhere between those two things we must find ahappymedium. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is difficulty in finding ahappymediumbetween 71 and 142. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is ahappymediumof tolerance, and this clause provides it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that there is ahappymedium. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a true compromise: it is the subject of criticism from both sides, which clearly shows that we have found ahappymedium. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We have to find ahappymediumbetween those two extremes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In order to find ahappymediumbetween the two, twenty-four hours has been chosen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We may, therefore, be correct in considering that we have struck thehappymediumbetween the two extremes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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