middle
noun
uk/ˈmɪd.əl/us/ˈmɪd.əl/A2[S]
thecentralpoint,position, orpart:
中部，中间；中央；当中This is myclassphoto- I'm the onein themiddle.这是我的全班合影——中间的那个是我。
He wasstandinginthemiddleoftheroad.他正站在路中央。
Thenoisewokeus upin themiddleofthenight.半夜吵闹声吵醒了我们。
[Cusually singular]informal
waist:
腰部Thosetrouserslookabittightaroundyourmiddle.你的裤子看上去腰部有点紧。
- Is thatcakecookedproperlyin the middle?
- Theprincesslivedallalonein the middle of theforest.
- What do thosemarksin the middle of theroadmean?
- Thefootballplayerkickedtheballslapinto the middle of thenet.
- Theshelfisn'tstraight- itsagsin the middle.
Centres of objects
- bowel
- central
- centrality
- centrally
- centre
- centre of gravity
- core
- hub
- inner ring
- innermost
- inside
- interior
- internal
- internally
- median
- mid
- midpoint
- midway
- off-centre
- the bowels ofsomethingidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
The human torso
Idioms
be in the middle ofsomething
divide/split(something)down the middle
(in) the middle of nowhere
middle
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈmɪd.əl/us/ˈmɪd.əl/B2
in acentralposition:
中部的，中间的；中央的；当中的In thesequencea, b, c, d, e, the middleletteris c.在a，b，c，d，e 这一组字母中，中间的字母是 c。
Janesitsat the middledesk, between Sue and Karen.简坐在中间的桌子旁，在苏和卡伦之间。
C1
neither highnorlowinimportance,amount, orsize:
中等的；中级的middleincomefamilies中等收入家庭
a middle-sized(= average-sized)sheepdog中等大小的牧羊犬
A middlechildhas the samenumberofolderbrothersandsistersasyoungerbrothersandsisters:
（在兄弟姐妹当中）排行居中的She's the middlechildof three.她是三个孩子中的老二。
used to refer to aformof aparticularlanguagethatexistedbetweenitsearliestknownstageanditspresentform:
（语言）中古的，介于古代与现代之间的14th-century MiddleEnglish14世纪中古英语
MiddleFrench中古法语
- Thiscourseaimstopreparestudentsfor middle andseniormanagerialpositions.
- Thestorywasrelegatedto the middlepagesof thepaper.
- For theumpteenthtime, Anthony,knivesandforksgo in the middledrawer!
- Aimcarefullyat thetargetandtrytohitthe middlecircle.
- Ours is the middlehouseat the end - the one with thegreendoor.
Centres of objects
- bowel
- central
- centrality
- centrally
- centre
- centre of gravity
- core
- hub
- inner ring
- innermost
- inside
- interior
- internal
- internally
- median
- mid
- midpoint
- midway
- off-centre
- the bowels ofsomethingidiom
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Averages
Medium-sized
Family: relations in general
Forms of languages & specialist dialects
Idiom
follow/steer/take the middle course/way/path