mid·dle-dis·tance
adjective/ˌmɪdl ˈdɪstəns/
/ˌmɪdl ˈdɪstəns/
[only before noun] (sport)- connected with running a race over a distance that is neither very short nor very long
（赛跑）中距离的 - a middle-distance runner (= for example, somebody who runs 800 or 1500 metre races)
中距离赛跑选手（如 800 米或 1 500 米跑选手）
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMiddle-distance is used with these nouns:- event
- runner
- running
- …
- a middle-distance runner (= for example, somebody who runs 800 or 1500 metre races)