1 middle /ˈmɪdl̟/ adjective Learner's definition of MIDDLE
always used before a noun
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: equally distant from the ends or sides : halfway between two points正中间的；当中的 -
He walked down the middle [=center] aisle.他沿着中间通道走来。
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during the century's middle decades在这个世纪中叶的几十年间
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High temperatures today should be in the middle 80s.今天最高温度应该是85度左右。
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: in a state or place between two things or people位于（两者）之间的 -
He grew up as the middle child in a family with three children. [=he was the child born before the youngest and after the oldest]他在家里三个孩子中排行老二。
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's middle initial stood for “Delano.”富兰克林·D.罗斯福的中间名首字母代表Delano。
2 middle /ˈmɪdl̟/ noun
plural middles
plural middles
Learner's definition of MIDDLE
[count]
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: a middle part, point, or position中间部分；中央；中间位置 -
He parts his hair in the middle. [=center]他把他的头发梳成中分。
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A good essay will have a clear beginning, middle, and end.一篇好文章要有一个清楚的开头、中间部分和结尾。
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He stood exactly in the middle of the room.他刚好站在房间的正中央。
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She opened the book to the middle and began to read.她把书翻到中间部分并开始阅读。
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The car stopped in the middle of the road.这辆车停在了路中央。
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The house should be finished by the middle of next summer.房子应该在明年仲夏时完工。
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The beginning and ending of the movie were good, but the middle was pretty boring.这部电影的开头和结尾都很好，但中间部分相当乏味。
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Slice the banana right down the middle. [=slice it into two equal parts]把这根香蕉切成相等的两半。
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We split the cost down the middle. [=we split the cost equally]我们平摊费用。
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: the middle part of a person's body : waist腰部
in the middle
: in a difficult or unpleasant position处于困境 -
She hated conflict and did not want to be put in the middle.她厌恶冲突，不想被卷入其中。
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He was caught in the middle of his parents' divorce. = He was caught in the middle when his parents got divorced.他身陷父母离婚的痛苦之中。
in the middle of
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: while (something) is happening or being done : during (something)在…期间 -
The protesters interrupted her in the middle of her speech.抗议者在她演讲时打断了她。
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He kept waking up in the middle of the night.他总是半夜里醒来。
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The movie was so bad we walked out right in the middle of it.电影太难看，我们中途就退场了。
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: in the process of (doing something)在（做某事）过程中
in the middle of nowhere
: in a place that is far away from other people, houses, or cities在偏远之地；在茫茫蛮荒之中