1 N-COUNT 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 中部；中央；中间
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Howard stood in the middle of the room sipping a cup of coffee. [+ of]
霍华德站在房间中央，小口抿着一杯咖啡。
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Hyde accelerated away from the kerb, swerving out into the middle of the street. [+ of]
海德加速驶离路边，突然向街道中央一个急转弯。
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I was in the middle of the back row.
我在后排的中间。
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Make sure the roast potatoes aren't raw in the middle.
要确保这些烤土豆不夹生。
2 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 当中的;正中的
3 N-COUNT [usually poss NOUN] 腹部;腰部 Your middle is the part of your body around your stomach. 腹部;腰部 [informal]
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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。
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The cook's apron covered her middle.
厨用围裙裹着她的腰部。
SYN waist, gut, belly, tummy [informal]
4 N-SING (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. (某件事或某段时间的)中期
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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.
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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 [ADJ n] （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. （年龄）中间的
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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。
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I went on competing till I was in my middle forties.
我继续参赛，直到45岁左右。
6 ADJ [ADJ n] (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. (兄弟姐妹中)年龄居中的，排行居中的
7 ADJ [ADJ n] 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. 折中的;中庸之道的;不走极端的
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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。
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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 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. 平均（分配）;把…一分为二
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They agreed to split the bill down the middle.
他们同意均摊费用。
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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 正忙于 If you are in the middle of doing something, you are busy doing it. 正忙于
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