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| 1 | the middle singular the part of something that is furthest from the sides, edges, or ends 中部；中间；中央 |
| in the middle (of sth) There was a large cat sitting in the middle of the road. 一只很大的猫蹲坐在路正中。 |
| into the middle (of sth) Katy threw the stone into the middle of the pond. 凯蒂把石头扔进池塘中央。 |
| around the middle (of sth) a diamond pattern around the middle of the ball 球中央的菱形图案 |
| down/through the middle a sheet with a blue stripe down the middle 中部有蓝色条纹的被单 |
| in the middle The cake was still frozen in the middle. 蛋糕的中间还冻着。 |
| right/(slap) bang/smack in the middle of sth (=exactly in the middle of something) They’ ve put a horrible statue smack in the middle of the courtyard. 在某物正中 |
| | 1a | the part that is between the beginning and the end of a period of time or an event 中期；中叶 | | +of the middle of the 15th century 15世纪中叶 | | in the middle of sth Why are you creeping about in the middle of the night? 你为什么深更半夜还在四处走动？ | | He fell asleep in the middle of the film. 他在电影放映到一半时睡着了。 | |
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| 2 | C usually singular your waist and the part of your body around your waist 腰部 |
| Ben was holding a towel around his middle. 本的腰部裹着一条浴巾。 |
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| - | be caught/stuck in the middle
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| if you are caught or stuck in the middle of two people who are arguing, you feel as though you are expected to support both of them |
| 夹在中间；左右为难 |
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| - | divide/split sth down the middle
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| 1 | to make a group of people divide into two opposing groups 使某团体分裂成两派 | This issue has divided the Conservative Party down the middle. 这个问题已经使保守党分裂成两派。 | |
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| 2 | to share something equally between two people or groups 平分某物；均分某物 | Let’ s split the work down the middle. 让我们平均分配这项工作吧。 | |
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| - | in the middle of (doing) sth
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| busy doing something |
| 忙于做某事 |
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| He was in the middle of vacuuming when I arrived. 我到的时候他正忙着用真空吸尘器打扫。 |
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| - | in the middle of nowhere
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| a long way from any town or city |
| 在荒郊野外 |
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| The car broke down in the middle of nowhere. 汽车在荒郊野外抛锚了。 |
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| - | (somewhere) in the middle
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| 1 | in the position of not having a particular opinion but not having the opposite opinion either 态度不明 | Some people adore her, and some hate her, and others are somewhere in the middle. 一些人崇拜她，一些人讨厌她，其他人则态度不明。 | |
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| 2 | in the rank or position between the highest and the lowest （官阶或职位）在中级，在中层 |
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